Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
A MASSIVE seven games took place across Round 5 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition with all four Northern Academy sides in action, and three of those getting a win. Across the board there were plenty of impressive individual efforts, and as always we took note of those who caught our eye. All scouting […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 5
ALL SEVEN Coates Talent League Girls winning teams on the weekend recorded multiple representatives in our Round 5 Team of the Week, an even contribution across the board. Of the 24 players, the victors shared in 17 of the 24 players, with two losing sides also featuring two players in this week’s side. It was […]
Over-age Player Focus: Tunisha Kikoak (Tasmania Devils)
TASMANIAN tall Tunisha Kikoak is a unique AFLW Draft prospect in the way that she plays and covers a lot of bases. The over-age tall missed out on being selected in last year’s draft but returned to the Devils this year and has predominantly played through the ruck across her two Coates Talent League games […]
Scouting notes: 2024 SANFLW State Academy trial
SOUTH Australia’s back-to-back title-winning Under 18s squad is gearing up for another huge national carnival, and tuned up in an internal trial last Friday night. While the SANFLW was on a bye due to the league taking on the WAFLW in the State game, those Under 18s hoping to make the final 30-player squad for […]
Q&A: Zoe Besanko (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays skipper Zoe Besanko has enjoyed quite the rise since switching from the netball court to the footy field. A member of the AFLW Academy and key player in the Stingrays’ ruck-forward division, Besanko was named as captain for the club ahead of the 2024 season. We spoke to the talented tall and leader […]
Scouting notes: 2024 WAFLW vs. SANFLW
IT was a fierce but entertaining contest, but in the end, the SANFL Women’s came away with a 16-point win over the WAFL Women’s at Optus Stadium on Saturday. Jess Bates and Zippy Fish won their respective sides’ MVPs, but they were not the only ones who impressed on the day. We took note of […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 7
THE VFLW certainly had its fair share of surprises over the weekend, with not all results going the way many would have expected. Darebin (2.3.15) lost to Port Melbourne (3.5.23) Port Melbourne snapped its losing run with an eight point win over a valiant Darebin. The Falcons pushed the reigning champs hard for most of […]
Q&A: Maddison Albrecht (Calder Cannons)
CALDER Cannons top-ager Maddison Albrecht is a tenacious utility who can play both through the middle and up forward, and impressed as a bottom-ager last year. She averaged 14.9 disposals and 4.9 tackles throughout 14 games, becoming a regular component of the Cannons’ midfield while pumping the ball inside 50 on average 3.5 times per […]
SANFLW earns bragging rights with 16-point win over WAFLW
SOUTH Australia has proved too good for Western Australia in the battle of the women’s state leagues, as the SANFLW withstood a third quarter challenge from the WAFLW to come away with a 16-point win at Optus Stadium yesterday. In an entertaining contest, it looked like being a one-sided blowout at the early stages of […]
2024 WAFLW vs SANFLW State Game preview
STATE representative action is back on the menu for a massive footballing rivalry when the WAFLW hosts the SANFLW at Optus Stadium tomorrow. A curtain-raiser for the West Coast-Essendon AFL men’s match, the two sides led by Jack Schwarze and Courtney Cramey respectively are looking to put on a fast, open display in what both […]
