2025 AFLW Draft | Ones to Watch: Lily Baxter
PRESEASON has been well underway across the country for the next crop of AFLW hopefuls, with the state leagues beginning their trial matches over the next month ahead of season starts in March. As part of that, we will run a series taking a look at some of the players to watch for the 2025 […]
Teammates tip rising Sun for super season
GOLD Coast Suns Academy prospect Cooper Collins is among the Northern Academy members tipped by teammates to have a breakout campaign in 2025. The forward has spent time training with the Suns’ senior group and is fresh off a bottom-age year which saw him represent Queensland at Under 17 level. Surveying top-age players from the […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #10 Edwina Thornquest
TALL utility Edwina Thornquest has shown some natural footballing ability over the last couple of seasons, taking each step of the development pathway to prepare herself for a strong top-age season. She is next up in our SANFLW players to watch ahead of the 2025 year. WINNIE THORNQUEST PROFILE DOB: 22/06/2007Height: 172cmPosition: Tall UtilityClub: Sturt SUMMARY Thornquest will play […]
Preseason Q&A: Daniel Annable (Lions Academy)
LEARNING tricks of the trade from a stacked premiership-winning midfield, Brisbane Lions Academy prospect Daniel Annable is primed to shine in his top-age campaign. The prolific midfielder is among a deep pool of Queensland natives expected to feature at the pointy end of this year’s draft crop. Annable burst onto the scene as the Lions’ […]
New era as Saints become Zebras
IT IS the dawn of a new era for the VFL Women’s competition. The Southern Saints are no more, with the side that was aligned to St Kilda from an AFLW perspective now truly merging in with the Sandringham Zebras and will share the same name moving forward. The Zebras also have a new coach […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Sarcha Taylor
DANGEROUS forward-midfielder Sarcha Taylor is an eye-catching player who can inflict plenty of damage on opposition defences with outstanding athletic traits and great goal sense when inside 50. The North Adelaide prospect spoke to us at the recent South Australian Preseason Testing Day. Q: Sarcha, can you talk us through your football journey? ST: “I’m originally […]
Top 10s | 2025 Preseason Testing – South Australia
NATIONAL Academy member Harley Barker has dominated the SANFL Under 18s preseason testing combine, achieving top five results across three events. The speedy wingman placed second in the 20m sprint (2.86 seconds), fourth in the agility test (8.00), and equal-fifth in the vertical jump (74cm). >> SCROLL for all top 10 results The Sturt prospect is […]
Preseason Q&A: Charlie Banfield (Claremont)
WEST Coast father-son prospect Charlie Banfield has a wealth of experience to draw from close to home. His father Drew was pick one in the 1992 National Draft and went on to be a two-time premiership player. What’s more, Charlie’s elder brother Bailey remains alongside him at Claremont. The most junior of the three is […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #11 Jordan Horne
TALENTED small forward Jordan Horne is one of the unlucky ones to miss out on state representation last year, but has the potential to take her game to another level in 2025 as she returns to the squad over the summer, and for Glenelg in the SANFLW. JORDAN HORNE PROFILE DOB: 22/07/2007Height: 160cmPosition: ForwardClub: Glenelg SUMMARY Horne has been […]
Preseason Q&A: Jevan Phillipou (Eagles)
EXUDING confidence akin to his elder brother, Mattaes, Jevan Phillipou is also gunning for the big leagues. The Woodville-West Torrens prospect has earned call-ups to South Australia’s Under 16 and 18 squads over the years, continually proving his worth and high upside as a damaging midfielder-forward. >> AFL Draft: SANFL prospects pick their breakout contenders […]
