PREVIEW | Manly and Sydney University run it back in AFL Sydney Preliminary Final
THE AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season comes down to a repeat of last year’s script, with Manly Warringah Wolves and Sydney University meeting again in a preliminary final for the right to face North Shore Bombers in the grand final. AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division PRELIMINARY FINAL FIXTURE: Manly Warringah Wolves vs. Sydney University […]
AFL Sydney Finals wrap: Bombers survive extra-time epic as Students snatch classic
DEFENCE, defence and defence – with a healthy dose of wind – defined a see-sawing weekend of AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division semi-final football at Blacktown International Sportspark, with reigning premiers North Shore Bombers needing extra time to see off Manly Warringah Wolves, before Sydney University snatched a one-point classic over UNSW-ES Bulldogs a day […]
AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Player Focus: Evie Bowie (Sydney University)
SYDNEY University kept its 2026 finals campaign alive in clinical fashion, tightening the screws on the UTS Bats for a 48-point AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Elimination Final win, 7.9 (51) to 0.3 (3), at Blacktown International Sportspark on Sunday. Named best afield in that victory was top-age draft hope Evie Bowie, who finished with […]
AFL Sydney Finals wrap: Students stay alive as Bombers see off Dogs
SYDNEY University has kept its aspirations of going one better than 2025 in this year’s AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division finals series alive after a comprehensive eight-goal victory over the UTS Bats on Sunday. The Students were heavily favoured given the 14-point gap between the top four and fifth, but still got the job done […]
Around the Country: Bats pip Goannas in otherwise one-sided round
A TITANIC battle between finals-bound UTS Bats and big improvers Parramatta Goannas was the sole tight contest with a match-winning goal in the last four minutes separating the sides. Across the other three AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division matches, the combined totals were 55.40 (370) to 0.1 (1) as the top sides flexed their muscles […]
PREVIEW | Finals races heat up as representative talent floods back
WITH Manly Warringah on the bye, the door swings open for North Shore and Sydney University to close the gap at the top of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division ladder in Round 14. Meanwhile, the QAFLW finals race enters a critical phase, with representative talent continuing to filter back from the national championships to […]
2026 AFLW Under 18 Championships review: Allies
THE ALLIES were the dark horse of the 2026 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, finishing runners-up on the back of three wins outside their only defeat of the carnival to champions South Australia. A last-kick classic over Queensland in Round 4 proved the highlight, while bottom-age sensation Matilda Lange collected her side’s MVP award in […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Western Australia
AN IMPRESSIVE finish to the 2026 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships saw the Allies snatch second spot overall with a 29-point victory over Western Australia. In the second game of the last day triple-header at Shepley Oval, the Allies got up 8.12 (60) to 4.7 (31) thanks to six goals to two after quarter time. […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Allies
THE ALLIES spoiled the party for a third straight year at Brighton Homes Arena, toppling Queensland with the last kick of the game. Lolita Savala converted the match-winner moments before thesiren signalling the victory for the combined states side, and denying Queensland the opportunity to play for the title on Saturday. We took note of […]
Savala sinks Queensland; decides AFLW U18s title
WITHOUT a doubt the best contest of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, Allies forward Lolita Savala won her side the game and simultaneously decided the title race with her set shot goal moments before the final siren. For the task at hand, the Allies knocked off Queensland by two points, 8.10 (58) to 8.8 […]
