
2025 RMC MEDAL | Country, Allies reps star
SOME of the big guns from Vic Country and the Allies returned for Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition and produced some big performances, earning them Rookie Me Central Medal votes. After starting the season on fire, Rose Bell grabbed another five in Murray’s big win over Calder Cannons as the Bushrangers […]

2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Ella Stoddart (Gippsland Power)
AN EXPERIENCED player at Coates Talent League level amongst a host of young developing ones across both sides, Gippsland Power’s Ella Stoddart had a big game for her side in the hard-fought win over Eastern Ranges. The Ranges were missing a stack of top-end talent due to Vic Metro duties, but the Power still came […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Molly Thomas
TALENTED left-footer Molly Thomas is one of a number of promising Sydney Swans Academy members and Allies representatives who is chasing her dream of reaching the AFL Women’s. The Singleton Roosters prospect has some exciting traits mostly playing through the midfield with damaging kicking and the ability to compete overhead. We spoke to Thomas mid-season […]

2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Madeleine Quinn (UTS Bats)
NATIONAL Academy member Madeleine Quinn is a bonafide ruck who has been honing her forward craft this season, and she produced one of her most complete games in a tough loss to North Shore Bombers. Representing the UTS Bats in a thrilling Round 12 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division encounter, Quinn booted three goals from […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Pios prevail as Devils down Chargers
ROUND 13 saw unusual fixturing with each of the five metropolitan regions in action facing a country one with the former missing a host of stars due to Vic Metro duties out west. That resulted in top two sides Oakleigh Chargers – for the first time – and Eastern Ranges – getting rolled, with finals-bound […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Vic Metro
FINALLY prevailing after two tough losses, Western Australia came away with the all-important win against Vic Metro at Shark Park, handing the visitors their first loss of the 2025 AFLW Under 18 Championships in the process. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye in the game with all notes the […]

2025 CTLG | Round 13 Player of the Week: Mia Anderson
TASMANIA Devils midfielder Mia Anderson was incredible in her side’s big win over Oakleigh Chargers on the weekend, racking up a league-high 37 disposals and recording the most touches by a Tasmanian this year. In doing so, she became the first player from the Devils to earn our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls […]

Falcons help steer Sandgropers to victory
IT FELT like redemption for Western Australia. The Sandgropers – who had performed well without securing the ‘W’ in the first two games – finally grabbed their first win, defeating Vic Metro in a nail-biting four-point result at The Good Grocer Park. There were storylines everywhere, with the potential for it to be a sequel […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Vic Metro
WESTERN Australia is searching for redemption from its first two matches at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, and has a way to find it when it hosts Vic Metro at Shark Park tomorrow. The Sandgropers went down on the siren to Queensland and lead throughout the first half before fading against South Australia and […]

2025 CTLG Preview | Murray heads back to the Bush for Calder clash
A FULL-strength Murray Bushrangers outfit will play host to Calder Cannons up in Wangaratta on Saturday with the home side searching for its fifth win of the season. The Cannons will be without their top two stars, but are building a future core of talent throughout the season. AROUND THE GROUNDS After two smaller rounds […]