2025 AFLW Draft review: GWS
GWS GIANTS had a local feel for the most part to their AFLW Draft focus, bringing in a trio of talented players, two of which came from the Giants’ own Academy. The weighing up of local prospects against interstate ones was always going to be a feature, and in the end the Giants brought in […]
2025 AFLW Draft: Talking Points
ANOTHER AFL Women’s Draft is in the books, and as always there were plenty of talking points to come out of the night. A total of 59 new players made it onto AFL Women’s lists, including a few cross-coders and a mature-ager. The bulk of the contingent were top-age draft prospects, and we unpack what […]
Giants duo stoked to join orange team
“STOKED” was a common word used between new Greater Western Sydney (GWS) recruits Scarlett Johnson and Kiera Yerbury in the immediate aftermath of being drafted. Selected with picks two and three respectively, the pair are both extremely keen to add to the club’s young talent. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 AFLW Draft Having previously been pegged […]
2025 AFLW Draft – Pick by Pick
THE 2025 AFLW Draft has concluded, with another crop of young stars taking the step into the premier women’s competition in Australia, and there were some surprising selections on the night. With plenty of speculation around the top selection from a talented 2025 crop, the Richmond Tigers ended up bolstering their forward line with the […]
Bluebaggers reign in AFLW Draft support stakes
CARLTON looms as the team most likely to select a childhood fan in tonight’s AFLW Draft, with the Blues recording the most fans of those Draft Combine invitees. A total of 87 of the 91 invitees were recorded as having an AFLW team they support, including four who supported men’s sides, but largely supported their […]
2025 AFLW Draft Whispers
EVERYONE loves a bit of theatre when it comes to draft night, and there will be no shortage of posterising and poker faces tonight when the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft takes place. The first selection off the board is known, and there is a fairly good idea about the first dozen, but the order of […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Sydney
ONE CLUB that will be sweating ever so slightly during the early stages of the AFL Women’s Draft is Sydney, with the Swans in danger of not being able to match one of its talented Academy athletes. The red and whites cleared up the list spots and brought in a readymade tall forward, and now […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Collingwood
AFTER holding the number one pick last season and being able to dictate to the rest of the league, Collingwood moved up a few spots in 2025 and will now go in with Pick 5 – after GWS’ Special Assistance Package pick – while also accumulating four top 30 selections. >> FREE: View the 2025 […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Carlton
PRELIMINARY finalist Carlton has made some big moves to try and last an extra week next season, bringing in a trio of experienced players to complement a first round selection in this year’s AFLW Draft. While it came at the cost of picks in next year’s draft, the Blues are in “win-now” mode and will […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Adelaide Crows
ADELAIDE has a new coach and lost a trio of top talents including champion midfielder Anne Hatchard during the AFLW Trade Period, but also armed itself with three first round selections, and Gold Coast’s coveted first rounder next season. It means the Crows will begin life under Ryan Davis with some serious top-end talent coming […]