Woomeras and Medleys to face-off in Brisbane
PROMISING footballers from around the country with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander and Multicultural backgrounds will get the opportunity to take the field in a couple of showcase matches at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday. Girls aged 15 and under with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander background are eligible for the Woomeras squad, while the […]
2024 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Mia Salisbury (Queensland)
PROMISING top-age Queenslander Mia Salisbury has adapted into life as a midfielder this year after a promising bottom-age national carnival as a defender. The Bond University draft eligible player was among the better players for the Suns Academy during its Coates Talent League Girls stint earlier in the year. In the absence of a host […]
Lin’s long career list not quite written yet
MAKING the AFLW is a huge achievement, but then getting delisted can be a huge shock to the system. That is the scenario Joanna Lin faced, having experienced both ends of the scale. Drafted to Collingwood in 2020, she played four seasons at the top before being delisted after the 2023 season. She said getting […]
Anderson lives out WAFLW premiership dream
AFTER the heartbreak of last season’s grand final loss to East Fremantle, over-age forward Bec Anderson was able to achieve the glory that evaded her in her debut League year, when Claremont knocked off East Fremantle in the WAFL Women’s Grand Final on Sunday. Anderson was a surprise packet last season for the Tigers, playing […]
Grieves pulls clear in RMC Medal race
WESTERN Jets ball-winner Sierra Grieves has taken the lead in the Rookie Me Central Medal for the Coates Talent League Girls competition in the latest update following Round 12. The Vic Metro onballer and AFLW Academy member is in some great form, and she has moved four votes clear on top. Grieves has polled 37 […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 12
NOT for the first time this season, the Oakleigh Chargers lead all-comers in our Rookie Me Central Team of the Week for Round 12. The reigning premiers recorded a league-high five players in the team, one ahead of fellow winners Geelong Falcons and Northern Knights. The tight contest between GWV Rebels and Murray Bushrangers resulted […]
Hornets bounce back to snap Roos’ streak
AFTER suffering their first loss of the QAFL Women’s season in Round 10, Aspley Hornets got their name back on the winner’s list with a 39-point win over an in-form Maroochydore. The Roos had started the year a little rocky but won their past three matches to give them confidence entering the final month of […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Grand Final
CLAREMONT spoiled the party for the second time in three years and reversed the upset yet again from last season by defeating East Fremantle in a three-point thriller on Sunday. In the final edition of our WAFLW Scouting notes for the year, we took a look at the State Academy members running around on the […]
VFLW Player Spotlight: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
ONE of the talking points of the VFL Women’s offseason was the substantial list changes that were happening at Collingwood, with just about every member of their 2023 squad list no longer at the club heading into 2024. One of those who found themselves a new home was lively forward Nyakoat Dojiok, who was just […]
2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 12
AFTER playing a key role for Vic Metro as a bottom-ager in the AFLW Under 18 Championships the week before, Oakleigh Chargers’ Chloe Bown continued that form into Round 12 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. She was a clear best on ground in her side’s huge win over Sandringham Dragons, earning our Player […]
