AFLW Draft Q&A: Nalu Brothwell
ONE HALF of a damaging duo, Nalu Brothwell is the forward half of the Dandenong Stingrays’ Brothwell twins having impressed as an athletic marking player inside 50. Sharing the field with sister Mizuki – often found up the other end – Brothwell is a newcomer to football compared to her peers, and has wasted no […]
2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Marlo Graham (Northern Knights)
A CLEVER and hard-running midfielder-forward, Marlo Graham has a well-balanced game that has gone to another level in 2025. The top-age talent captained one of the Under 17 Futures sides at GMHBA Stadium last season and has not put a foot wrong as one of the vice-captains of the Northern Knights. Graham was at her […]
2025 CTLG | Round 4 Player of the Week: Ava Deszcz
GIPPSLAND Power bottom-ager Ava Deszcz booted five goals in her side’s impressive 59-point win over Western Jets to earn our Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week nomination for Round 4. Her five goal haul was second to only the previously nominated Bailee Martin (seven) as she proved a true force inside 50. Deszcz […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Aleah Stringer
GOLD Coast Suns Academy is not short on talent, and while the National Academy members will – deservedly – earn plaudits, the Suns have a host of players outside that core in draft contention. One of those is smart half-forward Aleah Stringer who plays the modern day hybrid role between midfield and attack and has […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R4 – Devils return home
TASMANIA Devils will look to bounce back after their first game loss to Sydney Swans Academy when they welcome the Brisbane Lions Academy tomorrow morning in the first game of the Coates Talent League Girls Round 4.
AFLW Draft Q&A: Lottie Almond
RECENT SANFL Women’s debutant Lottie Almond has always had a love for football so when her opportunity came around, she took it with both hands. After biding her time through the local leagues, she moved into Norwood juniors, got a second chance in the State Academy over the summer and on the weekend cracked in […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 5
A HOST of National Academy members returned to WAFL Women’s sides for Round 5 ahead of the league-wide bye this coming weekend. We took note of how each of the State Academy members performed last round. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
AFLW Draft Q&A: Tessa Davis
TALENTED dual-sport athlete Tessa Davis has reached elite junior levels of both Aussie rules football and cricket, and while the latter won her heart a few years back, the former has returned to be her main focus in 2025. The Glenelg defender has impressed since returning to the SANFLW this season, making her Bays’ League […]
2025 CTLG | Round 3 Player of the Week: Jovie Skewes-Clinton
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels went back-to-back in our Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week for Round 3 with top-age utility Jovie Skewes-Clinton slamming home five second half goals to steer the Rebels to victory against Calder Cannons. Skewes-Clinton finished with 24 disposals, four marks, four tackles, two clearances, five inside 50s and […]
2025 VFLW Round 2 | Bombers draftees impress
ESSENDON’s young contingent of selections from last year’s AFL Women’s Draft were in action for the Bombers’ VFLW side over the weekend as they starred in a big 40-point win over title contenders Collingwood. We recap how Round 2 of the VFLW went down. ROUND 2 RESULTS North Melbourne Werribee 6.8 (44) defeated Williamstown 4.1 […]
