
AFLW Draft Watch: 10 names to remember for 2026
WHILE the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft crop is taking full shape almost halfway through the year heading into the national championships, we cast a quick eye over 10 bottom-agers to remember ahead of next year’s draft. All should feature at some stage throughout the AFLW Under 18 Championships, and we highlighted these 10 as our […]

2025 CTLG review: Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy is one of the most exciting teams to watch for next season with a ridiculous stack of bottom-agers – and even double bottom-agers – who will press their cases to reach the next level. The Lions started strong in the Coates Talent League Girls competition with a pair of wins, before going […]

Queensland announces 2025 AFLW U18s squad
TITLE contenders Queensland has announced a stacked Under 18 Girls squad for the upcoming National Championships, with several star talents set to return from injury. The 30-player squad features a 50/50 split between the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions Academies across four age groups. Headlining the squad are potential top five picks in Ava […]

PREVIEW | CTLG R6 – Lions to close series against Chargers
BRISBANE Lions Academy will conclude its four-game Coates Talent League Girls stint against the Oakleigh Chargers tomorrow, joining the Gold Coast Suns Academy and GWS Giants Academy as Northern Academies wrapping after a strong month of action. It is another blockbuster eight-game round taking place throughout the Talent League, with a lot of double-header action […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 4
ANOTHER busy weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition saw three of the four Northern Academies salute again, while Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers continued on their merry ways. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. […]

2025 CTLG wrap | Ranges roll on by eclipsing Suns
EASTERN Ranges made it three wins from four matches to start the Coates Talent League Girls season with a hard-fought victory over a gallant Gold Coast Suns Academy outfit. The Suns were missing a couple of key stars for the clash, but nonetheless put up a fight throughout the four quarters before Eastern came away […]

PREVIEW | CTLG R4 – Devils return home
TASMANIA Devils will look to bounce back after their first game loss to Sydney Swans Academy when they welcome the Brisbane Lions Academy tomorrow morning in the first game of the Coates Talent League Girls Round 4.

PREVIEW | CTLG R3 – Suns welcome red-hot Rays
A TANTALISING matchup for only Round 3, the highly talented Gold Coast Suns Academy – which went undefeated last season including knocking off eventual Coates Talent League Girls premier Oakleigh – will take on the in-form Dandenong Stingrays on the Gold Coast.

PREVIEW | CTLG: Northern Academies
AS THE Coates Talent League Girls competition returns for Round 3 over the long weekend, the league welcomes four of the five Northern Academies for their first taste of action in the southern competition. Both Queensland Academies (Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions) and New South Wales Academies (GWS Giants and Sydney Swans) begin their […]

REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Queensland
AS each AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships state completes its national carnival, we take a look at how the three-game carnival went, some of the impressive players, and those to keep an eye on next year. Up next is Queensland, who faced deficits early in each of its three matches, able to come back in […]