
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 […]

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 […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Queensland
QUEENSLAND pipped Western Australia at the post with a remarkable Georja Davies goal in the dying seconds to post a 9.5 (59) to 8.8 (56) victory over the Sandgropers at RSEA Park in Moorabbin. We took note of some of the standout players on both sides from the nail-biting clash, with all notes the opinion […]

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.

2025 CTLG wrap | Dandenong, Dragons delight
IN THE absence of a host of key players due to the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, the future talent and depth of the Dandenong Stingrays and Sandringham Dragons stepped up in Round 11 Coates Talent League Girls wins. The wins saw the Stingrays overtake Gippsland Power into third, while Sandringham went outright into fifth […]

Defending champs hold off Croweaters
IT IS not often the two teams holding the last three AFLW Under 18 Championships trophies face off in the first round of the following national carnival, but that was exactly the case yesterday when reigning champions Vic Metro narrowly survived a late South Australian fightback to win by four points at RSEA Park. In […]

Country weathers early storm to bolt home
DESPITE conceding the first five scoring shots of the match, Vic Country punished the Allies for not putting one of them through the big sticks with a response of four consecutive goals – and nine of the next 10 majors – to run away with the first AFLW Under 18 Championships match, 10.6 (66) to […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Metro vs. South Australia
A REMATCH of last year’s effective decider takes place in the opening round with reigning champions Vic Metro playing host to the previous back-to-back title-winners South Australia. We preview the match between the two sides that again will be among the top states in this year’s carnival NEED TO KNOW Date: Sunday, June 22Venue: RSEA […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Queensland
TWO TITLE-contending heavyweights do battle in the second game of the Super Sunday triple-header for the opening AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships matchday. We preview the massive clash between Western Australia and Queensland. NEED TO KNOW Date: Sunday, June 22Venue: RSEA ParkTime: 11:50amLive stream: AFL.com.au or the AFL app PREDICTED LINEUPS Western Australia: B: Marie […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Allies
THE LONG awaited return of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships kicks off tomorrow with a special triple-header of action. As part of our preview for each and every game, we begin with Vic Country hosting the Allies at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. NEED TO KNOW Date: Sunday, June 22Venue: Trevor Barker Beach OvalTime: 9:30amLive […]