PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Preliminary Final
ONE final Grand Final spot remains, with Norwood and North Adelaide meeting at Coopers Stadium for the right to face Woodville-West Torrens in the 2026 SANFLW premiership decider. The Redlegs nearly wiped out a 22-point deficit in their Second Semi Final loss to the Eagles, while the Roosters extended their winning streak to six with […]
2026 AFL National Futures squads announced
THE AFL has today announced the National Futures squads for both the boys and girls pathway programs, with the high-performance environment designed to help fast-track some of the most promising young draft prospects. All players selected in the Futures programs are born in 2009 and therefore eligible for their respective 2027 drafts, with the more […]
PREVIEW | Grand Final berth on the line as four QAFLW sides remain
THE QAFLW finals series intensifies on Saturday, with a direct path to the Grand Final on offer for either Southport or Coorparoo in the qualifying final. Bond University and Morningside then meet in a do-or-die semi-final, where the winner earns a preliminary-final date with the qualifying-final loser and the defeated side sees its campaign end. […]
PREVIEW | Third place to be decided as AFL Sydney regular season ends
THE final round of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division home-and-away season arrives on Saturday, with the five finalists locked in and only the top-four order left to decide. Manly Warringah has already secured the minor premiership and North Shore is set to retain second spot, leaving Sydney University and UNSW-ES to battle directly for […]
Scouting Notes: Sharks swarm to win spiteful Freo derby
EAST Fremantle has moved into pole position with only one round left to play in the WAFL Colts season after earning bragging rights in Saturday’s Fremantle Derby. The Sharks conceded a four-goal head start to rivals South Fremantle, but roared back with seven majors in the second term and never looked back. In what was […]
Scouting Notes: Bewick stars as Cannons crush Rebels
CALDER Cannons were overwhelmingly clinical in their 50-point win over the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. The home side led from go to woah, making better of an equal amount of scoring shots (27) in the 18.9 (117) to 8.19 (67) victory. A host of club-tied and bottom-age […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Semi-Finals
THE 2026 SANFL Women’s semi-finals saw Woodville-West Torrens book its place in the Grand Final with a 15-point win over Norwood, while North Adelaide ended Sturt’s campaign with a 37-point victory. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed across the two finals. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2026 TLG Player Focus: Bailee Martin (Oakleigh Chargers)
OAKLEIGH Chargers made the trip to Morwell Recreation Reserve count on Saturday, booting 10 of the first 12 goals on their way to a 41-point win over Gippsland Power, 10.6 (66) to 3.7 (25), in Round 20 of the Talent League Girls. Half of those goals belonged to Bailee Martin, who finished with 15 disposals, […]
2026 Talent League Girls R20 notes: Sandringham Dragons vs. Geelong Falcons
SANDRINGHAM Dragons picked up an impressive 33-point win over Geelong Falcons at Trevor Barker Oval, kicking the first eight goals of the game before the Falcons finished strongly with the last three majors. Though finals are out of reach for the metropolitan side the Dragons were able to impress in the penultimate round of the […]
Up the Grades – VFLW: West follows in father’s footsteps
LONG-TIME Williamstown supporters would have both smiled and felt somewhat old when 18-year-old Addison West made her VFL Women’s debut for the Seagulls on the weekend. The nephew of Western Bulldogs legend Scott and daughter of VFA great Troy, West added one more to her family’s name alongside her dad’s 208 for the blue and […]
