2026 Talent League Girls Player Focus: Coco Balmain (Calder Cannons)
CALDER Cannons ran out emphatic 95-point winners over the Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval in Round 9 of the Talent League Girls, with the 15.12 (102) to 1.1 (7) result confirming the gap between the sides. At the heart of it all was Coco Balmain, who played through the midfield and proceeded to dominate […]
VFLW R3 wrap: Pies pounce on top spot after dominant Dogs win
COLLINGWOOD has made a massive statement in Round 3 of the VFL Women’s, dismantling the Western Bulldogs by 83 points at Whitten Oval to claim top spot on the ladder. The Magpies produced a clinical four-quarter performance, keeping the Bulldogs scoreless for the first three terms before cruising to a commanding 13.7 (85) to 0.2 […]
TLG R9: Top 4 fancies battle it out in early finals preview
AS THE Northern Academies have now wrapped up their stints in the Talent League Girls competition, the 13 full-time teams recommence in a series of smaller rounds leading up to and through the national carnival as part of an extended regular season. Returning for Round 9 are the top four teams from those sides, with […]
PREVIEW | Panthers, Sharks prepare for another grand final rematch
THE NORTHERN states’ competitions head into a defining stretch of the 2026 season, with the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division entering Round 8 and the QAFL Women’s into Round 7 on Saturday. Academy prospects continue to filter back to their clubs ahead of the national championships, providing a welcome youth injection as both competitions push […]
PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the SANFLW League arrives with the competition’s storylines crystallising. Woodville-West Torrens remains the side to beat, but the top of the table clash and grand final rematch against South Adelaide on Saturday looms as the biggest match of the season so far – two of the competition’s heavyweights, loaded with Academy talent, […]
RMC Team of the Talent League Girls: Northern Academies
CONCLUDING their stint in the Talent League Girls competition, the four Northern Academies from Queensland and New South Wales will now head back to their respective state league clubs before the best of them return for the AFLW Under 18 Championships next month. To mark the conclusion of their time in the Talent League Girls […]
VFLW Player Focus: Mekah Morrissy (Geelong Cats)
GEELONG’S VFLW side secured their first victory of the 2026 season with a gritty, hard-fought 20-point win over Essendon at Windy Hill on Saturday. The Cats’ trademark defensive pressure ultimately wore down an inaccurate Bombers outfit, with the final scoreboard reading 4.8 (32) to 0.12 (12). At the absolute core of Geelong’s midfield engine room […]
RMC MEDAL | Dominant Devil darts clear after eight rounds
COMPILING 14 of a possible 15 votes across her first five games, it might be a case of good luck stopping Matilda Lange. A pick one contender in next year’s AFLW Draft, Lange has taken over the reins from Priya Bowering in the midfield and been the most dominant player across the Talent League Girls […]
2026 SANFLW Player Focus: Alice Tentye (Woodville-West Torrens)
ALICE Tentye arrived at Woodville-West Torrens from the Gambier league as an unknown quantity at the level midway through 2025. By the end of that season she had helped drive the Eagles to a grand final. By Round 5 of 2026, she was producing the best football of her life – and doing it on […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Round 5
ROUND 5 of the SANFLW produced another absorbing weekend of action as the competition’s State Academy contingent continued to press their cases. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed across the four games. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Julia Faulkner
FEW players in the 2026 AFLW draft crop do more with less than Julia Faulkner. The Woodville-West Torrens forward-midfielder is one of the most underrated prospects in South Australia, bringing clean hands, smart decision-making and elite defensive pressure to everything she does. A product of the Eagles’ high-performance environment, Faulkner has taken enormous strides across […]
2026 Talent League Girls Player Focus: Peggy Rock (Northern Territory)
A PRESTIGIOUS bottom-age talent with a couple of Northern Territory MVPs and All-Australians, Peggy Rock was at her brilliant best across Rounds 7 and 8 in the Talent League Girls, averaging 23.5 disposals, 3.0 marks, and 7.0 tackles per match. Known for her ferocious work rate, physical pressure, and clean ball-handling skills, Rock put together […]
