Family-focused Tidemann ready for next step
FAMILY is a big thing for AFLW Draft prospect and Sydney Swans Academy member Charlotte Tidemann. Her family is entrenched in North Shore Bombers folklore with her father coaching her at the club and her brother playing in the men’s side, all of whom were able to taste premiership success the past two seasons. Tidemann […]
“Like lightning has just struck twice” for unlucky Tracey
BEING told a second successive anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear due to a contact injury was “like lightning has just struck twice” was little comfort for Grace Tracey. The Swans Academy member sat out most of 2025 with the injury to her left knee, and returned to win the MVP for her side at the […]
Competitive Barlow focused on AFLW Draft dream
SWANS Academy member Ashleigh Barlow knows what it takes to chase her dream, and as the elite level is within reach, the defender has no intention of resting on her laurels despite a brilliant year. Barlow said while in an ideal scenario she would stay in the red and white next year, she had no […]
Day seizes “opportunities” in busy top-age year
A HIGHLY talented draft prospect for a number of years, Majella Day was pleased with how her final junior season panned out. While it included a tough choice of not returning to Murray Bushrangers in order to focus on study in the back-end of the season, Day still produced plenty of big games through the […]
Walsh always learning as draft dream draws near
SPECIALIST winger Frances Walsh is on the verge of achieving her AFLW Draft dream, but the Sydney Swans Academy member is never standing still. Though limited to doing only a little more than standing from a training point of view at the moment due to injury, Walsh has taken plenty out of her top-age season […]
Bowie thriving after “cool experiences” in draft year
SYDNEY Swans fans have plenty of bright talents to look forward to from their Academy in the 2026 AFLW Draft, and one of them is Sydney University’s Evie Bowie. The smooth-moving midfielder – who spent time rotating forward for the Allies and at times the Swans – looked fondly upon her top-age season, as she […]
Result on repeat as Bombers fly to back-to-back AFL Sydney titles
NORTH Shore Bombers have become a dominant force in AFL Sydney, winning flags across a stack of grades over the weekend, with the Women’s Premier Division side claiming a 10-point win over Sydney University. Funnily enough, it was the exact same margin as 12 months ago, continuing the trend of identical results during the post-season. […]
PREVIEW | North Shore and Sydney University collide in AFL Sydney Women’s Grand Final
THE 2026 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season concludes with reigning premiers North Shore Bombers hosting Sydney University in Saturday’s Grand Final, a rematch of last year’s decider at Blacktown International Sportspark. AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division GRAND FINAL FIXTURE: North Shore Bombers vs. Sydney University | Grand Final | Saturday September 19, 1:50pm @ […]
2026 CTLG Team Review: Murray Bushrangers
MURRAY Bushrangers made a preliminary final for the second Talent League Girls season in a row off the back of a solid 2026 campaign. The Bushrangers finished third in the Country Conference, but stepped up during the finals series to push Oakleigh Chargers all the way in the penultimate weekend. SEASON 2026 SNAPSHOT Played: 14Won: […]
AFL Sydney Finals wrap: Students power past Wolves to book Grand Final return
SYDNEY University has transformed a one-point half-time deficit into a commanding 20-point preliminary final victory over Manly Warringah Wolves, kicking four unanswered goals after the main break to secure its place in the 2026 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Grand Final. Sydney University 8.3 (51) def. Manly Warringah Wolves 4.7 (31) In a repeat of […]
