Scouting Notes: Swans soar past early Ranges peak
THE SYDNEY Swans Academy improved to a flawless 5-0 record after their second half demolition of Eastern Ranges at the Kennedy Community Centre on Saturday afternoon. Forward Benjamin Pignatelli spearheaded the 46-point win over last year’s premiers with a haul of seven-straight goals. After leaking 10 scoring shots in the opening term, the Swans’ accuracy […]
2026 Talent League Girls R6 notes: Giants Academy vs. Tasmania Devils
THE GWS Giants Academy booted the last seven goals of the game to run over Tasmania Devils 8.11 (59) to 1.5 (11) in Round 6 of the Talent League Girls at Blacktown International Sportspark on Saturday. It was a comprehensive victory for the Giants, who were led by a four-goal haul from bottom-ager Billie Hamilton […]
2026 Talent League Girls R6 notes: Eastern Ranges vs. Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy flexed its muscles against Victoria’s best side, thrashing Eastern Ranges by 50 points in Dingley in a rare loss for the Ranges. In blustery and wet conditions, the Swans used the breeze to perfection, boot nine of their 10 goals to the Dingley Bypass end, while Eastern only managed two majors – […]
Talent League Player Focus: Cooper Hodge (Lions Academy)
THERE has been plenty of talk surrounding Cooper Hodge‘s pending decision ahead of this year’s draft, whether to follow his father-son ties to Hawthorn or continue through Brisbane’s academy pipeline. Either way, he let his footy do the talking on Sunday with a breakout Talent League performance. Hodge racked up a season-high tally of 32 […]
State(s) in Focus: Hypothetical Allies Girls squad
A CONTINUED growth in New South Wales female footballing pathways over the last few seasons and particularly looking to the future has plenty of exciting prospects set to line up for the Allies at this year’s AFLW Under 18 Championships. While the squad itself is yet to be decided, as we did for the boys’, […]
Scouting Notes: El Souki spearheads Jets scoring spree
IT WAS the Khaled El Souki show as Western notched its second win of the Talent League season on Sunday, defeating Calder by 56 points in their Round 7 clash at DSV Stadium. The Cannons came out firing with the game’s first first goals, but it was smooth sailing for the Jets from that point, […]
2026 Talent League Girls R5 notes: Tasmania Devils vs. Suns Academy
A WET Windsor Park made for tricky conditions between the Tasmania Devils and Gold Coast Suns Academy as the latter continued to bring in a host of Under 16s stars for the clash after a dominant national carnival. They proved to be amongst the best on the ground as the Suns saluted, 8.7 (55) to […]
2026 Talent League Girls R5 notes: Western Jets vs. Calder Cannons
A DOMINANT second-half display carried Western Jets to a 9.3 (57) to 1.6 (12) victory over Calder Cannons in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls, with the Cannons leading 9-0 after the first term before the Jets booted nine unanswered goals across the final three quarters in difficult wet conditions. We took note of […]
Scouting Notes: Knights win in Gayfer goal fest
NORTHERN Knights continued their perfect start to the Talent League season, notching a fifth consecutive win after thumping the GWV Rebels by 63 points in Ballarat on Sunday. The visitors trailed at half time but piled on seven unanswered goals in term three, including five from spearhead Sam Gayfer. Gayfer ended up with six majors […]
2026 Talent League Girls Player Focus: Molly Ferguson (Brisbane Lions Academy)
MOLLY Ferguson entered 2026 as arguably the most unlucky player to miss the National Academy – a slick inside midfielder who is a ‘plug-and-play stoppage expert’ with the work rate and fight of her idol Belle Dawes. Against Sandringham Dragons in Round 5, she produced her most complete performance of the season to-date, collecting 31 […]
