2024 AFLW Season Preview: Hawthorn
ON paper, things did not improve for Hawthorn in its second season in the AFL Women’s, with another three-win campaign confining the Hawks to a similar position on the ladder. But, with a new coach on board and a whole heap of talent through the door, will things finally start to click for the brown […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 16
LARGELY one-sided results were of note during Round 16 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, as two sets of double-headers took place on respective days. As always we checked out some of the more impressive individual performances, with a focus on Victorian representatives and future prospects. All Scouting Notes are the opinion of the […]
Bull Sharks hang on in QAFLW nail-biter
BOND University has survived a gallant comeback from Aspley Hornets to book a spot in yet another QAFL Women’s Grand Final. The Bull Sharks looked on top for most of the match against the Hornets, but Aspley refused to yield, even having a late shot on goal in the final 30 seconds that was defended […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 16
MINOR premiers Oakleigh Chargers nabbed a pair of wins over the two weekends of Round 16 and recorded a league-high four representatives our Team of the Week, one ahead of the five other winners. While the other victors all had three players, just one loser – Murray Bushrangers – had two, with the remaining three […]
2024 CTLG Player Focus: Jasmine Sowden (Gippsland Power)
GIPPSLAND Power top-ager Jasmine Sowden had a day out to remember at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday, as the midfielder-forward slotted four goals from 31 disposals in the Power’s big win over Murray Bushrangers. A Vic Country representative, Sowden burst onto the scene last year showing plenty of promise as a bottom-ager and earning a […]
Under 17s Futures squad plays AFLW curtain-raiser
NEXT year’s brightest AFLW Draft prospects will head to GMHBA Stadium on August 31 to play a showcase match as part of a curtain-raiser for the opening round of AFL Women’s action. A total of 49 players were selected from across the country to take part in the AFL National Futures program, with the match […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 16 wrap
IN the penultimate round of Coates Talent League Girls action, the metropolitan teams and Tasmania Devils closed out their regular seasons across the board, while the country sides have another chance next week. We recap how Round 16 went down and some of the better performers.
Pearce’s persistence pays off with second chance at dream
OF all the stories of the last year, Lilly Pearce’s perhaps has the most twists and turns of them all. After starting 2023 playing for Southport in the QAFLW, she then found herself with an AFLW injury replacement contract at Richmond, before moving across to the VFLW and then being given a second chance at […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: GWS Giants
COMING off a season which saw them accrue only two wins, the Giants will be looking to consolidate their new-look team and rise up the ladder in 2024. TEAM LIST #1 Annise Bradfield#2 Alicia Eva#3 Alyce Parker#4 Katherine Smith#5 Jessica Doyle#6 Rebecca Beeson#7 Zarlie Goldsworthy#8 Nicola Barr#9 Caitlin Miller#10 Jasmine Grierson#11 Chloe Dalton?#12 Isabel Huntington#13 […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Gold Coast
AFTER several years in a row of almost but not quite making the finals, 2023 saw Gold Coast finally take that next step and make the finals for the first time since their inaugural season. However that final series did not quite go to plan, bowing out to Sydney in the first week of the […]
