PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 9: Top 4 chance for separation
ROUND 9 of the QAFL Women’s competition sees several key players return from the AFLW Academy and Under 21 All-Stars match, in a weekend that could very well begin to lock in the QAFL Women’s finalists. The top four sides face off against the bottom-four sides which means the four-point gap that separates fourth placed […]
2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Round 9
THE AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division landscape has changed and a new contender has emerged. Manly was simply awesome last week and now justifiably earn joint favouritism for the flag with back-to-back premier East Coast Eagles. The deliberate elements displayed and being taught and learnt right across the squad are exactly what is required for […]
First 2024 AFLW Draft Power Rankings to drop next week
BACK for another year and following up from the release of the 2024 AFL Draft Power Rankings is our AFLW Draft Power Rankings next week. Expected early in the week, the list will follow the same format as the boys’ with 25 players named in the Power Rankings. In this article we run through a […]
Scouting notes: AFLW Academy vs Under 21 All-Stars
IN wet and blustery conditions, the AFLW Academy got past a determined Under 21 All-Stars in a match that was a tale of two halves. The former raced out to a 37-0 lead in the first 35 minutes, before the All-Stars outscored them 18-16 in the last 45 minutes, albeit in an inaccurate display. We […]
Q&A: Isabella McDonough (Lions Academy)
BRISBANE Lions Academy talent Isabella McDonough was one of the most impressive players through the Lions Academy’s Coates Talent League Girls’ stint this season. The strong midfielder who can play both inside or on the wing and even up forward, played all four goals and kicked three against the Calder Cannons in an impressive win. […]
Centra, Reynolds share top spot in RMC Medal count
AT the halfway mark of the Coates Talent League Girls season, potential pick one contender Ash Centra and top-age star Stingray Jemma Reynolds have taken and shared the lead in the Rookie Me Central Medal. The pair lead a congested top five with just six votes separating the players, while a 12-vote gap between first […]
The Final(s) Frontier: SANFLW’s race for fourth
AN entertaining SANFL Women’s home and away season comes to a close this weekend with three teams still battling it out for the last finals spot. A few weeks back it was Norwood’s spot to lose, needing just one win in the last three rounds to secure fourth – and even potentially chase the top […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 15
DESPITE a handful of players missing due to the match between the AFLW Academy and Under 23 All-Stars, there were still plenty of impressive individual performances across Round 15 of the WAFL Women’s. As always our State Academy notes are the opinion of the individual author. >> WAFLW Round 15: Weekly Wrap | Player Focus […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 13
A NUMBER of State Academy members were unavailable for Round 13 of the SANFL Women’s, but there were still a host of players who fronted up for their respective state league sides with finals just around the corner. North Adelaide was the only side without a State Academy member. As always, we took note of […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 13
SOUTH Adelaide has dominated the SANFL Women’s Round 13 Team of the Week, with seven players named in the side. The Panthers enjoyed a huge win over the Bays and had three more representatives than any other side with Central District and West Adelaide (four) and Sturt (three) the other winners in Round 13. For […]
Southport too strong in all-Shark fight
SOUTHPORT kicked away in the final term to put Bond University to the sword in Round 8 of the QAFL Women’s season. The Sharks and Bull Sharks have a plethora of future AFLW talent, but with the former having a closer to full-strength side, Southport was able to lead throughout the match and secure the […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 15
EAST Fremantle’s massive win over East Perth earned the Sharks a league-high five players in our Round 15 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week. The Sharks finished one ahead of Claremont and Swan Districts, while opponents South Fremantle and Peel Thunder both recorded three players. Other losing sides Subiaco and West Perth had two, with […]
