2025 CTLG wrap | Swans shine to down Devils
SYDNEY Swans Academy has kick-started its Coates Talent League Girls campaign off on the right note with a commanding 41-point win over Tasmania Devils at Blacktown International Sportspark on Anzac Day. We recap that game and the other six fixture in our Round 3 wrap.
AFLW Draft Q&A: Kiera Yerbury
SYDNEY Swans Academy midfielder Kiera Yerbury is a tall and athletic ball-winner who is strong at the contest and competitive around the ground. Capable of drifting forward and impacting up there, Yerbury had an impressive first-up against in Sydney’s victory over Tasmania Devils on Anzac Day. We spoke to Yerbury at the Swans’ Preseason Testing […]
PREVIEW | CTLG Anzac Day – Devils and Swans’ face off
FIVE fresh sides enter the Coates Talent League Girls competition in Round 3 with Tasmania Devils coming off an extended break, and the four Queensland and New South Wales Academies. In this specific article we take a look at the Anzac Day clash between the Devils and Sydney Swans Academy. A secondary preview will look […]
PREVIEW | CTLG: Northern Academies
AS THE Coates Talent League Girls competition returns for Round 3 over the long weekend, the league welcomes four of the five Northern Academies for their first taste of action in the southern competition. Both Queensland Academies (Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions) and New South Wales Academies (GWS Giants and Sydney Swans) begin their […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Swans Academy review
SYDNEY Swans Academy took bragging rights over their state-based rivals the Giants by winning Pool B of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships. The Swans accounted for both Tasmania (34 points) and Northern Territory (54) to boast the highest percentage from the two games. RESULTS: Swans Academy 8.15 (63) def. Tasmania 4.5 (29) […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Swans Academy vs Northern Territory
SYDNEY Swans Academy officially claimed the Pool B AFLW Under 16 Development Championships title thanks to a comprehensive win over the Northern Territory. Both the Swans and Giants remained undefeated through the two-game carnival, but it was the Swans’ back-to-back beltings of Tasmania and then the Territory that secured the overall title. Sydney kicked five […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Swans Academy vs Tasmania
A DOUBLE-header of Pool B action took place at Blacktown International Sportspark yesterday with Sydney Swans Academy proved too good for Tasmania in the first of those matches. After a tight first half where both sides struggled to put through many goals, the red and white got on top to kick six goals to three […]
2025 U22 Summer Series recap: Giants & Swans
SYDNEY Swans Academy has claimed the NSW/ACT Women’s Under 22 Summer Series last weekend after remaining undefeated across their three matches. Coming into the ultimate decider against the Giants Academy after both sides accounted for AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra’s Under 22s, it was the red and white that rolled the orange team by seven […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Madeleine Quinn
A NATIONAL Academy member, Swans Academy ruck Madeleine Quinn is one of the top tall draft prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft crop. Quinn has outstanding athleticism, and can impact both in the air and at ground level, not afraid to get involved in transition and can become that modern “fourth midfielder” once the ruck […]
Coates Talent League Girls: Must-watch fixtures in 2025
THE 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures were announced last week, with an 18-round girls regular season set to commence on the weekend of April 5-6. There are plenty of landmark events between then and the Grand Final, slated for September 20-21. We highlight some of the must-watch fixtures. >> ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures […]
