Western Australia announces 2024 AFLW U18s squad
WESTERN Australia’s squad for the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships has been released with 34 players named for the Sandgropers. Headlining this year’s squad are three AFLW Academy members in Zippy Fish, Molly O’Hehir and Claudia Wright. The Sandgropers take on Queensland in Perth on August 3, before hitting the road later that month to […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 16
TOP two sides East Fremantle and Claremont picked up a league-high five players in this week’s WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 16, while both Perth teams were at the other end of the scale with just one representative. Top-age young gun Zippy Fish earned the captaincy this week with another outstanding performance, […]
Academy Watch: Bottom-agers earn VFL berths
A RAFT of Northern Academy prospects have been filtering into the VFL and Under 18 National Championships over the last month, since the 2024 Academy Series wrapped up. We cast our eye over each program to see which top prospects are getting opportunities at high levels. >> Coates Talent League: 2024 Academy Series recap BRISBANE […]
Finals locked in for SANFLW and WAFLW
STATE league finals are in the air with both the SANFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s kicking off their semi-finals weekend this weekend. On separate days allowing fans and AFLW clubs to watch aspiring AFLW Draft prospects in some of their last state games prior to the national championships. SANFLW SOUTH ADELAIDE vs. GLENELGSaturday, June 22 […]
Bays clinch double chance
GLENELG secured a double chance in the 2024 SANFL Women’s finals series with a nail-biting one-point win over Woodville-West Torrens on Saturday. Having dropped down to third spot after a three consecutive losses, the Bays were in danger of being sent to a do-or-die elimination final, but managed to secure the double chance thanks to […]
Subiaco finishes 2024 WAFLW season on a high
THOUGH finals were already out of the question, Subiaco punished West Perth for terrible inaccuracy in the first half to come away with a commanding 33-point win in the end. While the result looked comfortable by the final siren, the Lions did most of the damage in the last quarter, kicking four goals to win, […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 11 POTW
BENDIGO Pioneers prospect Tobie Travaglia is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a dominant performance in Round 11. The utility posted 28 disposals, seven tackles, five inside 50s and three goals despite his side suffering an 11-point loss to Sandringham Dragons on Sunday. Travaglia has emerged as the ultimate all-rounder in this […]
Goannas clip Bats’ wings in tight contest
PARRAMATTA Goannas ground out an important six-point win over UTS Bats in challenging conditions for Round 9 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. Though the rain around Sydney had stopped prior to the match, it did not make life much easier for the two teams, with the ground very wet under foot and leading […]
Around the Grounds: 2024 WAFL Colts – Round 11
A DRAMATIC weekend of WAFL Colts action saw two games decided by the final kick, with all three fixtures won by two goals or less. Subiaco’s Finley Henderson and Perth’s James Cameron were their sides’ heroes, handing East Fremantle and Peel Thunder crushing defeats at the death. >> SCROLL for the Round 11 results & ladder […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U18s – South Australia vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia stormed to a 67-point win over South Australia at Alberton Oval on Sunday, dominating the hapless hosts from start to finish. There were plenty of standout performances from the Sandgropers’ opening win of the Under 18 National Championships, highlighted in our Scouting Notes. >> Match report: West is best as scintillating Sandgropers storm […]
Lee launches Redlegs into finals
IT was a second half performance that had to be seen to be believed, but Norwood tall Kiana Lee produced a crucial few moments to deliver the Redlegs a place in the 2024 SANFL Women’s finals series. Needing to defeat West Adelaide in order to book their place in the post-season series, the Redlegs found […]