2024 AFLW Week 5 Preview: Friday
TODAY is a big day in the AFL Women’s calendar, with the public holiday in Victoria giving the league a rare opportunity to stage four games on the one day without any two matches playing at the same time. 12:05pmSwinburne Centre Recent form Both of these sides are winless through the first month of the […]
2024 CTLG Player Focus: Grace Belloni (Eastern Ranges)
DESPITE going down in a tough Coates Talent League Grand Final, Eastern Ranges midfielder Grace Belloni had a huge performance on the weekend. Belloni starred for her side in such a industrious performance, cracking in from the first bounce through to the final siren. Belloni had a match-high 31 disposals and eight clearances, ran at […]
VFL Player Focus: Riley Bice (Werribee)
WERRIBEE dasher Riley Bice has rocketed into AFL Draft contention this year on the back of a stellar VFL campaign. Recruited from Albury having come through the Murray Bushrangers pathway, 2024 marked the 24-year-old’s first full state league season after debuting for GWS in 2022. Bice has excelled as a rebound defender, though spent much […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Geelong Falcons
GEELONG Falcons came from seventh on the ladder and fourth in the Country pool to reach a preliminary final in the Coates Talent League Girls competition after ousting top-ranked side Tasmania Devils. Though their season was up and down at times, the Falcons showed personal growth throughout the year and have some prospects to keep […]
2024 AFLW Week 5 Preview: Thursday
TONIGHT’s action in the AFL Women’s pits two sides who are both coming off confidence boosting wins, but before that had been on two very different journeys to start season 2024. 7:15pmGMHBA Stadium Recent form Geelong has had a bit of an up and down start to 2024, but finally got its first win on […]
Crocker cracks a smile after thumping Roos win
NORTH Melbourne coach Darren Crocker was all smiles after his side’s emphatic 69-point drubbing of Carlton at Ikon Park to maintain their unbeaten record in the 2024 AFLW season. The Kangaroos got out to a commanding lead in the first quarter, piling on five unanswered goals before extending their lead to hold a 44-point buffer […]
Final Teams: 2024 AFL National Futures match
THE AFL has today finalised the teams to take part in Saturday’s National Futures showcase match, which serves as a curtain-raiser to the AFL Grand Final. 46 bottom-age (2007-born) prospects will take to the MCG in an audition for next year’s AFL Academy intake, and insight to the 2025 draft crop. >> ANNOUNCEMENT: 2024 AFL […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Northern Knights
PRODUCING an impressive 2024 season, Northern Knights made finals off a top four regular season finish, and though bowing out to Eastern Ranges in the first final, pushed the eventual grand finalists right down to the wire. NORTHERN KNIGHTS RECORD: 4th Overall | 3rd Metro | 10-4 | 178.7%STREAK: WLWW | WLL | LWWWW | […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Tasmania Devils
TASMANIA Devils enjoyed a strong home and away season in the Coates Talent League Girls season, but unfortunately fell at the first finals hurdle with the absence of three starting midfielders all out injured. Still, the Devils showed plenty of promise for the future with a number of bottom-agers impressing throughout the course of the […]
2024 Coates Talent League Season Review: Sandringham Dragons
SANDRINGHAM Dragons clinched their third consecutive Coates Talent League premiership in 2024. Ominous signs in the first block of the campaign were converted to a competition-high sixth flag as the side stormed home in a rampant postseason. We recap the Dragons’ fruitful year. >> 2024 Coates Talent League: Stats | RMC Medal | Team of […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Gippsland Power
GIPPSLAND Power produced a breakout year as a program, reaching the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls finals series and building a host of future talents along the way to set the side up for the seasons to come. GIPPSLAND POWER RECORD: 6th Overall | 3rd Country | 9-5 | 152%STREAK: WLLWWLWWLWWWWL THE STORY: Gippsland had […]
2024 AFLW Week 5 Preview: Wednesday
TONIGHT’s AFL Women’s action sees a clash between a side which is desperately seeking consistency, and another which is flying through the first month of the season. We preview the clash between Carlton and North Melbourne at IKON Park. Recent form Carlton has had an up and down start to 2024, with the Blues’ current […]
