2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Renee Morgan
TOP-AGE talent Renee Morgan was regarded by her state talent coaches as “one of the most unluckiest” to miss out on the National Academy. An injury-stricken 2024 campaign frustrated the well-balanced midfielder who overcame a delayed preseason and then an early injury to still finish the year, but by her own standards, well below her […]
2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Emma Juneja (Sydney Uni)
HARD-RUNNING Sydney University talent Emma Juneja had a day out during the Students’ big win over the St George Dragons in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. The over-ager who was unlucky to miss out on being drafted last season, has represented the Swans Academy through the Coates Talent League Girls competition and is now […]
2025 VFLW Round 8 | Roos roll on
NORTH Melbourne Werribee turned it on for the latter of its names with a dominant 88-point thrashing of winless Geelong at Avalon Airport Oval in Round 8 of the VFL Women’s. After a week off over the Kings Birthday long weekend, the action returned and just eight points separates first from ninth who are the […]
PROFILED | Queensland AFLW Under 18s
QUEENSLAND came away with two wins from three games at last year’s AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships and will look to go one better given its stacked squad brimming with talent. The Maroons will come in with plenty of questions given a number of players are either returning or missing due to ongoing injury concerns […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Marie Polimeno
BOTTOM-AGE young gun Marie Polimeno has worked hard to earn a spot in Western Australia’s Under 18s setup for the upcoming AFL Women’s National Championships. The South Fremantle defender came into the year hoping to act like a sponge and learn all she could through the summer squad, building on her deficiencies and eventually making […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Chloe Tonkin
ONE OF the best contested marks in the AFL Women’s Draft crop, West Adelaide’s Chloe Tonkin shares a special piece of history at the Bloods. She became the first father-daughter combination to debut at the club – her dad Tony debuted in 1990 – and has held down a key position role over the last […]
AFLW Draft Watch: 10 names to remember for 2026
WHILE the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft crop is taking full shape almost halfway through the year heading into the national championships, we cast a quick eye over 10 bottom-agers to remember ahead of next year’s draft. All should feature at some stage throughout the AFLW Under 18 Championships, and we highlighted these 10 as our […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Rain Dodd
MURRAY Bushrangers top-ager Rain Dodd is enjoying a strong season at the Country side, looking to press her case for further hours and become the best player she can possibly be. Across her past two games she has averaged 25.0 disposals, going to another level in challenging conditions. Capable of playing just about any role […]
2025 CTLG review: Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy have a nice blend of future prospects over the next few years with a host of top-age talents along with a few bottom-age stars making their mark. They started off with a couple of seven-goal wins in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, before going down to last year’s grand finalists. Though […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 11
DESPITE a host of State Academy members missing from Round 11 of the SANFL Women’s competition, there were still plenty of players who impressed. Youngsters stepped up and others took on new roles ahead of a league-wide bye. We took note of how each of the State Academy members performed. >> ROUND 11: Match of […]
