Q&A: Lily Paterson (Swan Districts)
TOP-AGE talent Lily Paterson is a star on the rise having started the 2024 WAFL Women’s season in ripping form for Swan Districts. Though outside the State Academy coming into the year, the 17-year-old is turning heads with her aerial ability, foot skills and hurt factor in games. We spoke to Paterson at the Preseason […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Tasmania Devils
TASMANIA has had its fair share of Aussie rules related headlines recently and now the Devils will kick off their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls campaign at home on Sunday. With the release of the AFL moniker matching their junior pathway nickname and the release of the first jumper, the girls from the Apple Isle […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 2
DESPITE the contrasting margins across the VFLW, there were plenty of non AFLW listed players that still made their mark on the game across all the sides. North Melbourne (4.5.29) defeated Carlton (1.2.8) North Melbourne: #12 Maddie Di Cosmo (Midfielder)11/2/2002 | 169cm Stats: 18 disposals, 18 tackles, four clearances, three marks Continuing to thrive at […]
2024 AFLW Academy to clash with U23 All-Stars this weekend
THE top AFL Women’s draft prospects will go head-to-head against their peers in a huge clash at Ikon Park on Saturday. The 2024 AFL Women’s Academy will don the coat of arms against an Under 23 All-Stars team made up of players who are largely considered the next group of future AFLW stars. Among the […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 5
IN the final round before the first SANFL Women’s league-wide bye, State Academy members got one last chance to test themselves against AFLW-listed players before the elite level talents head back to Adelaide and Port Adelaide for the remainder of the season.
AFLW Draft | 10 mature-age SANFLW prospects
EACH year, over-age and mature-age players stand up and impress to earn a place on an AFL Women’s list. Be it via a train-on spot, as an injury replacement or at the end of the year draft, history says there will always be a handful of players who for one reason or another were not […]
Q&A: Havana Harris (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
ONE of the top players in this year’s AFL Women’s draft crop is Gold Coast Suns Academy tall Havana Harris. The potential pick one star is as athletic as anyone going around, standing at above 180cm with explosive speed and the capability to roll up to stoppages as both the ruck and a midfielder. We […]
2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Esther Schirmer (South Adelaide)
USUALLY a lockdown defender or a player who is able to play a negating role rather than an offensive one, South Adelaide top-ager Esther Schirmer produced a huge effort in the Panthers’ win over Glenelg on the weekend. The draft-eligible defender clunked an incredible 12 marks – three contested – from 17 touches to be […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING premiers Oakleigh Chargers kick off their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season with a trip to the Apple Isle and we spoked to premiership coach Ty Vickery about their star-studded list and some others to keep an eye on coming through the ranks. TOP PROSPECTS Emma McDonald (Tall Forward)18/04/2006 | 179cm McDonald burst onto […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
ALL four winners shared in a equal league-high four representatives in the Round 5 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week. Central District, Norwood, South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens combined for two thirds of this week’s Team of the Week, with Glenelg (three) the best of the losers ahead of North and West Adelaide (two apiece) […]
