2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Carys D’Addario
WEST Australian MVP Carys D’Addario is a player built for finals football and she certainly showed it during Swan Districts’ upset win over Subiaco in the WAFL Women’s Preliminary Final. Against the odds, D’Addario and her third placed side upset the top two team to advance through to Sunday’s decider with a two-point victory. In […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 18
THE PENULTIMATE round of the Coates Talent League home-and-away season saw some players trialled in new positions and roles, while others returned to action with big games in familiar posts. We highlighted some of the top prospects and performers across all six games in Round 18. >> CTL Round 18: Snapshot | Player of the […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 17
OAKLEIGH Chargers lead all-comers in our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 17. The reigning back-to-back premiers posted four representatives in the side, one more than Dandenong Stingrays, Gippsland Power and Northern Knights, with all 10 sides featuring in the 24-strong squad. The captain this week is double bottom-ager Matilda Lange […]
2025 CTL | Round 18 Team of the Week
OAKLEIGH Chargers lead the way with a high of four representatives in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week. The Metro region won big against Tasmania in Round 18, while Eastern Ranges contributed the next most players (three) after scraping over the line against Geelong, thanks to a late winner. >> CTL Round 18: […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Preliminary Final
FIVE State Academy members took part in the WAFL Women’s action over the weekend with just one – West Australian Under 18s MVP Carys D’Addario – able to walk away a winner and into the 2025 WAFLW Grand Final. We recap how each of the prospects performed in the penultimate match of the season.
Bull Sharks bulldoze Hornets into semis
REIGNING QAFL Women’s Grand Finalists Bond University advanced through to the semi-finals following a dominant 11-goal win over Aspley Hornets. In a battle of the third and sixth placed sides, the Bull Sharks proved too good, coming way with a 14.9 (93) to 4.3 (27) win at Bond University Oval on Saturday. Competition leading goalkicker […]
Bulldogs pull off upset of AFL Sydney Women’s season
UNSW-ES Bulldogs produced the upset of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season with a gritty and determined performance to topple the highly fancied North Shore Bombers. From the opening bounce, the Bulldogs refused to be intimidated, matching North Shore’s trademark run and carry with relentless pressure and contested intensity in a 6.4 (40) to […]
Scouting Notes: Rowville downs Scotch in Shield final
ROWVILLE Secondary College has taken out the Herald Sun Shield Division 1 Intermediate Boys final in a tug of war that was ultimately decided by victorious captain Baxter Sruk, who was adjudged best afield. On a picturesque Tuesday afternoon in Port Melbourne, the modest but ardent crowd was treated to an even contest where the […]
Up the Grades: Top pick contender shines in VFL debut
PICK one contender Cooper Duff-Tytler was among the big name debutants across the state leagues this past weekend, boosting his stocks with three goals for Essendon. Elsewhere, a star bottom-ager kicked the winning goal in the SANFL, while a West Australian draft bolter broke through at senior level. SANFL SANFL League & Reserves Round 18 […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Penultimate round complete
THE PENULTIMATE round of the Coates Talent League Girls season wrapped up over the weekend, with Tasmania Devils the first side to complete its 2025 campaign. They finished on a high, while there were a number of tight contests across the board in Round 17.
