Preview | WAFLW R7: State Academy members depart
WESTERN Australia’s top Under 18s and Under 16s players are out of the WAFL Women’s competition for Round 7 with the former having a weekend’s rest ahead of next week’s championships, while the latter face Vic Metro at Arden Street. It means plenty of changes across the board, with reigning grand finalists East Fremantle hardest […]
Preview | SANFLW R8: Finals-defining action
FINALS spots are up for grabs in Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s competition with the top five on the verge of breaking away from the bottom three. If Norwood, Sturt and Glenelg all win their respective matches on the weekend, then the gap between fifth and sixth would be three games with four rounds […]
2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: Double-header
WESTERN Australia and South Australia join the inaugural AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships, with the states taking part in some Pool A action on the weekend. While their Victorian opponents have already played one game – with Vic Country getting the win over Vic Metro – the two non-Victorian teams will face off against the […]
“No ceilings” for in-form Norwood
RUNNING hot into the league-wide bye last weekend, Norwood coach Brad Snell said his side is not setting any ceiling in season 2023. After starting the season 0-3 but losing the trio of games by a combined seven points, Norwood has hit its straps, stringing together four straight wins to return to Round 8 action […]
2023 WAFLW Scouting Notes: Round 6
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s scouting notes for Round 6 of the 2023 season, we highlighted eight players across the four games who stood out as either current or prior members of the 2022/23 WAFLW State Academies, while mentioning others who also showed signs in their respective matches.
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 6
IT WAS high-fives all round for East Fremantle as the Sharks recorded a league-high representation in our WAFL Women’s Round 6 Team of the Week. The Sharks had the five players in the lineup, with fellow winners Claremont and Subiaco recording four apiece. Swan Districts, South Fremantle and West Perth all had three representatives, while […]
WAFL Women’s Player Focus: Anjelique Raison (East Fremantle)
EAST Fremantle tall Anjelique Raison was arguably best on ground at half time of East Fremantle’s win over Peel Thunder on the weekend, booting two goals and looking incredibly dangerous. Despite a quieter second half, the top-age talent was still able to be among the most impressive players afield with 16 disposals, seven marks and […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 5
DESPITE a reduced round of just four games over the weekend, there were still plenty of top individual performances in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls. We took note of some high-scoring forwards, accumulating midfielders and clever defenders across a weekend that had a bit of everything from a weather perspective. All scouting notes […]
WA announces AFLW U18s & U16s squads
WESTERN Australia has announced its Under 18s and Under 16s squads for the upcoming AFLW National Championships. The official jumper presentation took place last night, with 24 players named in the Under 18s squad, and a further 25 players nominated for the Under 16s squad. Western Australia takes on Vic Country in the Under 16s […]
2023 QAFLW Player Focus: Havana Harris (Bond Uni)
IMPRESSIVE bottom-age AFLW Draft prospect Havana Harris made quite the impact on debut for Bond University, booting four goals in the Bull Sharks’ 98-point win over Maroochydore. Sharing the limelight with fellow 2006-born stars Nyalli Milne and Tara Harrington, Harris provided plenty of headaches for the opposition Roos defence, clunking a number of marks and […]
