2025 CTLG wrap | Ranges roll on by eclipsing Suns
EASTERN Ranges made it three wins from four matches to start the Coates Talent League Girls season with a hard-fought victory over a gallant Gold Coast Suns Academy outfit. The Suns were missing a couple of key stars for the clash, but nonetheless put up a fight throughout the four quarters before Eastern came away […]
PREVIEW | CTLG R3 – Suns welcome red-hot Rays
A TANTALISING matchup for only Round 3, the highly talented Gold Coast Suns Academy – which went undefeated last season including knocking off eventual Coates Talent League Girls premier Oakleigh – will take on the in-form Dandenong Stingrays on the Gold Coast.
PREVIEW | CTLG: Northern Academies
AS THE Coates Talent League Girls competition returns for Round 3 over the long weekend, the league welcomes four of the five Northern Academies for their first taste of action in the southern competition. Both Queensland Academies (Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions) and New South Wales Academies (GWS Giants and Sydney Swans) begin their […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW Academy vs. All-Stars
THE BEST of the 2025 AFL Women’s draft class will be on full display this Sunday when the AFL Women’s Academy has its biannual match against the All-Stars. The Academy won both matches last year, the first being a thrashing against a combination Victorian and Allies side, before a much tighter contest facing the best […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Dekota Baron
TALENTED key forward/ruck Dekota Baron is regarded as one of the top prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft. Having seriously developed over the last couple of years, the experienced Southport junior heads into her top-age season as a contested marking star and one who can improve even further. We spoke to Baron at the Queensland […]
AFLW Draft: 25 to Watch in 2025
AS SEEN exclusively in the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide, Rookie Me Central published our 25 Players to Watch in 2025 as the attention turns to next year’s draft. The Gold Coast Suns Academy will be a key talking point next year with as many as half a dozen prospects in the top 30, while athletic […]
O’Brien and Hickey crowned Queensland’s best
FORMER Gold Coast, St Kilda and West Coast ruck Tom Hickey, and crosscode netball star Steph O’Brien have been crowned Queensland’s best state league players at last night’s best and fairest awards ceremony. Hickey – now at Palm Beach Currumbin – was adjudged the best player in the QAFL competition, having dominated through the ruck […]
2024 AFLW U17 Futures takeaways
FOLLOWING the 2024 Under 17 Futures match taking place over the weekend at GMHBA Stadium we took a look at some of the key themes and notable takeaways from seeing the best of the best go head-to-head. Inside midfielders galore AFLW clubs searching for a key piece in their midfield puzzle will not have to […]
Key forwards star in Under 17 Futures showcase
DESPITE conditions that would be adverse to key forwards having an impact, it was the work of both Dekota Baron and Olivia Wolmarans that caught the eye during a blustery Under 17 Futures clash at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a momentum-swinging match with a strong breeze blowing down the south end of the […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 QAFLW Grand Final
SOUTHPORT claimed its maiden QAFL Women’s flag on the weekend, defeating Bond University in a huge performance at People First Stadium. There were nine Queensland State Academy members who showed out across both sides, and we took a look at their performances. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. SOUTHPORT: #15 Dekota Baron […]
