2025 WAFLW club preview: Claremont
AFTER going down in heartbreaking fashion a year earlier, Claremont successfully won its second flag in three seasons, toppling rival East Fremantle in the decider. Once again it was the case of the underdog – or side that had not gone undefeated throughout the season that got the job done, and now the team looks […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #1 Olivia Wolmarans
CONCLUDING our countdown of 15 WAFL Women’s players to watch is a highly talented forward/ruck in Subiaco’s Olivia Wolmarans. In 2025 Western Australia has a stack of talent that could be deserving of this spot, but Wolmarans was chosen based off her big game moments and what she is capable of achieving in the future. […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #2 Evie Cowcher
WINNING just about every individual award she could for her club and state, intercept defender Evie Cowcher has quite the CV coming into her top-age season. She is the back-to-back Under 18s MVP as well as WAFLW Rising Star during her debut season, having consistently been one of Peel Thunder’s best players, week-in, week-out. EVIE […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #3 Mia Russo
AN EXPLOSIVE midfielder who can also go forward and make an impact, West Perth top-ager Mia Russo kicks off our podium of WAFL Women’s players to watch in 2025. Russo has some electrifying traits, and though injury limited her AFLW Under 18 Championships last year, the Falcons talent is a past MVP winner at Under […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #4 Olivia Crane
UNFORTUNATELY an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear put a line through the talented Olivia Crane‘s bottom-age season, with the Subiaco prospect unable to get out for a home and away WAFLW or national championships match. Despite that fact, what she showed in her double bottom-age season suggests she will be among the top prospects in […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #5 Alicia Blizard
ATHLETIC tall forward Alicia Blizard kicks off the top five of our WAFL Women’s Ones to Watch countdown of top-age draft prospects with the East Fremantle talent having plenty of upside. Blizard looms as one who will only get better with further continuity, coming in and making an impact for both club and state in […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #6 Renee Morgan
ONE of the most wonderfully balanced players across the 2025 AFL Women’s draft class, Renee Morgan ticks plenty of boxes for as a naturally gifted footballer. She boasts smarts, skills, toughness and an ability to win the ball on the inside or outside and while others might be more explosive, Morgan gets her hands dirty […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #7 Lucy Greenwood
BOASTING maximum hurt factor, East Perth small Lucy Greenwood is a dangerous small forward who can also play up the ground, such as a wing or even on-ball. Her smarts and skills underpin her profile and she looms as one who has plenty of growth in her game going forward. LUCY GREENWOOD PROFILE DOB: 23/03/2007Height: 163cmPosition: Forward/WingClub: East Perth […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #8 Alira Fotu
BOASTING outstanding athleticism and high-level X-factor, South Fremantle forward Alira Fotu is a wildcard in this year’s AFLW Draft. On talent alone she is likely to be one of the most watched prospects, but as a Perth Lynx train-on, has also spent the summer in a balancing act between her two sporting loves of Aussie […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #9 Juliet Kelly
HARD-running West Australian Juliet Kelly is growing in confidence at stature at senior level, having gotten better as the year went on in her bottom-age campaign. The star dual-sport athlete, who also competes internationally at rowing, recorded the highest yo-yo test in the state 12 months ago. While missing out on the national championships due […]
