2026 Talent League Girls R2 notes: Giants Academy vs. Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy picked up where they left off in Round 1, producing a comprehensive 40-point victory over the GWS Giants Academy in the opening game of a Blacktown International Sportspark double-header on Saturday. The Lions lead from the opening term and were rarely troubled, with the Giants showing some fight in a three-goal third […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFL Academy vs. North Melbourne VFL
GEELONG Falcons midfielder Noah Williams was named best on ground as the AFL Academy was soundly beaten in the first of its two showcase games for 2026. The Under 18 outfit went down by 71 points to a clinical North Melbourne VFL side at Arden Street Oval on Sunday. The Roos stormed out of the […]
SANFLW edge out VFLW in two-point battle
AFTER going down to the Vics a year earlier, South Australia’s top female talent has triumphed in a two-point nail-biter in 2026. The SANFLW ground past the VFLW 3.4 (22) to 2.8 (20), making more of their seven scoring shots compared to their opponents 10 in victory at Stratarama Stadium. The game was part of […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Swans Academy vs. Northern Territory
SYDNEY Swans Academy won a low-scoring tussle with Northern Territory to bounce back from a loss to Brisbane Lions Academy on Thursday and finish the 2026 AFLW Under 16 Championships on a high. The Swans booted two last quarter goals to come away with the win in the nick of time, defeating the Territory, 3.4 […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Giants Academy vs. Tasmania
GWS GIANTS Academy finished the 2026 AFLW Under 16 Championships undefeated after accounting for Tasmania at Blacktown yesterday. The girls from the Apple Isle were hungry for a better performance after being thrashed by Gold Coast Suns Academy on Thursday, at the same venue, and responded with the only two goals of the first term. […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Giants Academy vs. Northern Territory
AFTER a long day of watching others, the local GWS Giants Academy players finally got to celebrate, defeating Northern Territory in the last game of an AFLW Under 16s Championships triple-header at Blacktown yesterday. It was a tight first half, but the Giants Academy just had that extra polish in front of goal along with […]
PREVIEW | 2026 Talent League Girls – Round 2
A MASSIVE eight-game schedule is packed for Round 2 of the Talent League Girls competition after just one match took place a fortnight ago for opening round. The Brisbane Lions Academy took the chocolates over Gold Coast Suns Academy in that encounter, and both sides head to Blacktown as part of a double-header against the […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Tasmania vs. Suns Academy
GOLD Coast Suns Academy produced one of the most dominant performances in recent history through the national championships with a 140-point belting of Tasmania in the second game of an AFLW Under 16 Championships triple-header at Blacktown yesterday. It was fairly competitive for a half, before the Suns went full throttle and piled on 15 […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Swans Academy vs. Lions Academy
A DOMINANT first half from Brisbane Lions Academy set the side up for a commanding 44-point AFLW Under 16s Championships win over the Sydney Swans Academy in the first of a triple-header at Blacktown yesterday. Booting the first eight goals of the game before the Swans kicked a couple late, the Lions looked full of […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U16s – Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
VICTORIA Metro survived a late scare to put away Victoria Country in a 19-point AFLW Under 16s Championships win at Trevor Barker Beach Oval today. In blustery conditions making efficiency and goalkicking tough. Country actually had one more scoring shot – and drew level late in the contest – before Metro kicked three goals in […]
