Bull Sharks hold off Gorillas in wet weather thriller
BOND University Bull Sharks maintained third place on the QAFLW ladder after grinding out a hard-fought 11-point win over Wilston Grange Gorillas in Round 7. The conditions tested both clubs at Bond University Oval, with steady rain shaping a physical, contested game. In the end, the Bull Sharks prevailed 6.5 (41) to 4.6 (30). Despite […]
2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 10
TOP two sides Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide have contributed a league-high four representatives in our Round 10 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week in what was an even spread across the board. Each of the eight clubs have multiple players in the side, with a pair of State Academy members leading the way. In […]
Dragons exorcise Demons for second win
ST GEORGE Dragons won their second match in AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division history with a comprehensive 10-goal thumping against Pennant Hills Demons on the weekend. The Dragons are in their second season at the level, and while both sides are clearly still building the youth stocks, St George has shown promising signs for the […]
2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Rain Dodd (Murray Bushrangers)
ONE OF nine siblings in her family, Murray Bushrangers’ Rain Dodd is no stranger to having plenty of competition. The Vic Country hub member has seen older sister Destiny graduate from the Bushrangers program and is now playing alongside younger sibling Constance. The middle of those three had a breakout performance on the weekend during […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 9
ONCE again wet weather wrecked havoc on the WAFL Women’s competition as Round 9 was completed over Friday and Saturday. As always we looked at the West Australian State Academy members to see how they fared in some blockbuster, ladder-defining contests. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 9: Round review […]
2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Renee Morgan (South Fremantle)
TOUTED as one of the top players outside the National Academy, South Fremantle’s Renee Morgan is a well-balanced top-ager who plays her role week-in, week-out. In tough, wet conditions, she was best on ground for her side during the Bulldogs’ loss to South Fremantle in the WAFL Women’s over the weekend and was the subject […]
VFL Player Focus: Hussien El Achkar (Essendon)
ESSENDON has wasted little time in exposing its Next Generation Academy (NGA) talent to state league level, with budding prospect Hussien El Achkar making his VFL debut in Round 10. The 18-year-old booted three second half goals as the Bombers were ultimately overrun by Brisbane on Friday. With Calder Cannons having the bye, El Achkar […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Bushies back in business
MURRAY Bushrangers got back on the winner’s list with an impressive victory over Northern Territory, handing the Thunder a second loss in four days. The Coates Talent League Girls competition returned to five matches over Round 8 and we recap how each of them went down.
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 8
ELEVEN teams featured across the extended weekend for Coates Talent League, with 10 of those highlighted in our Round 8 Team of the Week. The side also includes the standalone match between the Sandringham Dragons and Northern Territory to make it a six-game schedule. No side has more than three representatives in n even spread, […]
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 9
A COUPLE of young guns lead our Round 9 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week with top two sides Claremont and Subiaco leading all-comers from a team perspective with four representatives. Fellow winners East Fremantle and West Perth have three, as does South Fremantle and Perth, while Swan Districts and East Perth have a couple […]
