
Around the Grounds: Ali make Pies debut
EASTERN Ranges raw talent Rod Ali will make his VFL debut on the weekend when he dons the black and white stripes at Preston City Oval. The athletic defender is a rare Coates Talent League inclusion on a weekend where only the Jets have a bye. Ali has shown promise throughout his few matches both […]

AFLW Draft Q&A: Maya Louvel-Finn
EAST Fremantle top-age defender Maya Louvel-Finn has had a rollercoaster journey leading up to 2025, with plenty of highs and lows since crossing to football as a relative latecomer to the game. She has established herself in the Sharks’ back five this season and looms as a quality draft smokey with the form she is […]

2025 AFLW Draft | Five mature-age prospects
AS THE AFL Women’s preseason fast approaches and the opening match set for August 14, clubs are taking stock of their lists to ensure a full bill of health for the upcoming season. In the past couple of weeks, players such as Poppy Stockwell (Fremantle), Maddison Torpey (Carlton), Tessa Boyd (North Melbourne) and Maggie MacLachlan […]

Up the Grades: York gallant in Peel League loss
WEST Australian small forward William York continues to make a name for himself at League level with the 172cm top-ager producing another strong performance for Peel Thunder. He collected 15 disposals, six marks and five inside 50s, while laying four tackles and finishing with the solitary behind as the Thunder went down to East Perth […]

Scouting notes: Lions on the board after exorcising Demons
SUBIACO Colts finally have a ‘W’ to their name after a comprehensive smashing of Perth at Mineral Resources Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Coming into the match with a 1-2 record compared to Perth’s 2-1 ledger, the Lions gained a percentage boost while handing the Demons a significant deficit to now be just four points and […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 5
A HOST of National Academy members returned to WAFL Women’s sides for Round 5 ahead of the league-wide bye this coming weekend. We took note of how each of the State Academy members performed last round. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.

2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
SUBIACO topped all-comers in our WAFL Women’s Team of the Week following a fifth straight win, with five representatives making the 24-strong squad. The Lions had one more than fellow winners Claremont and Swan Districts, while East Fremantle had three, the same amount as the most competitive loser West Perth. It was fitting that after […]

Scouting Notes: State 18s stars dominate, frontrunner goes down
WEST Perth has caused a major boilover in the WAFL Colts, defeating early pace setter South Fremantle by 10 points on Friday night. The Falcons led at every break but were pegged back to a five-point margin at three-quarter time, doing enough to hang on and hand the Bulldogs their first defeat of the season. […]

WAFLW MOTR: Swans hold off Falcons’ late charge
SWAN Districts made it back-to-back wins in the WAFL Women’s competition after holding off a fourth quarter comeback from West Perth to move to 3-1 in the 2025 season. After being level at half-time, the Swans got out to as much as a 13-point lead early in the fourth quarter before West Perth hit back […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 5
A SUPER Saturday takes place in the WAFL Women’s with all four Round 5 games taking place on the same day. We preview each of them with some sides desperate to grab win number two in 2025.