2025 AFLW U16s | Suns Academy review
AFTER sustained success over the last few seasons through the draft and a bumper 2025 crop this year, the Suns Academy are still growing talent in the future years. Their results on paper were not great – with 40 and 49-point losses respectively, but coming up against opposition such as Vic Metro and Western Australia […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 3
A COUNTRY triple-header was the highlight of Round 3 in the Coates Talent League, with the absence of AFL Academy members allowing prospects to emerge across the weekend. For the final time in the first block of the season, we outline some of the top performers from each game in our Scouting Notes. >> CTL […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 2
IF LAST week’s Team of the Week was an incredibly tough decision to come to, then the Coates Talent League Girls Round 2 team went to another level. With bags of goals left, right and centre, huge individual midfield numbers and some impressive defensive displays, this week’s side had more than 30 players who were […]
2025 CTL | Round 3 Team of the Week
LOCAL rivals Sandringham Dragons may have stolen the last laugh, but Oakleigh Chargers came away with a high of four representatives in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 3. Every region contributed to this week’s edition – see who made the cut of our 24-player squad. >> CTL ROUND 3: Snapshot […]
2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Mia Russo
TALENTED West Australian top-ager Mia Russo bounced back from a quieter start to the 2025 WAFL Women’s season to blow Perth away with a best on ground performance in Round 3. The Under 16s MVP from two years ago sets high standards and though underperformed in Round 1 and improved a little in Round 2 […]
Wolves storm home late to deny Bats
MANLY Warringah Wolves were able to bounce back from a disappointing Round 2 loss by shaking off a determined UTS Bats by 14 points in Round 3 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division over the weekend. Manly Warringah Wolves 8.6 (54) defeated UTS Bats 6.4 (40) Despite the final 14-point martin, the tension was […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: South Australia vs Lions Academy
A BLISTERING 37-0 first quarter set South Australia up for an impressive win over Brisbane lions Academy, putting the Croweaters in pole position to win a third straight AFLW Under 16s Development Championships title. While Vic Metro has that opportunity to do just that today with a big win over Vic Country – the winner […]
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 3
CLAREMONT’s hard-fought win over East Fremantle earned the Tigers a league-high five representatives in our Round 3 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week as seven of the eight clubs in action had multiple representatives. The Tigers five-strong representation included this week’s vice-captain Sarah Viney who was instrumental through the midfield. She is deputy to South […]
Scouting Notes: Bulldogs Colts thunder past Peel
SOUTH Fremantle has moved to 2-0 to start the WAFL Colts season after powering past Peel Thunder to the tune of 48 points on Saturday. The Bulldogs restricted Peel to a single goal at one end of Fremantle Oval as a Dockers Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect stuffed the stats sheet. >> MORE | Scouting […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 SANFL U16 Showcase Game
PORT Adelaide earned bragging rights in the 2025 SANFL Under 16 Showcase Game, as part of the weekend’s Gather Round festivities. The Power’s Next Generation Academy (NGA) side held on to beat the Crows Academies outfit by five points in a high-paced shootout at Tanunda Recreation Park. South Australia’s top Under 16 talent converged for […]
2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Giants Academy vs Northern Territory
DESPITE a slow start, the GWS Giants Academy was able to run away from Northern Territory in the AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships after quarter time to boot nine consecutive goals. By the time Northern Territory responded with back-to-back majors, the game was done and dusted, with the Giants securing the 12.11 (83) to […]
2025 State Game Player Focus: Louis Pinnuck (VFL)
THE 2024 Werribee premiership team has produced three AFL exports, with Norm Goss Medallist Jack Henderson joining Aidan Johnson at Melbourne, and dasher Riley Bice being drafted by Sydney. That came after Shaun Mannagh‘s exploits in the 2023 decider led to him being picked up by Geelong. Plying his trade alongside each of those players […]
