Around the Country: Bond University roll Morningside in QAFLW thriller
IT WAS a weekend of drama in the QAFL Women’s Round 4, with Bond University producing the comeback of the season to overhaul Morningside in the match of the round, while Southport and Aspley posted comfortable victories to keep pace at the top of the table. University of Queensland also survived a scare against newcomers […]
2026 Talent League Girls R5 notes: Gippsland Power vs. Eastern Ranges
A WET Morwell Recreation Reserve set the scene for a grinding contest, with Eastern Ranges running out 7.13 (55) to 1.10 (16) winners over Gippsland Power in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls. The Power kicked the opening goal before the Ranges took over, booting the last seven majors in conditions that made clean […]
2026 SANFLW Player Focus: Lani Cocks (Norwood)
LANI Cocks is only in her first full SANFLW season – after making a senior debut late last year – but the Norwood midfielder is already playing with a maturity and competitive edge that belies her age. In Round 3, the 2009-born bottom-ager turned in a 26-disposal, seven-tackle, seven-clearance performance that was as relentless as […]
2026 Talent League Girls R5 notes: Oakleigh Chargers vs. Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy’s strong first half and great defensive performance in the second half set them up for another victory, this time defeating Oakleigh Chargers by 26 points in the Talent League Girls competition. Though the Chargers are a quality outfit, they’ve slipped to 1-3 for the year off the back of a remarkably tough […]
2026 TL Girls Role Change Focus: Lara Williams
IN LIEU of a couple of missing National Academy members, the versatile Lara Williams got her chance in the middle as Eastern Ranges made it three wins from three to open their 2026 Talent League Girls campaign, accounting for Gippsland Power by 39 points in a one-sided contest at Morwell. The result keeps the reigning […]
2026 SANFLW R3 wrap: Sturt splits points again in Bloods draw
STURT has earned its second drawn result of the season in as many attempts at Coopers Stadium, with West Adelaide and the Double Blues unable to be separated in the Energised Round’s afternoon fixture, finishing locked at 2.3 (15) apiece. In a low-scoring, pressure-filled contest played in less-than-ideal conditions at The Parade, Sturt once again […]
2026 AFLW Preseason Draft wrap
ATHLETICISM, footy IQ or versatility were the key features of the 2026 AFLW Preseason Draft last night with 11 players earning their chance to test themselves at the elite level. Of the 11 players taken, just four remain in the state they are currently playing in, bucking the trend that was expected of AFLW clubs […]
2026 WAFLW Round 6 wrap: South snaps four-game win drought with Lions taming
SOUTH Fremantle is back on the winner’s list after defeating Subiaco at Leederville Oval yesterday in what was a much-needed victory for the bulldogs. Since thrashing the Sharks in Round 1, South Fremantle only took two points home against Perth and dropped the remaining 12 across the other three games to sit sixth on the […]
2026 AFLW Preseason Draft: Every Pick
THE 2026 AFL Women’s Preseason Draft has been run and done with 11 players added to AFLW lists tonight. Nine sides took part in the draft, with GWS Giants and West Coast each making two selections, and the picks decided by reverse ladder order from last season. As expected, Lily Quigley was the first name […]
Norwood crowned inaugural premiers after dead-eye display against Bulldogs
NORWOOD is the inaugural AAMI Talent League Under 18 Girls premier. The Redlegs defeated Central District by 22 points in a commanding grand final performance at X Convenience Oval on Sunday morning to etch the Redlegs player names into history as the first team to win the competition. That they did it from third on […]
