WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #14 Ella Gilbey
STARRING at the recent West Australian Preseason Testing event, Ella Gilbey is all upside. A natural athlete who statistically is one of the best in the draft crop for that area of the game, Gilbey is looking to hone in on a more permanent WAFLW League spot in 2025. ELLA GILBEY PROFILE DOB: 12/02/2007Height: 170cmPosition: Wing/ForwardClub: Claremont West Australian […]
2025 SANFLW team preview: WWT Eagles
OFFENCE and scoring is the main target for a hungry Woodville-West Torrens outfit keen to shake the moniker of being the only side without a SANFL Women’s finals record. Senior coach Narelle Smith spoke about the group’s determination to improve on not only last season, but the club’s history in the competition. “We think we’ve […]
Scouting Notes: Swans make winning start to Summer Series
SYDNEY Swans Academy kicked off the 2025 Summer Series in style, running out 38-point victors over the AFL Canberra Under 22s on Saturday. After posting five goals to one in the first half, the Swans were challenged but came home strongly with three unanswered majors in the final term to seal the result. Top prospects […]
Star Turn: Lindsay lights up Futures stage
THE ADAGE of saving your best for last was taken up by Geelong Falcons prospect Josh Lindsay, whose crowning moment came in the 2024 National Futures match. Taking to the MCG on AFL Grand Final day, he was named best afield for Team Heppell with 20 disposals in a thrilling seven-point victory. His performance capped […]
Preseason Q&A: Max Hudson (Suns Academy)
THE GOLD Coast Suns Academy will have its fingerprints all over the Allies squad and wider draft space this year, with Max Hudson among the booming prospects. A tall defender who prides himself on his aerial game and defensive craft, the 18-year-old has spent a block of preseason with the senior Suns. Modelling his game […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Scarlett Johnson
NORTHERN Knights forward Scarlett Johnson has a safe pair of hands and can do plenty of damage inside 50. The top-age Vic Metro hub member impressed over the course of the last two seasons and enters 2025 as one of five draft-eligible Knights in the summer hub. LAST SEASON STATISTICS Team Games Disposals Marks Tackles […]
Crocs survive Tiger hunt to reach NTFL decider
SOUTHERN Districts got through a nail-biting semi-final to become the first team into the 2024/25 NTFL Men’s Premier League decider following a three-point thriller over Nightcliff at TIO Stadium on Saturday night. The minor premiers lead throughout the contest but could never truly shake off the hungry Tigers, eventually winning 9.11 (65) to 9.8 (62). […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #15 Sunni-Quay Peters
WHILE yet to debut at WAFL Women’s level, top-ager Sunni-Quay Peters kicks off our 15 WAFL Women’s top-agers to watch in 2025, with the Subiaco prospect one who has impressed at junior level. Highly regarded internally after an impressive Under 16s carnival, Peters has great upside for the future and will likely cement her spot […]
Coates Talent League Girls: Must-watch fixtures in 2025
THE 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures were announced last week, with an 18-round girls regular season set to commence on the weekend of April 5-6. There are plenty of landmark events between then and the Grand Final, slated for September 20-21. We highlight some of the must-watch fixtures. >> ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures […]
2025 NSW/ACT Summer Series Round 1 Scouting notes: Swans Academy
A DOMINANT triple-digit win in favour of the Sydney Swans Academy saw the red and white side flex their muscles in the NSW-ACT Under 22 Women’s Summer Series over the weekend. While the Giants Academy came away with a 26-point win over AFL Sydney’s Under 22s, the Swans Academy stormed to a remarkable 19.12 (126) […]
