AFLW Draft Q&A: Monique Bessen
ONE OF the top prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft is smooth-moving South Australian midfielder-forward Monique Bessen. A Sturt talent who has followed in the footsteps of recently drafted India Rasheed, Bessen is an equally talented utility who oozes class and smarts across the ground. We spoke to the National Academy member at the recent […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #5 Imogen Trengove
SMOOTH-moving utility Imogen Trengove kicks off our top five countdown of SANFL Women’s top-agers to watch this season, with the Woodville-West Eagles talent having impressed over the last 12 months. Able to play on all three lines, Trengove has the athletic capabilities to impress, but also plenty of footballing weapons too. IMOGEN TRENGOVE PROFILE DOB: 25/04/2007Height: 165cmPosition: UtilityClub: Woodville-West […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #6 Sophie Thredgold
A HARD-running defender out of Sturt, Sophie Thredgold was one of a number of South Australians who took their game to another level in 2024. Stepping up for the League side for 14 appearances in her debut season after being unlucky not to feature the year before, Thredgold earned a place in the state squad […]
South Australia confirms 2025 U16 Girls squad
SOUTH Australia’s Under-16 Girls squad for the 2025 AFL Women’s National Championships has been locked in, with the back-to-back titleholders searching for a three-peat at the April tournament. Coached by Bek McMahon for another season, the initial 49-player squad has been reduced back to 30 for the competition. Norwood boasts the most players of any […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #7 Mikaylah Antony
ONE PLAYER who really caught the eye in her bottom-age season was Central District’s Mikaylah Antony, with the running defender able to show enough promising talent throughout the SANFLW season that she got a call-up to the South Australian Under 18s side and ended up playing all three games for the Croweaters. MIKAYLAH ANTONY PROFILE […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #8 Chloe Tonkin
A TOWERING presence be it in the ruck or down forward, West Adelaide’s Chloe Tonkin looms as one of the top contested marking prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft. Having plied her trade at SANFLW level, Tonkin got her chance at the AFLW Under Under 18s Championships last year after running out for the Croweaters […]
Top 10s | 2025 Girls Preseason Testing – South Australia
TOP-AGE Eagle Imogen Trengove was the pick of the South Australian Under 18 Girls Academy in the recent preseason testing conducted in Adelaide, with the talented utility finishing Top 10 in all six of the physical tests. She was one of two players – alongside double bottom-age Woodville-West Torrens teammate Maia Freemantle – who achieved […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #9 Charli Hazelhurst
NORWOOD utility Charli Hazelhurst is the latest South Australian with a multi-sport background, also competing at a national level for netball. The Norwood junior has played at both ends of the ground and even chipped in through the ruck at times, showing off her athleticism and football nous. CHARLI HAZELHURST PROFILE DOB: 02/07/2007Height: 176cmPosition: Tall UtilityClub: Norwood SUMMARY Hazelhurst […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Sophie Eaton
NATIONAL Academy member Sophie Eaton already has an impressive CV of accolades to her name, with the Central District premiership player, and Under 16s South Australian MVP and title-winning skipper one to watch in the upcoming 2025 AFLW Draft. We spoke to the talented top-ager at the recent South Australian Preseason Testing Day about her […]
2025 AFLW Draft | Ones to Watch: Lily Baxter
PRESEASON has been well underway across the country for the next crop of AFLW hopefuls, with the state leagues beginning their trial matches over the next month ahead of season starts in March. As part of that, we will run a series taking a look at some of the players to watch for the 2025 […]
