2026 State Game Preview: WAFLW vs SANFLW
GUNNING for three in a row, the SANFLW State Team has made the trek to Perth to tackle the WAFLW tomorrow as the Sandgropers look to find the key to unlock success against their cross-state rivals. In the third match since the series began, Western Australia will be back at home to try and pick […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW continues as other states have a bye
QUEENSLAND’S top flight female football league will be in action over the weekend with a full five-game round on the agenda. Round 6 takes place across the state, with the QAFLW one of the few state leagues taking place as AFL Sydney, the SANFLW and WAFLW all having league-wide byes and the VFLW only just […]
2026 Talent League Girls Player Focus: Rose Bell (Murray Bushrangers)
ROSE Bell was one of the driving forces behind Murray Bushrangers’ 7.10 (52) to 4.6 (30) victory over the Western Jets at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday, producing a composed and aggressive performance from defence that went well beyond simply holding the line. Eleven rebound 50s, 30 disposals, and a disposal efficiency of 83.3 percentage […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Round 4
ROUND 4 of the SANFLW produced another absorbing weekend of action as the competition’s State Academy contingent continued to press their cases ahead of the league-wide bye. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed across the four games. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 4: Recap […]
Head-to-Head: Lani Cocks vs. Emily Mableson
TWO OF the most compelling South Australian prospects over the next couple of AFLW Drafts crossed paths in the second game of the X Convenience Oval triple-header on Saturday, with Norwood’s Lani Cocks and West Adelaide’s Emily Mableson producing contrasting but equally striking individual performances in the Redlegs’ 10.6 (66) to 4.5 (29) Round 4 […]
2026 WAFLW Player Focus: Trista Smoker (West Perth)
TRISTA Smoker announced herself to WAFLW football in the best possible way on debut, kicking a goal and finishing with 13 disposals and three tackles as West Perth went down to Subiaco by two points at Joondalup in Round 7. Her performance was the subject of our Player Focus for the competition. Trista SmokerClub: West […]
2026 Talent League Girls R6 notes: Gippsland Power vs. Brisbane Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy’s dominant stint in the Talent League Girls continued over the weekend with a 48-point victory over Murray Bushrangers at La Trobe University in Bundoora. The Round 6 contest saw the Lions race out to a five-goal lead at half-time, but squandered a number of chances that could have increased the margin. Still, […]
2027 AFLW Draft Q&A: Tiama Collard
TALENTED bottom-ager Tiama Collard is a name to remember for the future, with the Peel Thunder young gun already looking like a readymade prospect. Running around off a wing for the Thunder, while still having an impact up forward and having played inside midfield at local and for the Sandgropers last season, the 2009-born Collard […]
2026 Talent League Girls Player Focus: Lily Moana (Suns Academy)
LILY Moana has shown that her incredible Under 16 Championships campaign – where she won the best and fairest and All-Australian honours – was no flash in the pan, after adding another chapter to what is shaping as one of the most exciting long-term stories of the future. The Gold Coast Suns Academy ran out […]
2026 WAFLW State Team locked in to face Croweaters
WESTERN Australia will be out to snap its 0-2 start against the SANFLW across the past two years and get a win on home turf against the Croweaters on Saturday. The WAFLW has assembled its strongest side to-date, with a stack of in-form players and balanced mix between talls and smalls. Having lost by 16 […]
