PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 8: Second half of season begins
AFTER a week’s break, the QAFL Women’s action returns to ovals in the Sunshine State with the top four sides taking on the bottom four teams. It could create some serious ladder separation if the favourites all win, though the lower ranked sides could be reinvigorated after a rest. WILSTON GRANGE vs. YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANESaturday, […]
2023 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Preview: Round 9
TWO top five clashes headline Round 9 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division with the winless Southern Power having their first bye of the season, completing the first cycle of matches. Among the highlights are the first and third teams going at it, while fourth and fifth also clash. MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY vs. EAST COAST […]
2023 Rookie Me Central SANFLW Team of the Year
A PAIR of inside midfielders who can also roll forward share the captaincy in Rookie Me Central’s 2023 SANFL Women’s Team of the Year. Glenelg’s Piper Window and West Adelaide’s Zoe Venning were named joint co-captains for our hypothetical team after being nominated in eight Team of the Weeks – seven starting and one emergency […]
Talent League Player Focus: Lou Painter (Bendigo Pioneers)
TOUTED as one of the top prospects for next year’s AFL Women’s Draft, Bendigo Pioneers’ Lou Painter had herself another huge game on the weekend. Representing the Pioneers against Northern Territory Academy, Painter was best on ground in the home side’s win at a wet Highgate Recreation Reserve. The Pioneers were on the back foot […]
2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 12
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s State scouting notes for Round 12 of the 2023 season, we highlighted 10 players across three of the four games and are members of the 2023 State Academies. Note: The match between Swan Districts and East Perth did not feature any current State Academy members, with top […]
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 12
A HALF dozen players from South Fremantle headline the Round 12 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week, with the four winners making up 18 of the 24 players in the side. While the Bulldogs had six, Claremont (five), Swan Districts (four) and East Fremantle (three) were not far behind. Three of the four losing sides […]
State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Semi-finals
EIGHT teams became four over the past week, with South Adelaide, Central District, Norwood and Sturt taking to the field in post-season action. As always, we took a look at each of the state academy athletes running around in the League competition, and made notes on their individual performances.
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 8
MASSIVE wins to Gold Coast Suns Academy, Geelong Falcons and Oakleigh Chargers saw the trio of sides make up 50 per cent of the Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 8. The Suns Academy contributed a league-high five players after a 110-point win over Western Jets, while Geelong Falcons (four) and Oakleigh […]
2023 RM Central SANFLW Team of the Year: Full Squad
A TOTAL of 48 of the SANFL Women’s top players from the 2023 season have been named in the annual Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year squad. The 48 players will be split into a first and second team, based around the Team of the Week nominations. Central District is the most […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 8 wrap
DANDENONG Stingrays broke Eastern Ranges’ unbeaten record in season 2023, while Gold Coast Suns Academy, Brisbane Lions Academy and Oakleigh Chargers all remained uneaten after Round 8 in the Coates Talent League.
Wolves hunt Goannas in impressive win
MANLY Warringah Wolves took a huge scalp in the third placed Macquarie University Goannas to the tune of seven points in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier competition. The Round 8 match saw two finals hopefuls going head-to-head, but the accuracy of the Wolves proved key, running out 6.5 (41) to 4.10 (34) winners after leading […]
Swans in seventh heaven after Royal rampage
SWAN Districts’ incredible winning streak reached a seventh straight week with a comprehensive 52-point win over last placed East Perth at Steel Blue Oval on the weekend. After dwelling at 0-4 to start the season, the black and whites clicked into gear with the return of some key players, and confidence, and have won the […]
