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PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 15: Sunday

AFTER a rare day off from WAFL Women’s action today, six clubs return to the field in a triple treat tomorrow. A bottom-three contest between Boorloo (Perth) and Peel Thunder opens the day, while rivals East Fremantle and Claremont go head-to-head as well as Swan Districts up against South Fremantle in a top four battle.

Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Vic Metro

FINALLY prevailing after two tough losses, Western Australia came away with the all-important win against Vic Metro at Shark Park, handing the visitors their first loss of the 2025 AFLW Under 18 Championships in the process. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye in the game with all notes the […]

Falcons help steer Sandgropers to victory

IT FELT like redemption for Western Australia. The Sandgropers – who had performed well without securing the ‘W’ in the first two games – finally grabbed their first win, defeating Vic Metro in a nail-biting four-point result at The Good Grocer Park. There were storylines everywhere, with the potential for it to be a sequel […]

PROFILED | Western Australia AFLW Under 18s

DESPITE not coming away with a win at the national championships last year, the Sandgropers unearthed a host of bottom-age talents who will lead the state’s title-tilt in what looms as their best crop of draft prospects in history. >> FULL SQUAD: Western Australia names 2025 AFLW U18s squad NATIONAL ACADEMY MEMBERS: Alicia Blizard (East […]

Western Australia names 2025 AFLW U18s squad

WESTERN Australia has locked in a squad of 32 players for the upcoming AFL Women’s Under 18 National Championships with a number of fresh faces included in the Sandgropers’ squad. Among the inclusions are over-ager Zoe Keley who returns to the state squad having represented WA at last year’s national championships, and Perth pair, Mel […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 7

ALL FOUR WAFL Women’s games take place tomorrow as part of a Super Saturday for Round 7. We take a look at each one with plenty of change coming, highlighted with some key outs for the top of the table contest between Subiaco and Claremont.

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 6

ACROSS the board the West Australian State Academy members largely impressed in Round 6 of the WAFL Women’s with the young guns well and truly adapted to life at state league level. Subiaco had the bye, but the eight other sides all had at least on Academy member in action. All notes are the opinion […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 6: Saturday

ACTION returns to the WAFL Women’s competition after a league-wide bye due to the State Game as the four matches are split over both days. In this article we preview the Peel Thunder-West Perth and South Fremantle-East Perth contests tomorrow.

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 5

A HOST of National Academy members returned to WAFL Women’s sides for Round 5 ahead of the league-wide bye this coming weekend. We took note of how each of the State Academy members performed last round. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 5

A SUPER Saturday takes place in the WAFL Women’s with all four Round 5 games taking place on the same day. We preview each of them with some sides desperate to grab win number two in 2025.

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