2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Skout Young
TOP-AGE talent Skout Young is enjoying a strong start to the 2026 SANFL Women’s season with Sturt, building on her half dozen games from last season to become a key member of the Double Blues’ front half. One of a number of players looking to crack into the final South Australian Under 18s squad, Young […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: GWV Rebels vs Tasmania Devils
TASMANIA Devils snapped a three-game losing streak to easily account for Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Mars Stadium on Saturday morning. The Devils made the trip over the Bass Strait to tackle the Rebels, and kept their opposition goalless until the final term, having piled on 9.12 to 0.6 to that point, eventually coming […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: Bendigo Pioneers vs. Northern Knights
NORTHERN Knights controlled forward half advantage with a massive 30 scoring shots to seven against Bendigo Pioneers to win by 68 points in the Talent League Girls Round 7 clash. The Knights had 13 of those scoring shots in the first term, and while inaccuracy threatened to keep the Pioneers in it, Northern always had […]
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 […]
Hidden AFLW Draft gems: Aurelia Russell
Every AFLW Draft has its blind spots. The names that dominate the pre-draft conversation are almost always drawn from the same well – Victorian Talent League Girls clubs, South Australian academies, and most recently, the star Queensland prospects who break through the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns pipeline. The names that sit outside those […]
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 Player Focus: Addison West (Western Jets)
ADDISON West was the standout player on the ground in a losing side at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday, racking up 34 disposals and 10 clearances as the Western Jets fell to Murray Bushrangers 7.10 (52) to 4.6 (30) in Round 6 of the Talent League Girls. It was a performance that underlined why she […]
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 […]
