2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Melbourne
MELBOURNE was a quarter off making another AFLW Grand Final this season, narrowly going down to eventual premiers North Melbourne in the preliminary final. The Dees lost a couple of key pieces but grabbed a top 10 pick for the incumbent coach to maximise next season after inaugural mentor Mick Stinear stepped down to be […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Fremantle
FREMANTLE secured its main target over the off-season in Eden Zanker to provide some extra height and continuity up forward given the injury concerns of the past couple of seasons in that region. The Dockers had a number of retirements over the off-season, and will look to add a trio of young talents at the […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Carlton
PRELIMINARY finalist Carlton has made some big moves to try and last an extra week next season, bringing in a trio of experienced players to complement a first round selection in this year’s AFLW Draft. While it came at the cost of picks in next year’s draft, the Blues are in “win-now” mode and will […]
TOP 5s | 2025 AFLW State Draft Combines
A WEST Australian speedster and agile Gippsland draft bolter were among the most prominent individual results at the AFL Women’s State Draft Combines across October. Claremont’s Ella Gilbey is known for her all-round athleticism, while Power player Baia Pugh showed no signs of the broken collarbone that ended her top-age season early. Gilbey recorded the […]
TOP 10s | 2025 National AFLW Draft Combine
THE AFL has today revealed the top 10 results from testing conducted at this year’s AFLW National Draft Combine. Held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville, participants completed the standing and running vertical jump, 20m sprint, and agility test. The 2km time trial was completed earlier in the week at the AIA […]
2025 AFLW Draft Next 30: Talls
LAST WEEK we released our September AFLW Draft Power Rankings featuring 30 names following the conclusion of their junior seasons. Given the even nature of the draft after the top end, we will name our next 30 players over a two-piece series starting with the talls. Below are 14 talls who would be in our […]
2025 AFLW Draft Combine 2km time trial: Ones to Watch
THE 2025 AFLW National Draft Combine kicks off today with the two kilometre time trial this afternoon at the AIA Centre. With up to 48 players taking part – though no doubt many with niggles or injuries will not – it gives AFLW clubs and recruiters an early glimpse into which players are among the […]
2025 CTL Girls | Team-by-Team Reviews
OVER the last few weeks the Coates Talent League Girls competition was whittled down from the initial 13 full-time teams to Eastern Ranges winning the premiership. In light of the season wrapping up, we have compiled all 13 team reviews in one handy article. Premiers: Eastern Ranges SNAPSHOTPlayed: 14Won: 11Lost: 3 DRAFT COMBINE INVITEES:National: Jordyn Allen, Josephine Bamford, […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Eastern Ranges
AFTER two tough grand final losses, Eastern Ranges climbed the Coates Talent League Girls’ Mount Everest by taking home the 2025 premiership. With the deepest squad in the competition and 17 of the 23 players on grand final day at least trialling for Vic Metro, the Ranges finally went one better after a sensational season. […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Girls Grand Final – Eastern vs Dandenong
EASTERN Ranges broke through for their first Coates Talent League Girls premiership on the weekend with a well-balanced contribution from across the 23 players. We take a look at some of the standouts from both the Ranges and Dandenong Stingrays from the grand final.