Carlton a “second home” for McKay
A BLUEBAGGER at heart, it should come as no surprise that Sophie McKay is looking forward to what the future holds as she eyes off following her sister Abbie to the Blues this year under the father-daughter rule. The talented Sandringham Dragons midfielder/forward is eligible to don the Navy Blue in the same way as […]
State of Play | 2024 SANFLW: Round 8
HAVING just passed the halfway mark of the SANFL Women’s season a fortnight ago, the competition is shaping up as one of the tightest finishes yet, with seven of the eight teams still in realistic finals contention. All bar the winless North Adelaide have a shot at making the post-season series, which makes for an […]
2024 CTLG team review: Giants Academy
THE first of the Northern Academy teams to wrap up proceedings in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition is the GWS Giants Academy who filled out its three games. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Allies representation at […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
A MASSIVE seven games took place across Round 5 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition with all four Northern Academy sides in action, and three of those getting a win. Across the board there were plenty of impressive individual efforts, and as always we took note of those who caught our eye. All scouting […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 5
ALL SEVEN Coates Talent League Girls winning teams on the weekend recorded multiple representatives in our Round 5 Team of the Week, an even contribution across the board. Of the 24 players, the victors shared in 17 of the 24 players, with two losing sides also featuring two players in this week’s side. It was […]
Over-age Player Focus: Tunisha Kikoak (Tasmania Devils)
TASMANIAN tall Tunisha Kikoak is a unique AFLW Draft prospect in the way that she plays and covers a lot of bases. The over-age tall missed out on being selected in last year’s draft but returned to the Devils this year and has predominantly played through the ruck across her two Coates Talent League games […]
Kings reign supreme as QAFLW contenders all win
COORPAROO has shaken off a determined Yeronga South Brisbane in the second half of the QAFL Women’s Round 4 match between the sides, kicking four goals to nil after the main break in a 25-point win. The two sides were level at half-time, but the Kings’ ability to dig deep and slot 4.2 to 0.1 […]
Scouting notes: 2024 SANFLW State Academy trial
SOUTH Australia’s back-to-back title-winning Under 18s squad is gearing up for another huge national carnival, and tuned up in an internal trial last Friday night. While the SANFLW was on a bye due to the league taking on the WAFLW in the State game, those Under 18s hoping to make the final 30-player squad for […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 5 wrap
BOTH Queensland Northern Academies picked up wins in Round 5 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, while the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels got on the board in the 2024 season. We recap the key standouts from across the seven matches.
Q&A: Zoe Besanko (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays skipper Zoe Besanko has enjoyed quite the rise since switching from the netball court to the footy field. A member of the AFLW Academy and key player in the Stingrays’ ruck-forward division, Besanko was named as captain for the club ahead of the 2024 season. We spoke to the talented tall and leader […]
Bombers break Bats to remain undefeated
NORTH Shore Bombers have withstood their greatest test thus far in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division this season, defeating reigning grand finalists UTS Bats by eight points on the weekend. The Bombers, who had beaten the bottom three teams in the Demons, Dragons and Bulldogs, had to come from behind against title contender UTS […]
Scouting notes: 2024 WAFLW vs. SANFLW
IT was a fierce but entertaining contest, but in the end, the SANFL Women’s came away with a 16-point win over the WAFL Women’s at Optus Stadium on Saturday. Jess Bates and Zippy Fish won their respective sides’ MVPs, but they were not the only ones who impressed on the day. We took note of […]
