2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Juliet Kelly
CLAREMONT’S Juliet Kelly is a team-first focused midfielder who has also spent time off a wing and half-back in the past. The tenacious tackler who always looks to bring others into the game, is a highly talented rower as well. Following Western Australia’s victory over Vic Metro, we spoke to Kelly about her football journey, […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Sophie Schulze
A SMART and skilful utility, Brisbane Lions Academy member Sophie Schulze has football in her blood, from her great grandfather Wally Clark‘s 105-game stint at Fitzroy, to her dad growing up playing and loving the sport. Schulze hails from the Sunshine Coast and played all four games for the Lions Academy at Coates Talent League […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Maya Crestani
GIPPSLAND Power tall Maya Crestani has been a late bloomer for the country side, taking her game to another level from her bottom-age debut season. She has been in and around football for a while, but is piecing together a strong top-age campaign through the ruck for not just the Power, but Vic Country as […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Monique Corrigan
BRISBANE Lions Academy ruck Monique Corrigan was her side’s top draft prospect coming into the year and the former netballer has continued her upwards trajectory with the Queensland state side through the first half of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. Corrigan has overcome a substantial amount of travel throughout her junior career, with a […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Mia Carlshausen
PERTH bottom-ager Mia Carlshausen has flourished in the Demons’ WAFL Women’s side with the bottom-age prospect finding a home in defence. Coming into the year, Carlshausen – who had been part of Perth’s inaugural Rogers Cup side – tipped she would play up forward and through the middle, but has spent the best part of […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Georgia Tyrrell
GEELONG Falcons skipper Georgia Tyrrell is a natural contested ball winner who has had some massive games this year in the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Running out for Vic Country for the first time in 2025 over the weekend, the Ocean Grove and St Joseph’s junior looked comfortable around the ball. We chatted to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
