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.
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 […]
Clinical Sandgropers finish AFLW U18s on a high
WESTERN Australia has defied the odds of having 28 less inside 50s to defeat the Allies by 16 points and conclude its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with an even win-loss ledger. The visitors were often in defence mode, bravely thwarting Allies attacks, though the home side was also unlucky with several posters and a […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia becomes the first team to wrap up its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships tomorrow as the Sandgropers hope to move to an even keel of 2-2. Losses to Queensland and South Australia were followed by a nice win over Vic Metro, while the Allies fell short against the latter in a gallant effort […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Asher Fearn-Wannan
VERSATILE top-ager Asher Fearn-Wannan has been deployed in a variety of positions over the last couple of seasons and earned a spot with Vic Metro in 2025, ticking off one of the goals she set in the preseason. The Eastern Ranges talent has spent time at half-back, on a wing, on-ball, even in the ruck […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
A FULL round of Coates Talent League Girls action took place before the league-wide bye with plenty of impressive individual performances, especially from Vic Country listed players. There was even the first triple bottom-ager who made a debut, while some younger metropolitan regions talents made their mark. All notes are the opinion of the individual […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Ella Stoddart
BOASTING a booming left peg and competitive overhead and at ground level, Gippsland Power’s Ella Stoddart is one of only a couple of Vic Country players in the National Academy member. An MVP winner for her state at Under 16s level, Stoddart has progressed through the pathway and long been touted as one to watch […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Marlo Graham
NORTHERN Knights top-ager Marlo Graham has had a sensational start to her 2025 season and despite injury keeping her out for a little while, has not dropped off since stepping up for Vic Metro in their most recent two games. Graham spoke to us at the Coates Talent League Girls Preseason Testing Day about her […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 14
WITH an incredible eight players kicking three goals or more across Round 14, constructing a forwardline – let alone a full side – for our Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week made for an incredibly difficult exercise. There were plenty of unlucky players to miss out, with Dandenong’s dominant win over Sandringham Dragons […]
