Fast-finishing Allies run away with hard-fought victory
IT TOOK until the final 10 minutes of the match, but the Allies secured the all-important first-up win, defeating Vic Country by 18 points on a wet day at Blacktown International Sportspark. In challenging conditions, the Allies trailed midway through the fourth quarter, before kicking the last three goals of the game to win, 8.8 […]
2026 AFLW U18s Preview | Allies vs. Vic Country
TWELVE months ago these sides met and Vic Country came away with a convincing win. Fast forward to now and it is expected to flip on its head with the Allies better prepared than ever, and with clearly its strongest side in history.
2026 AFLW U18s Championships: Full Guide
TOMORROW marks the start of the 2026 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with six teams putting state pride on the line over the next month. While technically only three of the sides are their pure sole states in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, they are of course joined by Vic Country and Vic Metro, […]
Vic Country names 2026 AFLW U18s squad
DANDENONG Stingrays’ unbeaten start to the 2026 Talent League Girls season has seen the ladder leaders rack up double the next highest amount of representatives in the Vic Country squad that was released this week. The Stingrays boast a whopping 10 of the 28 players, with Geelong Falcons (five), Bendigo Pioneers and Gippsland Power (four), […]
Scouting Notes – Every Player: 2026 AFLW Academy
THE NATIONAL AFLW Academy fell four points short against the All Stars at Dingley on Sunday, and in the first of two articles focusing on every player in the match, we noted down each of the prospects who donned the Australian jumper and what caught the eye about their performance. We will do the same […]
2026 Talent League Girls R7 notes: Swans Academy vs. Geelong Falcons
COMING off a huge win over reigning premiers Eastern Ranges, the Sydney Swans Academy were tipped to make light work of a struggling Geelong Falcons, but to the visitors’ credit, they were in the contest until midway through the third term before the Swans kicked the last nine goals of the match to win the […]
2026 TLG Round 2: Country games notes
A TRIPLE treat in Bendigo was just what the fans were after as the six Victorian country sides descended on Queen Elizabeth Oval last weekend. Across a full day of action on Sunday, Gippsland Power, Murray Bushrangers and Dandenong Stingrays all came away with four points having defeated their respective opponents. We took note of […]
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Geelong Falcons
GEELONG Falcons had the sole draftee in Meg Lappin make it onto an AFLW list last season, with a couple of unlucky players missing out, while also blooding some promising talents coming through the program ahead of their top-age seasons in 2026. LAST SEASON Played: 14Wins: 8Losses: 6 Geelong Falcons have a history of being […]
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Greea McKeegan
A HARD-RUNNING and smooth-kicking member of the Geelong Falcons, Greea McKeegan has come on with leaps and bounds in recent years. Enjoying the rise up the pathways, the Vic Country representative who has developed from a high marking forward into a gut-running winger has silky skills and an an all-round athletic base. We spoke to […]
PROFILED | 2026 Vic Country Girls summer squad
THE 2026 Vic Country Girls summer squad has 25 players between the top-age (2008-born) and bottom-age (2009-born) draft crops. Having won one match from four games last season at the AFLW Under 18 Championships – a victory against the Allies in Round 1 – Vic Country will be looking to build on that in 2026. […]
