2026 SANFLW team preview: Central District
CENTRAL District will enter 2026 with a new look and renewed optimism that the Bulldogs can return to the finals series. The 2023 SANFLW premier missed the post-season last year, and having recruited a couple of key players alongside a returning stalwart and former coach, Central District looms as a team to watch this year. […]
PREVIEW | 2026 AFL Sydney Women’s: Round 1
ANOTHER season has rolled around and the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division kicks off over the weekend with a mixed bag of games but everyone starting again on zero points. The reigning premiers open the season with a road trip to Gipps Road, while a couple of potential nail-biters loom after that. PARRAMATTA GOANNAS vs. […]
SANFLW U18s Round 4: Panthers stars blow away Bloods
SOUTH Adelaide has drawn level with top of the table Central District after an impressive 35-point win over West Adelaide in the AAMI Talent League Under 18 Girls competition. The Panthers big guns were all firing in the victory, with Madison Brown breaking the competition disposal record and double bottom-age forward Jaidee-Lee Shortridge booting another […]
SANFLW U18s Round 3: Bays breakthough after tough fortnight
GLENELG has snapped a winless start to the AAMI Talent League Under 18 Girls’ competition with a hard-fought 11-point win over North Adelaide for Round 3. It had been a rough first fortnight for the Bays, having scored a combined 0.2 (2) to 19.15 (129) in losses to Central District and Sturt, but showed they […]
SANFLW U18s Round 1: Dogs deliver brutal blow
CENTRAL District put a full-strength Under 18s side out on the park and duly delivered the four points in the inaugural round of the AAMI Talent League on Saturday. The Dogs team – which included a National Academy member and a further five players who have made their League debuts – demolished Glenelg in a […]
Underrated Berry focused on getting better
BEING CUT from the Swans Academy and missing out on Allies selection might have been a couple of bumps in the road for talented Giants Academy member Aoife Berry, but the UTS Bats best and fairest winner, AFL Sydney Team of the Year representative and 2024 Premier Division Rising Star is trending in the right […]
Dragons slay Demons again to finish on high
ST GEORGE proved far too strong for Pennant Hills, recording a commanding 5.10 (40) to 0.0 (0) victory in the last round of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. The Dragons set the tone early, and from there the pattern of the game was established through midfield dominance and repeat entries inside 50. The Dragons’ […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier: Round 18
A DOUBLE chance and last post-season spot are both on the line across the final weekend of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division as Round 18 kicks off. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY vs PARRAMATTA GOANNASSaturday, August 23 @ 11:30amFairfax Reserve In what is the more obvious result of the weekend, finals-bound Sydney University tackle bottom two side […]
2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Aoife Berry (UTS Bats)
ANOTHER one of UTS Bats’ talented prospects, Giants Academy top-ager Aoife Berry is a name to remember. One of the more unlucky players to miss out on Allies selection, Berry had a really consistent Coates Talent League Girls campaign with the Giants where she averaged 12.0 disposals, 1.3 marks, 3.5 tackles and 4.3 inside 50 […]
Eagles destroy Demons in one-sided AFL Sydney round
EAST Coast Eagles made a statement in their AFL Sydney Women’s premiership push, dismantling Pennant Hills Demons in a one-sided contest that started in rain and ended in sunshine. The match highlighted the gulf in development between the two sides at this stage of the season, with the Eagles coming away dominant 101-point winners over […]