Adelaide-bound Bown ready to meet high standards
ADELAIDE draftee Chloe Bown is a born winner, and took out just about every individual award imaginable throughout her top-age campaign. It is only fitting, then, that the Oakleigh Chargers graduate has ended up at arguably the most successful club in AFLW history. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 AFLW Draft Speaking to media on the morning […]
2025 AFLW Draft review: Adelaide Crows
ADELAIDE reshaped its midfield through the AFL Women’s Draft by picking up a couple of Vic Metro representatives, while also adding some serious defensive pressure to the Crows’ front half of the ground. >> EVERY PICK: National Draft>> 100+ PROFILES: View the 2025 AFLW Draft Guide DRAFT HAUL Pick 5. Chloe BownPick 21. Lucy WayePick 25. Olivia GormanPick 39. […]
2025 AFLW Draft: Talking Points
ANOTHER AFL Women’s Draft is in the books, and as always there were plenty of talking points to come out of the night. A total of 59 new players made it onto AFL Women’s lists, including a few cross-coders and a mature-ager. The bulk of the contingent were top-age draft prospects, and we unpack what […]
2025 AFLW Draft – Pick by Pick
THE 2025 AFLW Draft has concluded, with another crop of young stars taking the step into the premier women’s competition in Australia, and there were some surprising selections on the night. With plenty of speculation around the top selection from a talented 2025 crop, the Richmond Tigers ended up bolstering their forward line with the […]
Bluebaggers reign in AFLW Draft support stakes
CARLTON looms as the team most likely to select a childhood fan in tonight’s AFLW Draft, with the Blues recording the most fans of those Draft Combine invitees. A total of 87 of the 91 invitees were recorded as having an AFLW team they support, including four who supported men’s sides, but largely supported their […]
2025 AFLW Draft Whispers
EVERYONE loves a bit of theatre when it comes to draft night, and there will be no shortage of posterising and poker faces tonight when the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft takes place. The first selection off the board is known, and there is a fairly good idea about the first dozen, but the order of […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Richmond
RICHMOND went through a full club review which saw a change in coach and football operations manager, all the while the Tigers went about securing the first pick in the AFLW Draft. The Tigers were already at Pick 4, but opted to trade up in order to pick up one of the draft’s most versatile […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: GWS Giants
FOLLOWING a crucial AFL Special Assistance Package, the GWS Giants were able to pick up another top three selection and head into the draft armed with the two spots straight after the opening pick. There will be a little wait after that for the orange team, but they used the Trade Period to bring in […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Adelaide Crows
ADELAIDE has a new coach and lost a trio of top talents including champion midfielder Anne Hatchard during the AFLW Trade Period, but also armed itself with three first round selections, and Gold Coast’s coveted first rounder next season. It means the Crows will begin life under Ryan Davis with some serious top-end talent coming […]
2025 AFLW Trade wrap: Day 3-4
THREE deals were completed on Sunday as Gold Coast Suns geared up to match bids on their top-end Academy talents. Not only did the Suns move back from Pick 1 to Pick 14, but also gained one of the league’s best midfielders to give the club an immediate boost for next season. >> AFLW TRADE: […]
