PREVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Allies vs. Vic Metro
THE WAIT is over for the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships as the Allies and Vic Metro kick off proceedings tomorrow at Blacktown International Sportspark. The two sides go head-to-head for some early bragging rights at the event and we preview the clash.
State Under 18 stars headline QAFLW Round 10
QUEENSLAND’s State Academy members will have one last hitout in the QAFL Women’s prior to a busy schedule in the upcoming national championships. The Maroons will play their first AFLW Under 18 Championships match next Sunday at Brighton Homes Arena against Vic Country, before a clash with the Allies a week later. We take a […]
2024 AFLW U18s team analysis: Allies
HOSTING the first game of the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships at Blacktown tomorrow, the Allies will look to start off on the right foot against Vic Metro. They have the toughest draw of any side, having to play not just Metro, but also South Australia and Queensland too, who could arguably be the […]
Allies announce 2024 AFLW U18s squad
A CONDENSED 26-player Allies squad was released today, ahead of its clash with Vic Metro next weekend. The Allies – which is comprised of players from NSW/ACT, Northern Territory and Tasmania – will take on Metro at Blacktown on Saturday, June 29, before travelling to Queensland to face the Maroons and then another road trip […]
VFL Player Focus: Logan Smith (GWS)
GWS Giants Academy player and Allies State Squad member Logan Smith had his first hitout at senior level, applying his trade in the GWS VFL side in their 14-point win over Port Melbourne. One of the highly touted ruck’s of the draft, Smith had no issue adapting to the physicality and was thrown in the […]
Academy Watch: Bottom-agers earn VFL berths
A RAFT of Northern Academy prospects have been filtering into the VFL and Under 18 National Championships over the last month, since the 2024 Academy Series wrapped up. We cast our eye over each program to see which top prospects are getting opportunities at high levels. >> Coates Talent League: 2024 Academy Series recap BRISBANE […]
Q&A: Isabella McDonough (Lions Academy)
BRISBANE Lions Academy talent Isabella McDonough was one of the most impressive players through the Lions Academy’s Coates Talent League Girls’ stint this season. The strong midfielder who can play both inside or on the wing and even up forward, played all four goals and kicked three against the Calder Cannons in an impressive win. […]
Southport too strong in all-Shark fight
SOUTHPORT kicked away in the final term to put Bond University to the sword in Round 8 of the QAFL Women’s season. The Sharks and Bull Sharks have a plethora of future AFLW talent, but with the former having a closer to full-strength side, Southport was able to lead throughout the match and secure the […]
QAFLW 2024 Round 8: Around the Grounds
THE TOP three teams emerged as the ones to beat this season, with Aspley, Bond University and Southport all recording big wins in Round 8 of the QAFL Women’s competition. The trio of sides proved too good for their lower ranked opponents, as the Brisbane and Gold Coast Suns Academy players returned to state league […]
2024 CTLG team review: Swans Academy
THE last of the four Coates Talent League Girls Northern Academy sides to complete their stint in the competition, the Sydney Swans Academy played four games for one win, but were ultra-competitive throughout and some promising AFLW Draft prospects emerged. >> 2024 CTLG team review: Lions Academy>> 2024 CTLG team review: Giants Academy>> 2024 CTLG […]