
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Olivia Lacy
BENDIGO Pioneers top-ager Olivia Lacy earned her first Vic Country Under 18s spot on the weekend, making her debut against Vic Metro at RSEA Park. The smooth-moving midfielder/defender has pieced together some impressive footy in her bottom-age campaign, while having interruptions in 2025. We spoke to Lacy at the Coates Talent League Girls Preseason Testing […]

Seventh heaven for Martin as Metro down Country
A SEVEN-GOAL haul from the potential top pick in next year’s AFLW Draft spearheaded Vic Metro to a dominant 50-point victory over Vic Country. The win ensured the reigning champions have a shot at taking out the title if Queensland loses one of its last games in the AFLW Under 18 Championships. In an unstoppable […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 16
A SUPER Saturday of WAFL Women’s action sees all four matches take place tomorrow including a double-header at Sullivan Logistics Stadium. We take a look at how the teams are shaping up and who is looking good for that all important ‘W’.

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia becomes the first team to wrap up its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships tomorrow as the Sandgropers hope to move to an even keel of 2-2. Losses to Queensland and South Australia were followed by a nice win over Vic Metro, while the Allies fell short against the latter in a gallant effort […]

In The Mix: 2025 AFLW Draft Power Rankings
OUR SECOND instalment of our 2025 AFLW Draft Power Rankings dropped yesterday when 30 players named for the July edition. Given the evenness of the draft crop, there were a number of players who were right in the mix to make the list. We run through 12 names on the cusp. Lily Baxter (South Adelaide/South […]

PREVIEW | Hawks swoop into Williamstown to tackle Seagulls
A CRUCIAL top six clash between two finals-bound sides will give both teams a fantastic preparation for the post-season series when Williamstown hosts Box Hill on Sunday. The Hawks are already locked into the finals, sitting eight points clear of seventh and while mathematically could drop out, would require Essendon to make up a casual […]

2025 SANFLW Preliminary final preview: South Adelaide vs Sturt
ONE OF South Adelaide and Sturt will take on Woodville-West Torrens in the 2025 SANFL Women’s Grand Final, with no turning back for the preliminary final loser on Sunday. South Adelaide has won both its clashes against Sturt comfortably this year, but run into the Double Blues at the peak of their powers, though the […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Asher Fearn-Wannan
VERSATILE top-ager Asher Fearn-Wannan has been deployed in a variety of positions over the last couple of seasons and earned a spot with Vic Metro in 2025, ticking off one of the goals she set in the preseason. The Eastern Ranges talent has spent time at half-back, on a wing, on-ball, even in the ruck […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
A FULL round of Coates Talent League Girls action took place before the league-wide bye with plenty of impressive individual performances, especially from Vic Country listed players. There was even the first triple bottom-ager who made a debut, while some younger metropolitan regions talents made their mark. All notes are the opinion of the individual […]

2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Ella Stoddart
BOASTING a booming left peg and competitive overhead and at ground level, Gippsland Power’s Ella Stoddart is one of only a couple of Vic Country players in the National Academy member. An MVP winner for her state at Under 16s level, Stoddart has progressed through the pathway and long been touted as one to watch […]