AFLW U16s Player Focus: Molly Ferguson (Lions Academy)
ALREADY boasting an AFLW Under 16s MVP to her name, Brisbane Lions Academy midfielder Molly Ferguson started off this year’s edition on fire with a dominant best on ground display in the Lions Academy’s loss to Vic Country on Sunday. Kicking off the 2024 carnival at Trevor Barker Oval, the players endured ever-changing conditions including […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 3 TOTW
AFTER claiming victory in the highest-scoring match of Round 3, Dandenong Stingrays boast four members of our Coates Talent League Team of the Week. A quartet of regions also contributed three players apiece as prospects looked to impress ahead of the Victorian Under 18 trials. >> CTL Round 3: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]
Sharks sink Gorillas with 10 unanswered majors
A REMARKABLE performance in front of goal saw bottom-ager Dekota Baron slam home six goals to help Southport begin its quest to go deeper into the QAFL Women’s finals series with a 71-point blitzing of Wilston Grange on the weekend. The opening round match saw crowds return to Fankhauser Reserve, and after a tight first […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Western Jets
A DUO of top-end talents headline the Western Jets squad for the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season as the side has a heavy focus on the future with a large portion of the list either bottom-age or Under 16 talent. We spoke to Jets coach Hayley Gossow about the top-age players standing out. TOP […]
2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 1
OPENING round of the Coates Talent League Girls season is done and dusted and while there were many standout individual performers, the first Rookie Me Central Player of the Week for the season goes to Northern Knights bottom-ager Marlo Graham. The midfielder/forward showed her class and quick hands around, getting involved consistently with the play […]
WAFLW R6 wrap: Claremont claims top in statement win
ANY DOUBTS over whether Claremont was the team to beat this WAFL Women’s season were put to bed on Friday night as the Tigers dismantled fellow unbeaten side West Perth by 40 points. Make no mistake, the Falcons came to play and booted the opening goal of the game, but it was all one way […]
WAFL Player Focus: Bo Allan (Peel Thunder)
PEEL Thunder talent Bo Allan is already working ahead of schedule in 2024. After overcoming an Achilles strain in preseason, the 191cm defender planned to earn a WAFL League berth post the Under 18 National Championships with WA. Instead, he debuted in Round 1. The Thunder beat East Fremantle in a Grand Final rematch to […]
Sandgropers storm to win over Suns at AFLW U16s
WESTERN Australia kick-started its 2024 AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships on a high, coming back from a slow start to boot the last 10 goals of the match and run away with a commanding 12.8 (80) to 3.0 (18) victory over Gold Coast Suns Academy. Four players kicked multiple goals in the win as the […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 1 wrap
THE REMAINING three Coates Talent League Girls Round 1 games were completed this weekend after the Geelong Falcons scored an early win in the season-opener against GWV Rebels on Easter Thursday. We recap the standouts from the weekend and award our Rookie Me Central Medal votes. >> CTLG R1 Talking Points: Geelong Falcons 7.13 (55) […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Dandenong Stingrays
DANDENONG Stingrays reached the penultimate week of Coates Talent League Girls action last season coming off a Grand Final in 2022, and now second-year coach Josh Moore is excited by the group assembled at Shepley Oval. The Stingrays have a couple of AFLW Academy talls as well as a host of rotating mid-forwards, and Moore […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 3
A SUPER Saturday bonanza in the VFLW produced some surprising results and big winners as two new teams joined the fold. It was a bad week to be the home team, with six of the seven visiting teams leaving enemy territory with four points. North Melbourne 4.7 (31) def. by Casey 5.4 (34) Casey kicked […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 3 POTW
GEELONG Falcons forward Will McLachlan is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 3 after booting another bag of goals on Sunday. The over-ager snared six in the Falcons’ 51-point win over Murray in Ballarat, doing so from 12 disposals and six marks. McLachlan’s latest exploits take his season tally to 13 […]
