Forward thinking for draft bolter Neyland
COMING off an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last year, few would have predicted just how much of an impact Sydney Swans Academy member Alex Neyland could have made in her top-age season. The Cardiff Hawks tall expected to play in defence like she did prior to her knee injury, but instead was thrown forward, […]
2025 AFLW Draft Next 30: Talls
LAST WEEK we released our September AFLW Draft Power Rankings featuring 30 names following the conclusion of their junior seasons. Given the even nature of the draft after the top end, we will name our next 30 players over a two-piece series starting with the talls. Below are 14 talls who would be in our […]
Baby Bombers taste ultimate AFL Sydney success
NORTH Shore Bombers’ band of brilliant youngsters are now premiership players after the team successfully executed against a dogged Sydney University outfit in the 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division at Blacktown International Sportspark. In an entertaining contest that was at times as much a chess match between the coaching panels as it was a […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier: Grand Final
A NEW AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division champion will be crowned this weekend when North Shore Bombers and Sydney University go head-to-head for the premiership at Blacktown International Sportspark. After an era of dominance from East Coast Eagles – winning the past three flags – two new competitors step up to the plate. DETAILS Date: […]
Students graduate to grand final after stunning prelim
SYDNEY University is headed to the big dance after upsetting Manly Warringah Wolves and sending out the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division minor premier in straight sets. The Wolves were forced to use their double chance after a meek loss to North Shore Bombers last weekend, but found themselves completely eliminated after a shock 12-point […]
Woolf goes back-to-back as de Saxe wins Rising Star
MANLY Warringah Wolves have had a bevy of accolades across the 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Awards night with the minor premiers taking home not only the combined Club Championship, but the Mostyn Medal and Belinda Pride Trophy, while having a league-high seven representatives in the Team of the Year. League Best and Fairest […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier: Preliminary Final
A FIERCELY contested battle awaits when Manly Warringah takes on Sydney University for a place in the AFL Sydney Women’s Grand Final. Expect a tough, physical contest with plenty of stoppages and inside footy – an arm-wrestle that will be fought in tight spaces all afternoon. Neither side has yet been able to consistently link […]
AFL Sydney Player Focus: Ethan Matthews (South West Sydney)
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants Academy member Ethan Matthews has made waves throughout his bottom-age campaign. The smooth moving utility already has VFL experience under his belt and broke through for an Allies debut at this year’s Under 18 National Championships. A left-footer with terrific skills and poise, Matthews has more recently been turning out […]
2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Player Focus: Frances Walsh (Sydney University)
AN ALLIES representative and bottom-age draft prospect, the hard-running Frances Walsh is another player to watch out of NSW/ACT for 2026. Plying her trade for the Sydney Swans Academy this season, Walsh – who goes by ‘Frank’ or ‘Frankie’ – is enjoying plenty of opportunities across multiple competitions. For the Swans, Walsh averaged 19.5 disposals, […]
Bombers destroy Wolves as Students go to work on Dogs
NORTH Shore Bombers are the first of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Grand Finalists after completely shutting down Manly Warringah Wolves on the weekend. The Bombers ran out 56-point winners in the second qualifying final, while the minor premier Wolves will utilise their second chance in the preliminary final when they take on Sydney […]
