Up the Grades: Top prospect makes long-awaited return
JUNIOR talent continues to filter up the grades in the back-end of season 2026, with the latest batch headlined by top draft prospect Dougie Cochrane. The Port Adelaide aligned utility made his long-awaited first appearance for the season having been sidelined by knee tendinitis. While he made his club debut for the Port Magpies, several […]
Purple Patch: McKeegan grounds Jets in four-goal blitz
GEELONG Falcons talent and National Academy member Greea McKeegan has always threatened to be that match-winning star, having produced consistent performances at a solidly high level over the past 18 months. However in what was her most impactful performance to-date, McKeegan slammed home four goals and aided in her side’s two others to quite literally […]
Scouting Notes: Fast start sees Gippsland sink Sandringham
GIPPSLAND Power burst out of the blocks in their 32-point win over Sandringham at Morwell Recreation Reserve on Saturday. The hosts kicked five goals to one during the opening quarter of their Round 20 clash, and rallied again in term three to set up a comfortable victory. The Dragons were restricted to just one goal […]
2026 SANFLW R13 wrap: Roosters thrash Panthers to secure finals spot
NORTH Adelaide will contest a second successive finals series after destroying South Adelaide in a jaw-dropping performance down in Noarlunga yesterday. The fourth placed Roosters needed a win to lock in a finals spot, while a loss would hand over the spot to the reigning back-to-back premiers South Adelaide and put the ball into the […]
2026 WAFLW Round 18 wrap: Sharks storm into finals
EAST Fremantle secured its place in the WAFL Women’s finals series with a last day victory over West Perth, booting four goals to nil in a frantic final term at The Good Grocer Park. The Sharks needed to win to ensure they made the post-season, and while Perth’s loss to Swan Districts meant they were […]
VFL Player Focus: Caylen Murray (Brisbane Lions)
IT WAS an exciting couple of days for Brisbane Lions Academy prospect Caylen Murray. After being awarded honours as half-back in the Under 18s All-Australian side, Murray found himself competing against North Melbourne for the Lions VFL side a few days later. Coming off the back of a standout performance for the Allies in June, […]
PREVIEW | 2026 WAFLW: Round 18
A MASSIVE afternoon of football awaits as the final home-and-away round of the WAFLW season arrives, headlined by a do-or-die clash between East Fremantle and West Perth at The Good Grocer Park. With all four matches bouncing down simultaneously at 2:10pm on Saturday, the finals equation is set to go down to the absolute wire. […]
PREVIEW | Finals spots on the line as the northern competitions enter the home stretch
THE northern competitions enter the business end of their respective seasons this weekend. In the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, four rounds remain and the top four is far from settled, with a blockbuster clash between second-placed Sydney University and third placed North Shore headlining the round. In the QAFLW, Round 15 is the penultimate […]
PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 13
ROUND 13 of the SANFLW is the penultimate home-and-away round, and the finals race has never been tighter. Woodville-West Torrens reclaimed top spot with a thrilling one-point win over South Adelaide last week, while Sturt celebrated Hannah Prenzler‘s 100th game with a 14-point win over Norwood to all but cement a top-four spot. North Adelaide’s […]
2026 WAFLW Player Focus: Cara Dziegielewski (West Perth)
WEST Perth top-end AFLW Draft prospect Cara Dziegielewski produced a terrific all-around performance on the weekend in the WAFLW. In a dominant 50-point victory over East Perth, winning 9.15 (69) to 3.1 (19) at Sullivan Logistics Stadium in Round 17, Dziegielewski was the catalyst for the Falcons, bossing the stoppages and providing relentless presence both […]
