2026 Talent League Girls preview: Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy are coming off a successful NSW/ACT Under 22 Women’s Summer Series and have a weekend off before commencing the 2026 Talent League Girls competition. The Swans face the side they beat on the last day of the series on the first day of the Talent League in the GWS Giants Academy and […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series R3 – Academy sides
SYDNEY Swans Academy took out the 2026 Under 22 Women’s Summer Series title with a perfect record in the round-robin after defeating GWS Giants Academy by 45 points on the weekend. Both teams entered the match undefeated, but it was the red and white side that emerged victorious thanks to eight goals to two in […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series R2 – Academy sides
AFTER another two big wins by the NSW/ACT Academies in the Under 22 Women’s Summer Series, we take a look at some of the Giants Academy and Swans Academy members who impressed at Henson Park over the weekend. The Giants crushed AFL Canberra with a triple-digit scoreline, while the Swans ran out 75-point winners over […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Evie Bowie
A RELATIVE latecomer to the Australian rules football code, Evie Bowie has certainly made up for lost time, drawing plenty of pundits over the last couple of seasons. Capable of rolling inside or outside the contest, the talented athlete is a name to remember out of the Sydney Swans Academy and New South Wales for […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series – Academy sides
ROUND 1 of the 2026 NSW/ACT Women’s Under 22 Summer Series is in the books with both Academy sides recording impressive wins over AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney. The Swans Academy crushed the former by 138 points – restricting them to just one behind – while the Giants Academy overcame a third term fight back […]
Swans Academy flex muscles in opening summer series game
SYDNEY Swans Academy has kicked off its year on a massive high with a 138-point demolition of AFL Canberra in the NSW/ACT Under-22 Women’s Summer Series on the weekend. The Swans took control early and never looked like losing, having 34 scoring shots to one in a 21.13 (139) to 0.1 (1) blitz. In a […]
TOP 5s | 2026 NSW-ACT Girls Preseason Testing
BOTH the GWS Giants Academy and Sydney Swans Academy were put through their paces last weekend with the NSW-ACT Girls Preseason Testing event taking place and a number of massive individual performances from AFLW Draft hopefuls headlined the weekend. >> SCROLL for the Top 5 in each test Swans Academy’s testing took place at the […]
26 in 2026: AFLW Draft prospects to watch
WHILE it will be tough to beat 2024 as an AFLW Draft, the 2026 draft crop is shaping up to be the next best, with plenty of talent and stacks of depth across the board. Several players are competing for pick one contention, and as has been the case for a number of years now, […]
Baby Bombers taste ultimate AFL Sydney success
NORTH Shore Bombers’ band of brilliant youngsters are now premiership players after the team successfully executed against a dogged Sydney University outfit in the 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division at Blacktown International Sportspark. In an entertaining contest that was at times as much a chess match between the coaching panels as it was a […]
Students graduate to grand final after stunning prelim
SYDNEY University is headed to the big dance after upsetting Manly Warringah Wolves and sending out the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division minor premier in straight sets. The Wolves were forced to use their double chance after a meek loss to North Shore Bombers last weekend, but found themselves completely eliminated after a shock 12-point […]
