2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Lilly-Ann Ryder
GOLD Coast Suns Academy is stacked to the brim with talent, and another player who is worth noting down is athletic tall utility, Lilly-Ann Ryder. The 174cm versatile type has spent time in defence with the Suns and Queensland, while playing forward for Southport. Given the volume of talent at the Suns and battle for […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Sienna Burnham
A DELAYED start to the season due to injury and being part of an incredibly stacked Gold Coast Suns Academy, Sienna Burnham is one of those players who could be fantastic value for another AFLW club. The Suns have nine Draft Combine invitee-tied players with six or seven of them expected to land at the […]
2025 AFLW Draft Next 30: Smalls-Mediums
LAST WEEK we released our September AFLW Draft Power Rankings featuring 30 names following the conclusion of their junior seasons. Given the even nature of the draft after the top end, we have named our next 30 players over a two-piece series, finishing in this article with the remainder of players. Below are 16 non-talls […]
House of the Rising Suns: Gold Coast’s talent bats deep
GOLD Coast Suns Academy were touted as having an enormous amount of draftable talent, particularly in the top-end this season, and there is no doubt that has become the case with a whopping seven players invited to the National Draft Combine. That means more than six per cent of players invited are from the Academy, […]
Compare the Pair: Sunny Lappin vs Chloe Bown
POTENTIALLY boasting the most accolade-ridden top-age seasons of any two players, star midfielders Sunny Lappin and Chloe Bown are set to be taken at the pointy end of the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft. While Bown has long been associated with the top few names, Lappin’s rise from top 30 talent to top 10 star is […]
2025 QAFLW Grand Final Scouting notes: Southport vs. Morningside
NINE Queensland Under 18 representatives ran out on the biggest of stages over the weekend as Southport produced a record high score to defeat Morningside 15.9 (99) to 3.2 (20) at Brighton Homes Arena. The jaw-dropping year of three-club tied talent Sunny Lappin continued with the top-age star winning best on ground in a dominant […]
Sharks surge to back-to-back QAFLW flags
SOUTHPORT Sharks have gone back-to-back in the QAFL Women’s, capping off their near-perfect season with a 79-point victory over the Morningside Panthers at Brighton Homes Arena. The Sharks dropped just one game during the regular season before steamrolling Morningside by the same margin in the first semi-final to book a spot in the QAFLW Grand […]
2025 QAFLW Grand Final preview: Southport vs. Morningside
A REIGNING champion and first-season wonder are the two teams remaining in the race for the 2025 QAFL Women’s premiership. Southport has beaten all before it bar one torrential downpour day, while for Morningside, only the Hornets and Sharks have posed a problem this season with the Panthers incredibly reaching the last match in their […]
Grand Final spot on the line in QAFLW
SIX TEAMS were cut to four after last week’s QAFL Women’s elimination finals, while top two sides Southport and Morningside enter the mix after a week off. The Sharks and Panthers go head-to-head for a spot in the QAFLW Grand Final, while Bond University and Coorparoo face-off in another do-or-die final at the former’s home […]
Sharks secure QAFLW minor premiership
SOUTHPORT has earned the QAFL Women’s minor premiership after defeating Morningside Panthers by 53 points at Jack Esplen Oval in a top of the table final round clash on the weekend. The red-hot Sharks put the foot down after a reasonably tight first half to boot seven unanswered goals in the second half to win, […]
