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 […]
Dragons outlast Goannas in tough battle
St GEORGE Dragons have claimed a hard-fought 14-point win over the Parramatta Goannas in a gritty, low-scoring contest in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, prevailing 3.3 (21) to 1.1 (7). On a crisp winter afternoon at Olds Park, both sides brought relentless pressure and commitment around the contest, but it was the Dragons who […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Rebels cause Power outage
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels ended Gippsland Power’s seven-game winning streak in Round 14 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, while Geelong Falcons pipped Oakleigh Chargers and Dandenong Stingrays crushed Sandringham Dragons. Vic Metro representatives were again largely absence due to facing the Allies up north, was Tasmania Devils going down to Western Jets […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Vic Metro
VICTORIA Metro had to withstand a fourth quarter comeback from the Allies to enjoy a two-point AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships win up at Brighton Homes Arena yesterday. In an even contribution across both teams, we took note of some of the players who caught the eye from the match.
