2025 WAFLW Quarter in Focus: Olivia Wolmarans
A STRONG marking athletic forward is as valuable as any other role on the field, and Subiaco’s Olivia Wolmarans fits the bill perfectly. Winning MVP for her side at last year’s Under 17 Futures match, the National Academy member had a day out against West Perth booting four goals from 18 disposals and seven marks. […]
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
FOUR clubs – including three winning sides – all boasted a quartet of players in an evenly spread WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 1. Subiaco, Swan Districts and South Fremantle, along with narrow losers East Perth all finished with four representatives, while the other winner in Peel Thunder had three. West Perth […]
2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Alicia Blizard
ATHLETIC tall forward Alicia Blizard came agonisingly close to dragging her East Fremantle side across the line during a heartbreaking loss to South Fremantle as the WAFL Women’s season kicked off over the weekend. Blizard was prominent working up and down the ground, finding pockets of space inside 50 and often getting goalside to punish […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 1
ANOTHER WAFL Women’s season is underway, and while reigning premiers Claremont had the extra week’s rest with the introduction of a ninth team, that newest side Perth kicked off its new era in senior women’s football. We took a look at some of the State Academy members who caught the eye through the opening round […]
WAFLW MOTR: South shocks Sharks in four-minute blitz
A FOUR-minute blitz where South Fremantle kicked three goals to run over the top of East Fremantle with the final kick of the game had to be seen to be believed. Even those who witnessed the Bulldogs’ 5.3 (33) to 4.6 (30) triumph might have had to turn back to the replay just to comprehend […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: West Perth
WEST Perth broke through for a maiden finals series last season and reached a preliminary final, pushing the top two teams at different points. Some critical losses late in the year meant a brief stint inside the top two was wiped away, but the Falcons still lived up to the hype making it past all […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: Swan Districts
WELCOMING back some key players on and off the field, Swan Districts looms as a threat once again. In the logjam of teams that are in likely finals contention, the Black Ducks a nice balance of youth and experience in 2025. LAST SEASON: 4th2025 PREDICTION: 2nd-6th The Swans enjoyed a really strong preseason and are […]
TOP 10s | 2025 Nationwide preseason testing
RECORDS tumbled around the nation as Under 18 footballers were put through their paces in preseason testing events across six states and territories from February to March. Athletes participated in the standing vertical jump, running vertical jump, 20m sprint, AFL agility test and Yo-Yo test. >> SCROLL for all the top 10s Sydney Swans Academy […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: Subiaco
ARGUABLY the hardest to predict team, Subiaco did miss out on finals by a couple of games despite finishing fifth, but do have a host of experienced players coming into the lineup for 2025. Not only is a star youngster returning from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, but the Lions have beefed up their […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: South Fremantle
SOUTH Fremantle is eyeing off a return to finals after a disappointing year in 2024 resulted in the Bulldogs missing the postseason series. A loss to Peel Thunder – the only side to suffer defeat to the wooden spooners – compounded the defeat as they fell short of finals despite having quality on the list. […]
