2025 CTL Girls: Gippsland Power season preview
FOLLOWING Gippsland Power’s first ever number one AFLW Draft selection in Ash Centra, a new group of young guns are set to hit the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Boosted by four Vic Country hub members including an Under 16s MVP, coach Nathan Boyd said the squad “bats deeper” than in the past. PRESEASON “It’s […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: East Perth
AVOIDING a second successive wooden spoon in just its second year, East Perth showed marked improvement in 2024. The previously newest WAFL Women’s club – which will now be replaced by Perth in those stakes – produced some great competitive efforts throughout the year despite still being quite young. LAST SEASON: 7th2025 PREDICTION: 6th-8th East […]
Preseason Q&A: Mitchell Stevens (Gippsland Power)
ADELAIDE’S depth of father-son selections has been relatively thin over the years, but after Max Michalanney and Tyler Welsh landed at West Lakes recently, one more club-tied talent is in the offing in 2025. Mitchell Stevens is the name, the son of 101-game Crow and 1998 premiership player Mark. Stevens impressed as a versatile defender […]
A trailblazer’s journey from AFLW stardom to life beyond football
THE 10th AFL Women’s season is set to play out in 2025, and the competition has come a long way since its first round of matches about eight years ago to the date. As a way to celebrate the milestone, Rookie Me Central will be catching up with some of the pioneers of the early […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: East Fremantle
FOR THE second time in three years, an undefeated season up to the grand final did not yield a flag for East Fremantle, though the Sharks still boast one premiership and three grand finals in as many years. A consistent contender, there is plenty of change out at Shark Park, so it will be fascinating […]
SANFL U18s | Unbeaten Redlegs stand alone atop ladder
NORWOOD is the only undefeated team left in the SANFL Under 18s competition after moving to 2-0 with a nine-point win over West Adelaide on Saturday. The Redlegs broke to a 28-point lead at three-quarter time and held on as Westies kicked home to the scoring end at Hisense Stadium. >> SCROLL for the results, […]
VFL Player Focus: Riley Mason (Collingwood)
COLLINGWOOD recruit Riley Mason has garnered attention after booting four goals on his VFL debut, as the Magpies beat Sydney by 25 points at Victoria Park on Saturday. The 23-year-old earned a state league berth after posting 72 goals in 18 games for Goulburn Valley League side Seymour last year. Mason is a product of […]
2025 Coates Talent League: Oakleigh Chargers season preview
OAKLEIGH Chargers produced the second and third picks of last year’s AFL Draft, but come into 2025 boasting a good deal of depth and club-tied prospects across each age group. We preview their upcoming Coates Talent League campaign with outgoing talent operations lead, Alex Davey. PRESEASON “I think for us preseason is one of the […]
Dogs at the death; Central survives Sturt surge
THREE separate match-winning moments from Central District defender Madison Lane in the last four minutes saved the Bulldogs from an almighty last quarter Sturt surge with the Double Blues having numerous chances on goal but unable to get over the line in a contest for the ages. The Bulldogs came away with the relieving 6.7 […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: Claremont
AFTER going down in heartbreaking fashion a year earlier, Claremont successfully won its second flag in three seasons, toppling rival East Fremantle in the decider. Once again it was the case of the underdog – or side that had not gone undefeated throughout the season that got the job done, and now the team looks […]
2025 CTL Girls: Geelong Falcons season preview
ALWAYS competitive, Geelong Falcons will run with a very young squad in 2025, with the majority of the team list being bottom-agers or Under 16s talents. The Falcons have less than 20 top-agers in the program for 2025, with Tash Heffernan taking over Mel Hickey‘s role as regional development coach while the latter is on […]
2025 SANFLW Round 2: Sunday preview
LAST year’s top against bottom go head-to-head in a standalone Sunday clash tomorrow with South Adelaide playing host to North Adelaide. The Panthers won first up in the grand final rematch and hope to extend that to two by the end of Sunday, while the Roosters are searching for their first senior coach win under […]
