Scouting notes: 2024 Victorian Under 17 Futures
FOR the first time, Vic Country and Vic Metro went head-to-head in an Under 17 Futures match at La Trobe University Sportspark on Sunday, with the latter getting up by 39 points. Making more of their chances with the breeze, Metro kicked 9.10 (64) to Country’s inaccurate 2.13 (25), which included terms of 1.7 and […]
2024 RM Central Talent League Girls Team of the Year
ROOKIE Me Central’s 2024 Talent League Girls Team of the Year has been confirmed. The 24 players selected – as well as three emergencies – have been locked in with the top three sides combining for nine of those representatives. While the official Coates Talent League Team of the Year will come later on in […]
Bull sends Wolves to one win away from grand final
MANLY Warringah Wolves won an absolute thriller against Parramatta Goannas to move within one victory of an AFL Sydney Women’s Grand Final spot after teenage forward Lauren Bull converted a set shot from 25m out on a 45-degree angle in the dying minutes of the match. On a spectacularly nice weekend, where the only thing […]
2024 Coates Talent League quarter finals locked in
TEN of the 13 Coates Talent League regions will be represented across the upcoming finals series in either or both the boys and girls competitions. Four regions – GWV Rebels and Calder Cannons for the boys and Tasmania Devils and Eastern Ranges for the girls – will solely focus one one side in the post-season, […]
Key forwards star in Under 17 Futures showcase
DESPITE conditions that would be adverse to key forwards having an impact, it was the work of both Dekota Baron and Olivia Wolmarans that caught the eye during a blustery Under 17 Futures clash at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a momentum-swinging match with a strong breeze blowing down the south end of the […]
Out of the Wilderness: School wins maiden IGSSA football shield
FOR the first time in history, the Wilderness School has claimed an Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA) Australian rules football shield, defeating Seymour College by three goals in a thrilling upset win in the grand final last Tuesday. Seymour College had gone through the season undefeated, and in their previous two matches had accounted […]
Saints’ pressure forces total eclipse of the Suns
BOTH Saints’ coach Nick Dal Santo and Suns’ coach Cameron Joyce were on the same page when it came to the reasons behind St Kilda’s huge nine-goal victory over the Suns on the Gold Coast. While the Suns dominated the centre clearances, the Saints’ ability to force turnovers and then get the ball moving in […]
Swans “off the charts” pressure key to win
BOASTING a ridiculous pressure rating peak of 311 during the third quarter and holding an average game rating of 260, Sydney Swans coach Scott Gowans could not be more pleased for his side’s work in that area during the Swans’ 15-point win over Collingwood in the AFL Women’s season opener. Gowans’ Swans could not miss […]
Victorian Under 17 Girls Futures teams announced
IN A historical first, some of the best of next year’s Victorian draft crop will go head-to-head in and Under 17 Girls Futures showcase at La Trobe University, Bundoora tomorrow from 10am. Players from across each of the 12 regions will fill out the two sides, split into Vic Country and Vic Metro outfits. The […]
Remember the Names: 2024 AFLW U18s MVPs
ALL six MVPs have been confirmed at the close of the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, with an even split between three top-agers and three bottom-agers. Here are those award winners from the national carnival. Best and Fairest: Sierra Grieves (Vic Metro)Midfielder | 163cm | 18/05/2006 The consistent onballer has hardly ever played a […]
2024 AFLW U17s Futures teams named
THE two sides that will face off as part of Saturday’s Under 17 Futures talent showcase match were named by the AFL today. The 2024 National Futures Girls match will take place at GMHBA Stadium from 4pm tomorrow as a curtain-raiser to the AFL Women’s night game between Geelong and Melbourne, and will don the […]
Debuts galore from 2023 AFLW Draft
A NEW AFL Women’s season is here, and as always, fans are most excited to see fresh faces filling up the teamsheets to see which new players can make their impact on the big stage. With no shortage of debutants coming into the side, particularly from last year’s AFLW Draft, we take a look at […]
