2024 RMC Coates Talent League Team of the Year squad revealed
ROOKIE Me Central has announced its extended Coates Talent League Team of the Year for 2024, featuring 48 of the competition’s best performed players. A whopping 195 hopefuls earned nominations via our 24-man teams of the week throughout the season, making them eligible for the final squad. >> SCROLL to see the full squad Country […]
Key forwards star in Under 17 Futures showcase
DESPITE conditions that would be adverse to key forwards having an impact, it was the work of both Dekota Baron and Olivia Wolmarans that caught the eye during a blustery Under 17 Futures clash at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a momentum-swinging match with a strong breeze blowing down the south end of the […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round
WILDCARD Round had a bit of everything. Three top seeds suffered losses, two games were decided by single-digit margins, and wind wreaked havoc across a chaotic weekend of Coates Talent League action. Catch up on what went down in our Wildcard Round snapshot. >> EXPLAINER: 2024 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round
Out of the Wilderness: School wins maiden IGSSA football shield
FOR the first time in history, the Wilderness School has claimed an Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA) Australian rules football shield, defeating Seymour College by three goals in a thrilling upset win in the grand final last Tuesday. Seymour College had gone through the season undefeated, and in their previous two matches had accounted […]
Dockers’ dominance delights boss after first up win
FREMANTLE got its 2024 AFL Women’s season off to a perfect start, comfortably downing Essendon on Saturday afternoon. Fremantle coach Lisa Webb said that her side’s performance was “really pleasing. Probably the most exciting thing is we had a lot of contributors today. We’ve been talking about that in preseason. Obviously, we don’t have Ange […]
Saints’ pressure forces total eclipse of the Suns
BOTH Saints’ coach Nick Dal Santo and Suns’ coach Cameron Joyce were on the same page when it came to the reasons behind St Kilda’s huge nine-goal victory over the Suns on the Gold Coast. While the Suns dominated the centre clearances, the Saints’ ability to force turnovers and then get the ball moving in […]
“Wasteful” Crows seal tightest Showdown win
IN the closest Showdown that the AFL Women’s competition has produced, Adelaide prevailed by 14 points, with co-captain Ebony Marinoff taking home best on ground honours. Although the expected outcome come true, Port Adelaide were in the game up to their eyeballs, with the Crows failing to capitalise on their far superior inside forward 50 […]
Boss delighted with Demonic fight
MELBOURNE were certainly made to work hard for their first up win of the AFL Women’s season, eventually holding on for a narrow two point win over Geelong. Speaking after the match, Melbourne coach Mick Stinear was really pleased with how his side fought out the win. “It was a tough end to last year, […]
GWS win big but focus is still on process
GWS came out in its opening match of the AFL Women’s season and made a huge statement, downing the Western Bulldogs to the tune of 63 points, and Giants’ coach Cam Bernasconi was certainly beaming when speaking to the media post-match. He said that it was a “great start” to the season. “It’s been a […]
2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Sunday
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s concludes today with a pair of matches that are both historic but for different reasons. 1:05pmKinetic Stadium, Frankston SIDES Hawthorn FB: Richardson, Kemp HB: Lucas-Rodd, Ashmore, Stone C: Sherriff, Bates, Williamson HF: Bodey, Breed, McDonagh FF: Vukic, Hipwell FOL: Wales, Fleming, West IC: Gilroy, Everist, Baskaran, Smith, Elliott […]
