UTS Bats pass Wolves’ test
AFTER only recently gaining top spot off the East Coast Eagles, UTS Bats showed in Round 15 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division they had no intention of losing it. Forced to dig deep against Manly Warringah Wolves, the Bats were able to hold off their title threat by 27 points. Manly Warringah Wolves […]
The future is now – AFLW Draft pool growing deeper
AS the AFL Women’s and female footballing pathways continues to develop, the overall quality continues to get stronger at a grassroots level. Not only the top-end talent, but also the depth within the draft pool, as players who five years ago would have been walk-up draftees are missing out purely due to the quality on […]
Pisano wastes little time in return season
TALENTED small forward Alyssia Pisano has no trouble finding the big sticks, and given her form this year, one might forget that most of her bottom-age season was wiped out with injury. A frustrating anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last March put the AFLW Academy’s year on ice after 10 goals in five games, but […]
2023 Talent League Girls Player Of The Week: Round 15
TASMANIA Devils forward Georgia Clark earned our Rookie Me Central Talent League Girls Player of the Week for Round 15. Her Devils got the better of Calder Cannons by just seven points on the Apple Isle, with Clark kicking her side’s final goal of the game in the third term. Clark’s major – which came […]
Talent League Girls Round 15 preview: Northern Knights vs Dandenong Stingrays
ONLY four games remain in the Coates Talent League Girls prior to a month-long community break, with Round 15 of action a shortened weekend. All four games take place tomorrow, with the July 22 matches the last until August 25, giving players once last chance to shine prior to the remainder of the AFLW Under […]
2023 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Preview: Round 15
ENTERING the final month of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season, everything is heating up as finals spots become narrower for competing teams. We take a look at the four matches across tomorrow which should paint a better picture of the finals race. In particular the battle for fifth – where Pennant Hills Demons […]
PREVIEW | 2023 VFLW Finals Week 3: Borough and Bombers battle
ONE spot remains in the 2023 VFL Women’s Grand Final, with the winner of the Borough and Bombers to battle Collingwood in the decider. Port Melbourne finished higher on the ladder, but a loss to the Magpies saw them have to face off in a knockout semi-final, just getting past Carlton to earn a double […]
State of Play: 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships
WHILE reigning champion South Australia has completed its 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships campaign for another season, there are still five out of nine matches to be played in the national carnival. With a week off this weekend, Vic Country finally enters the fray, and later in August, Western Australia makes its long-awaited return. RESULTS […]
Vic Country finalises squad for AFLW U18s
VIC COUNTRY announced its 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships today ahead of its opening clash with Queensland on July 30. The 29-player squad was confirmed following a trial match back in June, and Coates Talent League form since. Of the 29 players, 19 are draft-eligible this year – and all are top-agers – while the […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 15: Home final up for grabs
WHILE the top four spots are locked and loaded following Coorparoo’s victory over Bond University last round, there is still plenty to be found out from the penultimate round of QAFL Women’s action. A top four battle kicks off the round tomorrow, while the other three games run simultaneously later in the afternoon. SOUTHPORT vs. […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
A RECORD win and a league-high amount of players in the Team of the Week, it was certainly a memorable round for the Dandenong Stingrays in the Coates Talent League Girls competition. The Stingrays picked up five players in the Team of the Week, with all the other winning sides recording multiple representatives. The Stingrays […]
Rogers Cup Player Focus: Kaitlyn Roper (West Perth)
PRODUCING a four-quarter performance in West Perth’s Rogers Cup Grand Final win over South Fremantle, Falcons’ midfielder Kaitlyn Roper was among the standouts on the day. Teaming up with grand final MVP Mia Russo, Roper stepped up while Russo was being tagged in the first half, and took it upon herself to ensure the Bulldogs […]
