2025-26 NTFLW Premier League: Mid-Season Review
TWO THIRDS of the way through the NTFL Women’s Premier Division season and the ladder leading up to finals is taking shape. A total of 12 rounds have been completed with a clear premiership favourite, while there are a couple of key challengers and a further two mid-table sides who could ruffle some feathers in […]
Inaugural Tasmania Devils VFL squad revealed
TASMANIA Devils’ inaugural VFL squad has been announced, featuring 48 players keen to don the iconic bottle green guernsey next year. The headline signings include several former AFL-listed players, along with a host of young local talent from both local reaches and interstate. >> SCROLL to see the full squad Ex-Sydney trio Robbie Fox, Caleb […]
Johnstone’s draft day like few others
BOOM Essendon recruit Maggie Johnstone experienced a frantic draft day on Monday, which culminated in her name being called out at pick 10. The South Warrnambool export earned a late invite to the live event at Marvel Stadium, making for a race against the clock and reassurance she would be picked up. >> EVERY PICK: […]
Adelaide-bound Bown ready to meet high standards
ADELAIDE draftee Chloe Bown is a born winner, and took out just about every individual award imaginable throughout her top-age campaign. It is only fitting, then, that the Oakleigh Chargers graduate has ended up at arguably the most successful club in AFLW history. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 AFLW Draft Speaking to media on the morning […]
Giants duo stoked to join orange team
“STOKED” was a common word used between new Greater Western Sydney (GWS) recruits Scarlett Johnson and Kiera Yerbury in the immediate aftermath of being drafted. Selected with picks two and three respectively, the pair are both extremely keen to add to the club’s young talent. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 AFLW Draft Having previously been pegged […]
Pick one nod “means the world” to Wolmarans
NEW TIGER Olivia Wolmarans made history on Monday night, becoming the first West Australian to be selected with pick one of the AFLW Draft. The enigmatic key forward didn’t give much away, but told media at the event she “had a feeling” she would end up at Tigerland. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 AFLW Draft Wolmarans […]
Hodder embraces “absolutely crazy” rise
FROM a player who only started taking footy seriously over the last couple of seasons, Grace Hodder‘s meteoric rise from fringe VFLW player to star Sandringham Zebras midfielder has been one of the ages. By her own admission, she never a natural runner, but when she set her sights on getting as far as she […]
AFL Draft | Top club-tied prospects for 2026
AFTER what was pegged as the most compromised draft in history, the consensus top two prospects for next year are both already tied to AFL clubs. There is plenty of value for all clubs, though, with a range of father-son, Next Generation Academy (NGA), and Northern Academy prospects showing their wares. >> 26 for 2026: […]
2026 AFL Draft spotlight: Claremont’s killer Colts
WEST Australian powerhouse Claremont has proven to be a juggernaut at Colts level in recent history, claiming three consecutive premierships and producing a raft of eventual draftees. The trend is set to continue into 2026, with the Tigers contributing an equal-high nine players to WA’s state summer squad. >> SPOTLIGHT: Northern Knights’ tall trio With […]
2026 AFL Draft spotlight: Northern’s tall trio
THE AFL talent production line flows in waves. After waiting until the final live pick of the rookie draft to have a player selected this year – Nicholas Driscoll to Geelong – Northern Knights have produced the most AFL Academy members of any club or Talent League region for 2026. >> ONES TO WATCH: 26 […]
