2025 U22 Summer Series recap: Giants & Swans
SYDNEY Swans Academy has claimed the NSW/ACT Women’s Under 22 Summer Series last weekend after remaining undefeated across their three matches. Coming into the ultimate decider against the Giants Academy after both sides accounted for AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra’s Under 22s, it was the red and white that rolled the orange team by seven […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Madeleine Quinn
A NATIONAL Academy member, Swans Academy ruck Madeleine Quinn is one of the top tall draft prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft crop. Quinn has outstanding athleticism, and can impact both in the air and at ground level, not afraid to get involved in transition and can become that modern “fourth midfielder” once the ruck […]
2025 NSW/ACT Summer Series Round 1 Scouting notes: Swans Academy
A DOMINANT triple-digit win in favour of the Sydney Swans Academy saw the red and white side flex their muscles in the NSW-ACT Under 22 Women’s Summer Series over the weekend. While the Giants Academy came away with a 26-point win over AFL Sydney’s Under 22s, the Swans Academy stormed to a remarkable 19.12 (126) […]
2025 NSW/ACT Under 22 Summer Series preview
A QUADRUPLE header at Margaret Donoghe Sports Complex takes place tomorrow as the 2025 NSW/ACT Under 22 Summer Series gets underway. The competition serves as a perfect lead-up event for the Swans and Giants Academies ahead of their Coates Talent League seasons in the respective boys and girls competitions. In the first round-robin of matches, […]
AFLW Draft: 25 to Watch in 2025
AS SEEN exclusively in the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide, Rookie Me Central published our 25 Players to Watch in 2025 as the attention turns to next year’s draft. The Gold Coast Suns Academy will be a key talking point next year with as many as half a dozen prospects in the top 30, while athletic […]
Goannas eliminate Bats as AFL Sydney Women’s finalists confirmed
PARRAMATTA Goannas secured a double chance in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division finals series and eliminated UTS Bats on the weekend following a 40-point victory over last year’s grand finalists. The Goannas needed a win to leapfrog North Shore Bombers who had the Round 18 bye, and they did just that, securing an 8.8 […]
Students keep slim finals hopes alive
SYDNEY University came away with the vital four points against Pennant Hills to keep the Students’ hopes of finals this year alive. The Student had a tough fight on their hands in the first half, but kicked away with seven unanswered goals in the second half to win, 10.8 (68) to 2.3 (15). After the […]
2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Round 16
UTS BATS vs. ST GEORGE DRAGONSSaturday, August 10 @ 12:30pmTrumper Oval A must-win game for the fifth placed Bats with UTS coming off a very good win over Manly last week. Their exceptional tackle pressure turned the tide against Manly’s superior athletes, and started intercept marking them out of the game. On the other hand, […]
Six-goal second quarter sees Goannas blitz Bulldogs
PARRAMATTA Goannas have bounced back to form in a special way, storming to a 62-point win over UNSW-ES Bulldogs at Gipps Road Ovals on the weekend. In perfect football conditions, it was the Goannas who were too strong and fast for the Bulldogs side who aside from the second term, put up a good show […]
AFLW Draft: 25 in 2025 – An early look
EACH year in our AFLW Draft Guide we name the top prospects to look at for the following year’s draft. Now midway through the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships – and four and a half months until the AFLW Draft – we highlight some names to remember for 2025. The list is not exhaustive […]
