AFLW Academy to renew battle with All Stars
A NEW-LOOK All Stars lineup will look to take it up to a stacked National Academy outfit when the two sides clash at the Kennedy Community Centre on Sunday. The All Stars has previously only featured one over-age player, but in 2026, has also added five of the most promising talents for the 2027 AFLW […]
RMC MEDAL | Dominant Devil darts clear after eight rounds
COMPILING 14 of a possible 15 votes across her first five games, it might be a case of good luck stopping Matilda Lange. A pick one contender in next year’s AFLW Draft, Lange has taken over the reins from Priya Bowering in the midfield and been the most dominant player across the Talent League Girls […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: Swans Academy vs. Geelong Falcons
COMING off a huge win over reigning premiers Eastern Ranges, the Sydney Swans Academy were tipped to make light work of a struggling Geelong Falcons, but to the visitors’ credit, they were in the contest until midway through the third term before the Swans kicked the last nine goals of the match to win the […]
2026 TLG Round 2: Country games notes
A TRIPLE treat in Bendigo was just what the fans were after as the six Victorian country sides descended on Queen Elizabeth Oval last weekend. Across a full day of action on Sunday, Gippsland Power, Murray Bushrangers and Dandenong Stingrays all came away with four points having defeated their respective opponents. We took note of […]
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Geelong Falcons
GEELONG Falcons had the sole draftee in Meg Lappin make it onto an AFLW list last season, with a couple of unlucky players missing out, while also blooding some promising talents coming through the program ahead of their top-age seasons in 2026. LAST SEASON Played: 14Wins: 8Losses: 6 Geelong Falcons have a history of being […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Ava Bilyk
GEELONG Falcons utility Ava Bilyk is a natural footballer with great smarts, decision making and skills, while having the ability to play anywhere on the field. The Vic Country Under 16s MVP had an injury-interrupted bottom-age campaign, but is ready to make her mark on the field in 2026. We spoke to Bilyk at the […]
PROFILED | 2026 Vic Country Girls summer squad
THE 2026 Vic Country Girls summer squad has 25 players between the top-age (2008-born) and bottom-age (2009-born) draft crops. Having won one match from four games last season at the AFLW Under 18 Championships – a victory against the Allies in Round 1 – Vic Country will be looking to build on that in 2026. […]
26 in 2026: AFLW Draft prospects to watch
WHILE it will be tough to beat 2024 as an AFLW Draft, the 2026 draft crop is shaping up to be the next best, with plenty of talent and stacks of depth across the board. Several players are competing for pick one contention, and as has been the case for a number of years now, […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL National Future Girls
AN ENTERTAINING showcase of some of the best talent for the 2026 AFL Women’s Draft saw Team Vescio come away with the seven-point victory over Team Conti at Ikon Park on Sunday. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across both teams in what is shaping up to be strong […]
Five-goal final term steers Vescio to victory
A POWERFUL fourth quarter resulted in Team Vescio getting the chocolates over Team Conti in the 2025 National AFL Future Girls clash at Ikon Park yesterday. The result itself is essentially irrelevant, with the main goal to showcase the 2026 AFLW Draft crop, and the entertaining showcase certainly did that. Unsurprisingly, goalkicking machines Bailee Martin […]
