
2025 CTLG wrap | Cannons fire as Jets go back-to-back
IT WAS a great weekend for the bottom two Victorian metropolitan sides as Calder Cannons produced a team effort to smash Bendigo Pioneers, while Western Jets made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season with a 23-point triumph over Murray Bushrangers. We cast our eye over Round 15 of the Coates Talent League […]

2025 CTLG | Round 15 Player of the Week: Chloe Bown
OAKLEIGH Chargers star Chloe Bown‘s incredible top-age season rolled on with another stat-stuffing performance in her side’s 28-point win over Dandenong Stingrays. The bounce-back victory after two straight losses was spearheaded by Bown who earned our Player of the Week nomination for Round 15. Bown had 32 disposals, seven marks, five clearances, 10 inside 50s […]

Allies produce breakthrough AFLW U18s win
AFTER a couple of honourable defeats, the Allies finished off their AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with a bang, upsetting Queensland for the second consecutive season. As they had done last year, the winless Allies toppled the undefeated Maroons, getting up by six points, 8.9 (57) to 6.15 (51). After dominating the inside 50s count […]

2025 CTLG Preview | Top three contest awaits
A TOP three battle between Oakleigh Chargers and Dandenong Stingrays is the match of the round in the Coates Talent League Girls as Round 15 gets underway tomorrow. The Chargers and Stingrays face-off on Sunday, with the Victorian representatives back available across the six matches. ROUND 15 FIXTURE Saturday, July 26: Gippsland Power vs. Northern […]

RECAP | 2025 AFLW U18s: Vic Metro
WESTERN Australia was the first side to finish its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships campaign, capping off the four-game carnival with two wins after two losses. The Sandgropers had their chances in every match, though ultimately fell short against Queensland and South Australia before knocking off Vic Metro and the Allies. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 […]

2025 QAFLW Player Focus: Dekota Baron (Southport)
ONE OF the top prospects in the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft, Dekota Baron is working back from injury nicely and had a big game for Southport on the weekend. In the first of two Pride Rounds through the QAFL Women’s, the Sharks smashed Aspley Hornets by 125 points as Baron booted five majors from 15 […]

2025 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Bailee Martin (Vic Metro)
ALREADY a dominant goalkicker at Coates Talent League Girls level despite being a bottom-ager, Oakleigh Chargers’ Bailee Martin had her breakout performance at the AFLW Under 18s level. The incredibly athletic and dynamic forward was rotated out of the lineup for the win against the Allies, but returned to face state rivals Vic Country in […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Zoe Vozzo
SPEEDY wing-turned-forward Zoe Vozzo has produced plenty of highlights this season, not only stepping up in her top-age season for Eastern Ranges, but also Vic Metro. Her impressive over the head goal when facing away from the big sticks against the Allies caught the eye, while she also booted three majors in the win over […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
A SEVEN-goal haul to Bailee Martin helped steer Vic Metro to a dominant 50-point win over state rivals Vic Country at RSEA Park on the weekend. In even spreads across both sides, we highlighted a few of the players who caught the eye in our scouting notes.

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 […]