2025 Victorian summer hub squads released
VICTORIA’s most talented boys and girls from across the state will converge on the first of two camps in the next week, with Vic Country and Vic Metro’s summer hub squads released today. The hubs serve as the first preparations for the 2025 AFL and AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with players primarily top-agers (2007-born) […]
Q&A: Mackenzie Williams (Tasmania Devils)
BOASTING a powerful kick and great strength, Tasmanian Mackenzie Williams is the standout AFLW Draft prospect from the Apple Isle this year. Williams has long been among the draft talents for 2024, having represented the Devils and Allies for the past three years and really shone as that intercepting and rebounding defender. However in 2024, […]
Crocs maul Buffs in double-ton performance
SOUTHERN Districts showed just how far the gap between top and bottom on the NTFL Men’s Premier Division is with a 203-point shellacking of the winless Darwin Buffaloes. The red-hot Crocs blasted clear on top by not only four points, but also a mammoth 116.9 per cent from their nearest rivals following the 34.7 (211) […]
Seventh heaven for Saints’ Baird
PRODUCING a huge day out at Gardens Oval, ex-AFLW talent Janet Baird snagged seven goals for St Mary’s in the Saints’ massive 126-point win over the struggling Wanderers. Among the finals-bound contenders, the Saints were far too good across all four quarters, keeping the Wanderers scoreless until the final term and coming away with the […]
Pies’ Patterson prepared for next level
ONE of only two father-daughter prospects in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft, Violet Patterson has gone about building a nice CV leading up to next Monday’s night of nights. Tied to Collingwood thanks to her father Stephen’s 96 games in the black and white, Patterson looms as a high upside prospect with a nice balance […]
Q&A: Chloe Gaunt (Brisbane Lions Academy)
A LATE bloomer to the code as well as admittedly getting more serious about her fitness over the off-season, athletic key forward Chloe Gaunt received a AFLW National Draft Combine invite. Bursting with potential as a 182cm utility who can roll into the ruck, the raw key showed glimpses of what she is capable of […]
Q&A: Emma Juneja (Swans Academy)
HARD-RUNNING wing Emma Juneja looms as Sydney Swans Academy’s top Academy draft prospect in the December 16 AFLW Draft, having pieced together a consistent top-age season. She played across multiple competitions for the Academy, Allies and Sydney University, as well as running out for the National Academy. We spoke to Juneja at the AFLW National […]
Determined Rasheed raises own bar
THEY say that you are your own harshest critic, and that could not be more true of young gun India Rasheed. The promising top 10 talent has long caught the eye of fans and recruiters alike, with Rasheed’s snap goal in the 2022 SANFLW Grand Final sending her viral around the footballing community. Considering the […]
Marquee Matchup: Molly O’Hehir vs. Lou Painter
IN A stacked draft class filled with points of difference among similar role players, there is no shortage of players to compare to one another. In our AFLW Draft Guide exclusive Marquee Matchup, we take a look at two top 10 talents from opposite sides of the country in Bendigo Pioneers’ Lou Painter and South […]
Saints and Crocs lead five contenders in NTFL
A GAP between the top five and bottom five has formed at the halfway mark of the NTFL Men’s Premier Division season. Southern Districts and St Mary’s have capped off nine rounds of action with 7-1 records – including a bye apiece – six points clear of third placed Waratah. Tiwi Bombers and Nightcliff are […]
