Q&A: Lily Paterson (Swan Districts)
TOP-AGE talent Lily Paterson is a star on the rise having started the 2024 WAFL Women’s season in ripping form for Swan Districts. Though outside the State Academy coming into the year, the 17-year-old is turning heads with her aerial ability, foot skills and hurt factor in games. We spoke to Paterson at the Preseason […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 2 – Central District vs. North Adelaide
CENTRAL District fought off North Adelaide’s fourth-quarter comeback, kicking two late points to secure its first victory of the SANFL Under 18 season. After the Bulldogs extended their lead to 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Roosters kicked four goals in a row to hit the lead, but a late swing […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 5
IN the final round before the first SANFL Women’s league-wide bye, State Academy members got one last chance to test themselves against AFLW-listed players before the elite level talents head back to Adelaide and Port Adelaide for the remainder of the season.
AFLW Draft | 10 mature-age SANFLW prospects
EACH year, over-age and mature-age players stand up and impress to earn a place on an AFL Women’s list. Be it via a train-on spot, as an injury replacement or at the end of the year draft, history says there will always be a handful of players who for one reason or another were not […]
Q&A: Havana Harris (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
ONE of the top players in this year’s AFL Women’s draft crop is Gold Coast Suns Academy tall Havana Harris. The potential pick one star is as athletic as anyone going around, standing at above 180cm with explosive speed and the capability to roll up to stoppages as both the ruck and a midfielder. We […]
2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Esther Schirmer (South Adelaide)
USUALLY a lockdown defender or a player who is able to play a negating role rather than an offensive one, South Adelaide top-ager Esther Schirmer produced a huge effort in the Panthers’ win over Glenelg on the weekend. The draft-eligible defender clunked an incredible 12 marks – three contested – from 17 touches to be […]
WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 1 – West Perth vs. Claremont
THE JOONDALUP breeze wreaked havoc on Saturday night, but Claremont utilised it perfectly to kick away from West Perth in a 10-point Round 1 Colts victory. Under the newly unveiled lights at Pentanet Stadium, the reigning premiers’ prime movers came up clutch at the death. West Perth was made to rue a wasteful opening quarter, […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
ALL four winners shared in a equal league-high four representatives in the Round 5 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week. Central District, Norwood, South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens combined for two thirds of this week’s Team of the Week, with Glenelg (three) the best of the losers ahead of North and West Adelaide (two apiece) […]
SANFL Player Focus: Benny Barrett (South Adelaide)
PORT Adelaide has an exciting Next Generation Academy prospect on its hands in South Adelaide’s Benny Barrett. The 174cm midfielder-forward led all comers as his Panthers were beaten after the siren in a dramatic SANFL Under 18s clash with Glenelg on Thursday night. Barrett, a state Under 16s representative, has been on the radar for […]
2024 SANFLW R5 wrap: South strikes as ladder tightens
JUST four points stands between first and seventh in a massive logjam of a SANFL Women’s ladder following South Adelaide’s impressive 22-point win over Glenelg. The Panthers won their third straight game to rise up to second, while victories to Central District and Norwood moved them up to an identical 3-2 record, while Woodville-West Torrens […]
