Up the Grades: Redlegs step up to Reserves level
STATE representatives from around the country stepped up the grades to make their debut senior appearances, most notably down at Norwood. A pair of Northern Academy-tied prospects broke into the VFL grade, while one West Australian youngster impressed in search of a League recall. >> VFL Player Focus: Tyan Prindable (Brisbane Lions) SANFL A quartet […]
Rising Stocks: Skills on display at national carnival
A COUPLE of state sides have already wrapped up their AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships in Western Australia and Vic Metro, while the Allies will do so this coming weekend. Given last week’s AFLW Draft Power Rankings, we cast our eyes over six players – one from each state – who have moved up the […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Stephie Wilkins
SYDNEY Swans Academy member Stephie Wilkins is a speedy outside talent who loves to run and take grass whenever possible. A late year born top-ager (December), Wilkins has grown up following the Swans even prior to her Academy ties and has aspirations of representing the red and white in the the future as a wing/half-back. […]
VFL Player Focus: Tyan Prindable (Brisbane Lions)
FOR ALL the early talk about Northern Academy prospects dominating this year’s draft, perhaps one going under the radar is Tyan Prindable. The Brisbane-tied midfielder made his VFL debut with the Lions on Saturday, impressing with 20 disposals and six clearances in a typically reliable performance. The 18-year-old played 20 senior QFA games with Coorparoo […]
2025 RMC Medal Leaderboard: Round 14
HEADING into the last month of Coates Talent League Girls action, mathematically up to 42 players are still in the running for the Rookie Me Central Medal, with 12 aspirants within 10 votes of the leading player, Chloe Baker-West. >> RMC Medal votes: Round 11 Leaderboard | Round 12 | Round 13 | Round 14 […]
Narrow wins shape up VFLW top six
AN INCREDIBLE penultimate round of VFL Women’s action had a significant impact on the race for the last spot inside the top six. Five sides are now locked in with a round to play, but after Round 13, three teams are fighting it out for sixth. Essendon jumped into the box seat with a five-point […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia kicked away from the Allies after a tight first half to finish off its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships on a high. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across the two sides in an entertaining contest up at Blacktown International Sportspark.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
VIC COUNTRY has pinched second spot in the Under 18 National Championships after rounding out the series with a 30-point win over rivals, Vic Metro. Country led from the first goal and responded to every challenge Metro conjured, finishing the higher-ranked of the two Victorian sides on both head-to-head and percentage. Most Valuable Player (MVP) […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Olivia Lacy
BENDIGO Pioneers top-ager Olivia Lacy earned her first Vic Country Under 18s spot on the weekend, making her debut against Vic Metro at RSEA Park. The smooth-moving midfielder/defender has pieced together some impressive footy in her bottom-age campaign, while having interruptions in 2025. We spoke to Lacy at the Coates Talent League Girls Preseason Testing […]
Seventh heaven for Martin as Metro down Country
A SEVEN-GOAL haul from the potential top pick in next year’s AFLW Draft spearheaded Vic Metro to a dominant 50-point victory over Vic Country. The win ensured the reigning champions have a shot at taking out the title if Queensland loses one of its last games in the AFLW Under 18 Championships. In an unstoppable […]
