2024 AFLW U18s team analysis: Western Australia
WESTERN Australia enters the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships with a number of injuries, but still has plenty of talent ahead of its first match against Queensland on Saturday. In today’s article, we take a look at some of the names to watch and all you need to know about the Western Australia’s national championships […]
Thrilling finish in store for RMC Medal race
JUST three rounds remain in the Coates Talent League Girls competition and the winner of the 2024 Rookie Me Central Medal is still up in the air. Following 14 rounds of action, up to nine players could take out the honour with just five votes seaparting first from fifth. Leading the way at the moment […]
AFLW Draft: 25 in 2025 – An early look
EACH year in our AFLW Draft Guide we name the top prospects to look at for the following year’s draft. Now midway through the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships – and four and a half months until the AFLW Draft – we highlight some names to remember for 2025. The list is not exhaustive […]
Q&A: Kaiya Hides (Maroochydore)
QUEENSLAND top-ager Kaiya Hides enjoys the open space and camaraderie on the football field, with the Maroochydore prospect one of a number of Maroons impressing during the national carnival. At the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships, Hides is currently averaging 15.5 disposals, 3.0 marks and 3.0 inside 50s, providing plenty of run and carry on […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
IN what was not the most ideal conditions, all six Coates Talent League Girls matches took place, including one – Geelong Falcons and Tasmania Devils – that was reduced to 15-minute flat quarters. We were on-hand to note down some of the best performers across the weekend taking into account Victorian representation, with all notes […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
EASTERN Ranges won a tough slog in Frankston and earned a league-high four players in our Coates Talent League Girls Round 14 Team of the Week. The remaining five winners all had multiple representatives, with each of the six losers having at least one representative for the weekend. Skippering the side in Round 14 was […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 14 wrap
WET and windy conditions proved problematic for Coates Talent League Girls sides across the weekend in what provided a number of tight, low-scoring contests because of it. We recap Round 14 and how it all went down.
Reigning premiers reestablish AFL Sydney pecking order
AFTER a challenging couple of rounds, reigning AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division premier East Coast Eagles have reminded the rest of the competition what they are capable of with a commanding 19-point win over Manly Warringah Wolves at Kanebridge Oval. In a rain-affected match, the Eagles ground out a 3.10 (29) to 1.2 (3) victory […]
NSW takes down Vics, WA in huge start to nationals
NEW SOUTH Wales has defied expectations at the School Sport Australia 15 and Under Girls Championships by finishing day two with an unbeaten record. The state incredibly claimed victories over Western Australia (nine points) and Victoria (13) to head into day three guaranteed a spot in the knockout semi-finals. The carnival is being played on […]
Scouting notes: 2024 SA U18s vs. SA U23s
SOUTH Australia’s best young mature-age talent took home the win against the reigning back-to-back AFLW Under 18s side yesterday in a nail-biting two-point win. The Under 23s side made up of the most draftable players aged under 23 and led by Eagles coach Narelle Smith, fought back from a deficit midway through the final term […]
