Scouting Notes: Reigning premiers take down ladder leaders
WOODVILLE-West Torrens sent a statement to the SANFL Under 18 competition by knocking off ladder leader Sturt in their Round 11 clash. The reigning premiers jumped into second spot with the 25-point victory at Unley Oval, still three points shy of the Double Blues with seven rounds to play. Remarkably, six of the eight Eagles […]
2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Alira Fotu (South Fremantle)
RETURNING from a knee injury that delayed her start to the 2025 WAFL Women’s season, South Fremantle tall forward Alira Fotu finally got out on the park. It was an effective Round 12 performance from the National Academy member, who booted two goals and could have had a third in the Bulldogs’ upset victory over […]
2025 CTL | Round 12 Player of the Week: Oskar Ainsworth
WESTERN Jets top-ager Oskar Ainsworth is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a breakout performance in Round 12. The powerful midfielder-forward bagged five goals from 21 disposals, 10 marks and five clearances in his side’s win over Calder Cannons on Sunday. >> SNAPSHOT: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 12 It was only […]
WAFLW MOTR: South surges to huge upset
SOUTH Fremantle has handed Subiaco its first loss of the WAFL Women’s season in stunning fashion, coming away with a 43-point victory at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday. The Bulldogs kept the previously undefeated Lions goalless throughout the 80 minutes, and while taking an hour to kick clear, finally did so in the last […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Metro vs. South Australia
IN A REMATCH of last year’s decider, Vic Metro once again got the chocolates on the opening day of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, defeating South Australia by four points in a hard-fought match at RSEA Park. We took note of some of the impressive players from the game with all notes the opinion […]
RECAP | 2025 SANFLW – Round 12
FOURTH spot is still up for grabs as Central District kept its season alive with a massive upset over North Adelaide, drawing level with West Adelaide and Norwood one four wins, just two points outside the top four. We recap Round 12 of the SANFL Women’s. >> SANFLW Round 12 MOTR: Bates brilliance spearheads Bays […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Western Australia vs. South Australia
WESTERN Australia has downed South Australia in Saturday’s low-scoring Under 16 National Championships clash at HIF Health Insurance Oval. After conceding the opening two goals, the Sandgropers held SA without one until 20 minutes in the final quarter to run out 12-point winners. Wet conditions in Joondalup made for an entertaining slog, as both sides […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 12
BARRING a three-point thriller to open proceedings, teams won relatively comfortably in Round 12 of the Coates Talent League. Gippsland Power’s top-of-the-table clash against Eastern Ranges delivered on excitement on a weekend which otherwise yielded an average winning margin of 38 points.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Allies
VIC COUNTRY opened the 2025 AFLW Under 18 National Championships with a 46-point win over the Allies on Sunday. After a slow start at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, the Vics piled on seven first half goals and restricted the visitors to just one major either side of the main break. We took note of some […]
Bates brilliance spearheads Bays to upset
GLENELG has thrown a cat amongst the pigeons with a terrific five-point upset win over Sturt in Round 12 of the SANFL Women’s thanks to a remarkable performance from retiring champion Jess Bates. The Bays notched up win number two after coming from behind at three quarter time to post a 4.9 (33) to 4.4 […]
