Grieves pulls clear in RMC Medal race
WESTERN Jets ball-winner Sierra Grieves has taken the lead in the Rookie Me Central Medal for the Coates Talent League Girls competition in the latest update following Round 12. The Vic Metro onballer and AFLW Academy member is in some great form, and she has moved four votes clear on top. Grieves has polled 37 […]
Queensland: AFLW Draft depth into top-end talent next two years
WITH the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships underway, it gives fans a chance to not only view AFLW Draft prospects who could join their club at the end of the year, but also those for future seasons. A number of bottom-agers have shown their wares over the last 18 months and loom as potential top-end […]
PREVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Queensland vs. Vic Country
TITLE contenders Queensland play back-to-back games at Brighton Homes Arena out in Springfield to kick off the Maroons’ campaign, starting with a huge clash against Vic Country. The visitors have plenty of top-end talent themselves, and it looks to be a strong contest on paper.
2024 AFLW U18s team analysis: Queensland
QUEENSLAND is a state on the rise at the AFLW Under 18 Championships, finishing last year’s carnival with a 2-1 record and the loss was a competitive effort against eventual champions, South Australia. The Maroons are tipped to go undefeated this year but unfortunately for both them and South Australia, the sides never face off […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 9: Top 4 chance for separation
ROUND 9 of the QAFL Women’s competition sees several key players return from the AFLW Academy and Under 21 All-Stars match, in a weekend that could very well begin to lock in the QAFL Women’s finalists. The top four sides face off against the bottom-four sides which means the four-point gap that separates fourth placed […]
Q&A: Isabella McDonough (Lions Academy)
BRISBANE Lions Academy talent Isabella McDonough was one of the most impressive players through the Lions Academy’s Coates Talent League Girls’ stint this season. The strong midfielder who can play both inside or on the wing and even up forward, played all four goals and kicked three against the Calder Cannons in an impressive win. […]
QAFLW 2024 Round 8: Around the Grounds
THE TOP three teams emerged as the ones to beat this season, with Aspley, Bond University and Southport all recording big wins in Round 8 of the QAFL Women’s competition. The trio of sides proved too good for their lower ranked opponents, as the Brisbane and Gold Coast Suns Academy players returned to state league […]
2024 Queensland AFLW U18s squad announced
QUEENSLAND has released its 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18s Championships squad for the upcoming national carnival, with 30 players named from either the Brisbane Lions or Gold Coast Suns Academies. The two Academies went 4-0 and 3-1 in their Coates Talent League Girls stints, indicating the strength of the Sunshine State. Last year the Maroons […]
2024 CTLG team review: Lions Academy
THE two Queensland Academies have wrapped up their stints in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition, and next up in our review series we analyse the Brisbane Lions Academy. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Queensland representation at […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 7
THREE big winners of Round 7 for the Coates Talent League Girls competition dominated this week’s Team of the Week as Oakleigh Chargers and Gold Coast Suns Academy (five each) and Eastern Ranges (four) made up more than half of the side. All bar two of the 12 sides had a representative in an otherwise […]
