PREVIEW | AFLW Academy vs U23 All-Stars
THIS year’s top AFL Women’s Draft prospects will get the opportunity to don the Coat of Arms when the AFLW Academy runs out at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. The 30-player Academy – minus injuries – will take on an Under 23 All-Stars side comprised of talent from Victoria, Northern Territory and Tasmania considered the next […]
Victorian AFLW U18s trial squads named
VICTORIA’S top Under 18 AFLW Draft prospects will battle it out in a double-header at Werribee tomorrow to help finalise the Vic Metro and Vic Country squads for the upcoming National Championships. Both state sides will hold an internal trial match each with Vic Metro’s kicking off at 2pm, and Vic Country’s at 4pm. Though […]
Talent League Girls Round 9 preview: Oakleigh Chargers vs Gold Coast Suns Academy
A MASSIVE clash between the two most impressive sides thus far takes place, with the unbeaten Oakleigh Chargers taking on a Gold Coast Suns Academy who cruised to back-to-back wins the past fortnight. The two Queensland Academies and Northern Territory remain in play as part of an eight-game fixture over the weekend. AROUND THE GROUNDS […]
Talent League Girls Round 8 preview: Bendigo Pioneers vs Northern Territory Academy
NORTHERN Territory will join the two Queensland Academies once again in action for Round 8 of the Coates Talent League, with the Suns and Lions Academies back at home. The Thunder will travel to Craigieburn to face the Bendigo Pioneers in our featured preview, wile the metropolitan teams return in a massive eight-game card this […]
2023 AFLW Draft Power Rankings teaser
ONLY two weeks remain until the first AFL Women’s Draft Power Rankings are released on Monday, June 5, but the rankings are already beginning to take shape. In this teaser article, we take a look at what might have been decided, and what is still up in the air ahead of the year’s first drop. […]
Hausegger hones craft to follow Blackburn’s lead
OAKLEIGH Chargers top-ager Lara Hausegger is a Western Bulldogs fan, so it should come as no surprise as to the player she most looks up to at AFL Women’s level. Though Hausegger is primarily a rebounding defender, the 17-year-old wants to emulate her AFL Women’s club premiership skipper. “I really inspire to play like Ellie […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 6
A DOMINANT performance from Oakleigh Chargers resulted in a season-high seven players in our Rookie Me Central Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 6. The Chargers had two more players than Eastern Ranges (five), with Northern Knights (four) ahead of the three losing sides who combined for one third of the […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 6
ONLY the three games were played across the Coates Talent League Girls Round 6 with Oakleigh Chargers, Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights all winning to occupy the top three spots on the ladder. We took note of some of the top performers from their respective victories. All scouting notes are the opinion of the individual […]
Talent League Girls Round 6 preview: Oakleigh Chargers vs. Calder Cannons
A TOP of the table clash in the Coates Talent League Girls competition sees two metropolitan regions lock horns at Warrawee Park on Saturday. Second placed Oakleigh Chargers – with a percentage of 289.1 – take on ladder leaders Calder Cannons, who have accumulated 372.2 per cent across their three games. Only one team can […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 5
DESPITE a reduced round of just four games over the weekend, there were still plenty of top individual performances in Round 5 of the Talent League Girls. We took note of some high-scoring forwards, accumulating midfielders and clever defenders across a weekend that had a bit of everything from a weather perspective. All scouting notes […]
