
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 17
FOR the first time since Round 10, the top West Australian AFLW Draft prospects returned to their state league clubs with plenty of promising showings across the board. With their return, so to comes the WAFLW State Academy notes focusing on those players from the final West Australian squads that at least played one national […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 17: Sunday
A STANDALONE Sunday match takes place tomorrow between Perth and Swan Districts to close out the penultimate round of WAFL Women’s action. The Swans are finals-bound but will be keen to finish the last fortnight on a high starting with the Demons tomorrow afternoon.

Falcons help steer Sandgropers to victory
IT FELT like redemption for Western Australia. The Sandgropers – who had performed well without securing the ‘W’ in the first two games – finally grabbed their first win, defeating Vic Metro in a nail-biting four-point result at The Good Grocer Park. There were storylines everywhere, with the potential for it to be a sequel […]

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 […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 11: Saturday
A COUPLE of tight contests are predicted for the WAFL Women’s tomorrow as a mid-table clash between West Perth and Swan Districts, and a bottom three contest between Peel Thunder and East Perth take place.

Western Australia names 2025 AFLW U18s squad
WESTERN Australia has locked in a squad of 32 players for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 National Championships with a number of fresh faces included in the Sandgropers’ squad. Among the inclusions are over-ager Zoe Keley who returns to the state squad having represented WA at last year’s national championships, and Perth pair, Mel […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 10
THOUGH the WAFL Women’s clubs were missing a number of key players across the board, there were still plenty of impressive individual performances from State Academy members. We took note on how each of them performed across Round 10. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 8: Round review | Team […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 10: Saturday
A MID-TABLE clash between fourth and fifth headlines the day with first and third – albeit both understrength – also going head-to-head. In the other contest, the reigning premiers and wooden spooners will meet for a second time this season, but expect it to be tighter than one would expect.

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 9
ONCE again wet weather wrecked havoc on the WAFL Women’s competition as Round 9 was completed over Friday and Saturday. As always we looked at the West Australian State Academy members to see how they fared in some blockbuster, ladder-defining contests. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 9: Round review […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 9: Saturday
COMPLETING Round 9 of the WAFL Women’s sees a top against bottom clash to start Saturday, before finals hopefuls Swan Districts and reigning premiers Claremont go head-to-head in the other contest.