Scouting Notes: 2025 SANFL U16 Showcase Game
PORT Adelaide earned bragging rights in the 2025 SANFL Under 16 Showcase Game, as part of the weekend’s Gather Round festivities. The Power’s Next Generation Academy (NGA) side held on to beat the Crows Academies outfit by five points in a high-paced shootout at Tanunda Recreation Park. South Australia’s top Under 16 talent converged for […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Giants Academy vs Northern Territory
DESPITE a slow start, the GWS Giants Academy was able to run away from Northern Territory in the AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships after quarter time to boot nine consecutive goals. By the time Northern Territory responded with back-to-back majors, the game was done and dusted, with the Giants securing the 12.11 (83) to […]
2025 State Game Player Focus: Louis Pinnuck (VFL)
THE 2024 Werribee premiership team has produced three AFL exports, with Norm Goss Medallist Jack Henderson joining Aidan Johnson at Melbourne, and dasher Riley Bice being drafted by Sydney. That came after Shaun Mannagh‘s exploits in the 2023 decider led to him being picked up by Geelong. Plying his trade alongside each of those players […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Swans Academy vs Tasmania
A DOUBLE-header of Pool B action took place at Blacktown International Sportspark yesterday with Sydney Swans Academy proved too good for Tasmania in the first of those matches. After a tight first half where both sides struggled to put through many goals, the red and white got on top to kick six goals to three […]
Panthers on prowl in 2025 QAFLW season
MORNINGSIDE Panthers’ first season in the top flight Queensland women’s football has started brightly after the side knocked off Aspley Hornets to make it 2-0 in 2025. The Panthers rolled fellow QAFL Women’s newcomers Moreton Bay Lions in Round 1, and made it two from two with a low-scoring, hard-fought 4.0 (24) to 1.3 (9) […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Oakleigh Charges home to deny Ranges
A LATE flurry from Oakleigh Chargers ensured the reigning back-to-back premiers got over Eastern Ranges yet again as the two heavyweights battled in out in the match of the Coates Talent League Girls season to-date. If the contest was anything to go by, expect more intriguing battles to come in the future.
2025 AFLW U16s | Western Australia review
WESTERN Australia finished its 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships with an even win-loss record of 1-1. The Sandgropers went down to South Australia at home, before bouncing back to post a comprehensive victory over Gold Coast Suns Academy in Queensland. We review their carnival and names to remember. RESULTS: Western Australia 6.4 (40) […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Richmond VFL
THE AFL Academy made its first outing for the year in one of two showcase games against VFL opposition, going down to Richmond by 13 points at RSEA Park on Sunday. After falling 31 points down at half time, the Under 18 crop rallied after the main break to finish with more scoring shots in […]
2025 CTL | Round 3 Player of the Week: Thomas McGuane
WESTERN Jets midfielder Thomas McGuane is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after stuffing the stats sheet in Round 3. The Collingwood father-son gun racked up 38 disposals, 10 clearances and six inside 50s to stand tall in his side’s 59-point loss to Eastern Ranges. McGuane, the son of 152-game Magpie champion Mick, […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 3
THE FIRST block of the Coates Talent League season has been completed, with many players now turning their attention to the upcoming Victorian trial games. Gippsland Power and Sandringham Dragons have set themselves apart as the only two remaining undefeated sides after three rounds. Catch up on all the latest action from the weekend in […]
