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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 […]

Around the Country: Bombers storm home to snatch draw

NORTH Shore Bombers have played out their second draw of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season, after finishing all-square with fellow title contenders, Manly Warringah Wolves. The heavyweight clash at Gore Hill had the Wolves leading for the most part, but ultimately a three goals to nil final term saw the home side pick […]

2026 Talent League Girls Review: Sydney Swans Academy

THE Sydney Swans Academy entered the 2026 Coates Talent League Girls season with a talented squad featuring a mix of top-age draft prospects, over-age experience, and exciting bottom-age talent. With an extended fixture, the Swans Academy showcased their depth and development throughout the season, producing some dominant performances and unearthing hidden gems. 2026 Season Recap […]

State(s) in Focus: Hypothetical Allies Girls squad

A CONTINUED growth in New South Wales female footballing pathways over the last few seasons and particularly looking to the future has plenty of exciting prospects set to line up for the Allies at this year’s AFLW Under 18 Championships. While the squad itself is yet to be decided, as we did for the boys’, […]

2026 AFL Sydney Women’s Round 1 wrap: Reigning grand finalists crush opponents

NORTH Shore and Sydney University sent a reminder to the rest of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division about just how ruthless they can be, with a pair of 94-0 wins over their opponents in the opening round of the new season. It might be a new year, but last year’s grand finalists flexed their […]

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 […]

Swans salute in NSW/ACT U22 Summer Series

SYDNEY Swans Academy have won another NSW/ACT Under 22 Women’s Summer Series after defeating GWS Giants Academy by 45 points in a fitting conclusion to the round-robin series. Both Academies had comfortably beaten the Under 22 representative sides from AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra in the lead-up, with everything on the line in the final […]

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 […]

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