
2025 CTLG wrap | Pios prevail as Devils down Chargers
ROUND 13 saw unusual fixturing with each of the five metropolitan regions in action facing a country one with the former missing a host of stars due to Vic Metro duties out west. That resulted in top two sides Oakleigh Chargers – for the first time – and Eastern Ranges – getting rolled, with finals-bound […]

PROFILED | Vic Country AFLW Under 18s
VIC COUNTRY will begin its 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships campaign on Sunday up first against the Allies, having named a 29-strong squad yesterday. As we have with the other states thus far, we profile each of the top-age talents in line to run out for the ‘Big V’. >> FULL SQUAD: Victorian squads […]

Academy’s polish proves difference in wet
THERE was not a great deal of separation between the AFL Women’s National Academy and the All Stars at a wet and icy Whitten Oval today with the former continuing its unbeaten streak at the level thanks to a 30-point win. It was by far the toughest encounter thus far though, with the All Stars […]

PROFILED | 2025 National Academy vs. All Stars additions
A DOZEN fresh faces will step out for the All Stars side against the National Academy on Sunday – as well as a talented sister-of for the Australian Under 18s – with many rewarded for outstanding form this season. WE profile each of those players who come in for game two and what they offer […]

AFLW Academy faces stacked All Stars side
A WOUNDED National Academy side missing a host of young stars will take on a stacked All Stars side at Whitten Oval on Sunday as a glimpse into the future for the national championships. The National Academy easily won the corresponding fixture back in April at RSEA Park, but will miss a handful more players […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 8
A FIVE-game round that featured the Swans Academy and Northern Territory is what greeted fans of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Across Round 8, we took a look at some of the players who caught the eye with all notes the opinion of the individual author. >> ROUND 8: Round wrap | Player of […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Bushies back in business
MURRAY Bushrangers got back on the winner’s list with an impressive victory over Northern Territory, handing the Thunder a second loss in four days. The Coates Talent League Girls competition returned to five matches over Round 8 and we recap how each of them went down.

2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 8
ELEVEN teams featured across the extended weekend for Coates Talent League, with 10 of those highlighted in our Round 8 Team of the Week. The side also includes the standalone match between the Sandringham Dragons and Northern Territory to make it a six-game schedule. No side has more than three representatives in n even spread, […]

PREVIEW | 2025 Vic Under 18s Girls trials
A STACK of representative hopefuls will take to the field at La Trobe University, Bundoora on Sunday when Vic Metro and Vic Country’s top prospects go head-to-head in a pair of trial games. The two matches will assist Victorian selectors in narrowing down potential lists for next month’s AFLW Under 18 Championships, though names from […]

2025 CTLG | Surprise packets
WITH the Victorian trials fast approaching next weekend ahead of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, we cast our eye over the Coates Talent League Girls competition to-date to look at a few of the surprise packets who have stood out this season. To be eligible to make this list, they must be players […]