Russo and Usher win AFLW U16s BnFs
WEST Australian Mia Russo and Queenslander Ava Usher have won their respective pool’s best and fairest awards as part of the AFL Women’s Under 16s Championships accolades. Russo was announced as her state’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) following the Sandgropers’ loss to South Australia, but was voted the best across the competition in an announcement […]
Croweaters kick off AFLWU16s with Metro win
SOUTH Australia has started its AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships campaign on the perfect note with a 32-point victory over Vic Metro at Arden Street today. The Croweaters kept their opponents goalless in the opening half, and managed to win each of the four quarters en route to a 8.5 (53) to 2.9 (21) win […]
2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: Double-header
WESTERN Australia and South Australia join the inaugural AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships, with the states taking part in some Pool A action on the weekend. While their Victorian opponents have already played one game – with Vic Country getting the win over Vic Metro – the two non-Victorian teams will face off against the […]
Country win thrilling final stanza, defeat Metro
VIC COUNTRY has won its opening game of the 2023 AFLW Under 16 Championships, defeating Vic Metro in a four-point thriller at Deakin Reserve in Shepparton today. After a scrappy start that saw just three goals kicked between the sides in the opening half, the teams put on an outstanding showcase, booting seven more in […]
2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: All-Vic clash
VICTORIA’S finest Under 16s talent from the Coates Talent League Girls pathway will clash up at Deakin Reserve in Shepparton tomorrow as the newly named Pool A kicks off. Vic Country will host Vic Metro in what is expected to be an entertaining contest. Pool B of the Under 16 Championships got underway on Wednesday, […]
2023 Coates Talent League R3 preview: Tasmania Devils vs. Western Jets
A FULL complement of seven matches takes place this weekend, with all 13 Coates Talent League Girls teams in action across the first two days of April. It will mark the first time for the season that the metropolitan teams enter the fray, with the boys and girls matches having double-headers on the Saturday, before […]
Cannons “bullish” on emerging talent
THE CALDER Cannons are not shying away from the emerging talent at their disposal in 2023, with coach Ross Smith “bullish” on what is a relatively new look lineup. Only 15 draft eligible players feature in the 47-player Under 18 squad, as the Metro region looks to cater to its youth and the qualities needed […]
Names to Remember: AFLW U16 MVPs recap
AS the future of women’s football continues to grow, we take a look back at the AFL Women’s Under 16s carnivals that took place in 2022, and the respective Most Valuable Players (MVP). Four of the seven state and territory carnivals have been completed, with Queensland, Tasmania and Northern Territory to have their two-game series […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro (Game 2)
VIC Country made it two wins from two attempts against their Metro counterparts this year, running out 39-point victors in Thursday’s AFLW Under 16s clash at La Trobe University. In a glowing glimpse of the future, Victoria’s best 2005 and 2006-born prospects locked horns a day before the nation’s Under 18s went to battle in […]
Country storms to second AFLW U16s win over Metro
VIC COUNTRY got the better of their Metro rivals in the second AFLW Under 16s Championships clash between the sides. Country flew out of the blocks with some inaccuracy potentially hurting them when Metro managed to work their way into the game. Any worries about that inaccuracies coming back to hurt Country was soon snuffed […]
