Scouting notes: 2025 WA U18 Girls trial
WESTERN Australia’s Under 18s squad got a nice warm-up ahead of the 2025 AFLW Under 18s National Championships first match on Sunday when the Sandgropers overcame reigning premiers Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium. The Black Swans conceded the first two goals of the game in the opening term, but clicked into gear after that and […]
Grandson of a gun storms atop RMC Medal standings
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Callum Smith has stormed into top spot on the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after another three-vote performance in Round 11. The performance put him a single vote clear in pole position ahead of former leader and pick one contender Willem Duursma. >> SCROLL for the Round 11 votes & leaderboard Smith […]
2025 CTLG review: Northern Territory
NORTHERN Territory became the fifth and final Northern Academy to wrap up its Coates Talent League Girls campaign with three matches in the past four rounds. The Thunder hosted a historic match in Darwin for the first time and ousted Calder Cannons by 33 points having got better with each match they played. RESULTS: Round […]
PROFILED | Western Australia AFLW Under 18s
DESPITE not coming away with a win at the national championships last year, the Sandgropers unearthed a host of bottom-age talents who will lead the state’s title-tilt in what looms as their best crop of draft prospects in history. >> FULL SQUAD: Western Australia names 2025 AFLW U18s squad NATIONAL ACADEMY MEMBERS: Alicia Blizard (East […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 11
A CONDENSED Coates Talent League fixture saw just four games played across the weekend, featuring plenty of talent out of the Vic Country, Vic Metro, and Allies squad. Before the National Championships resume next weekend, we took note of how some of the leading prospects performed. >> CTL ROUND 11: Snapshot | Player of the […]
Victorian squads announced for 2025 U18 National Championships
WITH less than four days until the first round of action, the two Victorian sides for the upcoming AFL Women’s National Championships have been released. Reigning titleholders Vic Metro will look to go back-to-back, naming a 34-strong squad for the carnival – including train-ons – while Vic Country has named 29 players. Among those are […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 10
THERE were a couple of tight contests and big wins across Round 10 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, and we took note of some of the standout players from the weekend. We focused particularly on those players from the Vic Metro trial games or non draft-eligible players. >> ROUND 10: Round wrap | […]
2025 CTL | Round 11 Team of the Week
A QUARTET of Coates Talent League regions boast four players apiece in our Round 11 Team of the Week, with all eight sides in action represented. After their thriller in Healesville, Eastern Ranges and Geelong Falcons have a combined eight players in the 24-man squad. See who made the cut. >> CTL Round 11: Snapshot […]
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 11
AN ULTRA impressive bounce back win from Swan Districts saw half a dozen players make our Round 11 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week, two more than next nearest Subiaco and Perth. Each side had a representative with six teams boasting multiple players. Captaining the side is hard-running Perth wing Jasmine Single who had a […]
Morningside surges towards double chance
MORNINGSIDE’S dream QAFL Women’s debut season rolled on over the weekend with its best win yet, defeating reigning grand finalists Bond University by 13 points to remain 12 points clear of third place. The Panthers look primed to repeat Southport’s remarkable debut season from a couple of years ago and surge deep into the finals […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 10
MURRAY Bushrangers had a terrific Coates Talent League Girls Round 10 win over the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and boasted a league-high four representatives in our Team of the Week. Double the amount of the next highest side, nine of the 12 teams had two players in the squad, with Calder Cannons and Geelong […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Renee Morgan
TOP-AGE talent Renee Morgan was regarded by her state talent coaches as “one of the most unluckiest” to miss out on the National Academy. An injury-stricken 2024 campaign frustrated the well-balanced midfielder who overcame a delayed preseason and then an early injury to still finish the year, but by her own standards, well below her […]
