
2024 ‘Super Draft’ already impacting AFLW
LAST year’s AFL Women’s Draft lived up to all expectations after being dubbed a ‘Super Draft’ in August 2023. Two years on, with the players from that draft crop having started making their AFLW debuts, it is clear that the 2024 draft crop is like none other. A host of draftees made their debut in […]

Remember the Names: 2025 AFLW Under 18 MVPs
SIX FUTURE stars, five of which are eligible for the 2025 AFLW Draft. We recap each of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships MVPs and what they have offered to their respective states, and can offer to clubs at the elite level. ALLIES Priya Bowering (Lauderdale/Tasmania)Midfielder | 169cm | 02/01/2007 Averages: 19.5 disposals, 2.5 marks, […]

Rising Stocks: Skills on display at national carnival
A COUPLE of state sides have already wrapped up their AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships in Western Australia and Vic Metro, while the Allies will do so this coming weekend. Given last week’s AFLW Draft Power Rankings, we cast our eyes over six players – one from each state – who have moved up the […]

2025 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Mikayla Nurse (Queensland)
A TALENTED and smooth-moving wing, Mikayla Nurse is one of a number of Queenslanders who have boosted their AFLW Draft stocks through the National Championships after another impressive game. Nurse enjoyed a big carnival for the Suns Academy at Coates Talent League Girls level and also moved inside where she showed she can win her […]

Rising Stocks: Versatility key from opening round
A HOST of versatile AFLW Draft prospects did their chances no harm with some impressive showings across the opening round of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. With two-nail-biters and a comprehensive win from Sunday’s triple-header, we cast our eyes over a number of AFLW Draft prospects. We have only included those either not a […]

2025 AFLW Draft | Five mature-age prospects
AS THE AFL Women’s preseason fast approaches and the opening match set for August 14, clubs are taking stock of their lists to ensure a full bill of health for the upcoming season. In the past couple of weeks, players such as Poppy Stockwell (Fremantle), Maddison Torpey (Carlton), Tessa Boyd (North Melbourne) and Maggie MacLachlan […]

2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Mia Russo
TALENTED West Australian top-ager Mia Russo bounced back from a quieter start to the 2025 WAFL Women’s season to blow Perth away with a best on ground performance in Round 3. The Under 16s MVP from two years ago sets high standards and though underperformed in Round 1 and improved a little in Round 2 […]

2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Chloe Baker-West
AFTER an injury-interrupted year curtailed her bottom-age season, ball magnet Chloe Baker-West wasted no time asserting herself on the Coates Talent League competition. The two-time Vic Metro Under 16s MVP was sensational for Calder Cannons in their tight four-point win over Western Jets at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Sunday. Baker-West racked up 38 disposals, five […]

2025 U22 Summer Series recap: Giants & Swans
SYDNEY Swans Academy has claimed the NSW/ACT Women’s Under 22 Summer Series last weekend after remaining undefeated across their three matches. Coming into the ultimate decider against the Giants Academy after both sides accounted for AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra’s Under 22s, it was the red and white that rolled the orange team by seven […]

2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Sophie Eaton
STEPPING up in the absence of some quality departed teammates, top-age AFLW Draft prospect Sophie Eaton wasted no time showing why she is one of the classiest players in this year’s draft class. Eaton took the opportunity to go inside for Central District in the opening round of the SANFL Women’s, successfully making her progression […]