2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 4 wrap
NORTHERN Academy sides were heavily invested in Round 4 of the Coates Talent League, with the two Queensland Academies joining the fray. Gold Coast Suns once again ended Oakleigh Chargers’ unbeaten streak, while the GWS Giants Academy had a win, and Bendigo Pioneers became the last undefeated team standing in the competition.
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 4 – Sunday
A FULL four-game fixture takes place tomorrow to complete a massive seven-game weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, We preview the four games, which include the Brisbane Lions Academy entering for the first time. FORM: Brisbane Lions Academy enters the Coates Talent League Girls for the first time tomorrow, though the Lions are […]
Scouting Notes: AFLW U18s – Suns Academy vs. Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy came home firing in the last quarter of the Under 18s friendly with the Gold Coast Suns Academy, kicking three of the last four goals of the game to beat their Queensland rivals by five points. Both sides brought a highly contested match in a seesawing affair at People First Stadium in […]
Perfect 10 for McIlwain as Lions roar over Suns
A DOMINANT 10-goal performance from Brisbane Lions Academy forward Harlee McIlwain has seen the Lions romp to a 121-point win over Gold Coast Suns Academy in the AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships on Saturday. The 174cm Victoria Point 2026 AFLW Draft prospect had a field day, not just kicking 10 majors, but clunking 10 marks […]
Sandgropers storm to win over Suns at AFLW U16s
WESTERN Australia kick-started its 2024 AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships on a high, coming back from a slow start to boot the last 10 goals of the match and run away with a commanding 12.8 (80) to 3.0 (18) victory over Gold Coast Suns Academy. Four players kicked multiple goals in the win as the […]
TOP 5s | 2024 Preseason Testing – Suns & Lions Academies
TWO potential pick ones over the next two years showed their athletic abilities in the recent Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions Academies Preseason Testing Day. Taking to the courts at Brisbane South State Secondary College on February 18, the Under 18s and Under 16s squads were put through their paces. >> Top 5s | […]
2023 SSA 15 & Under All-Australian teams
VICTORIA Navy has dominated the respective School Sport Australia 15 & Under All-Australian teams at the recent championships with 12 representatives between the boys and girls sides. Winning both titles in thrilling circumstances over Western Australia (boys) and Queensland (girls), Vic Navy had four more than the next best state. That state was Western Australia […]
Navy navigates Queensland defence to take out title
VICTORIA Navy turned around a loss to Queensland earlier in the week to defeat the Maroons in the match that mattered most, winning the 15 and Under Girls title at the School Sport Australia Championships. Penetrating the the Maroons’ defence en route to the title, Navy made the most of a breeze and their chances […]
Queensland and NSW undefeated ahead of semis
REIGNING School Sport Australia 15 & Under Girls premier Queensland has found itself undefeated heading into the semi-finals, with the Maroons joined by New South Wales as the two teams to beat. In what has been an intriguing carnival, we take a look at the matchups – which also feature Victoria Navy and South Australia […]
ACT stuns Victoria in one-point thriller
AUSTRALIAN Capital Territory (ACT) made a little bit of history at the School Sports Australia 15 & Under Championships, with the girls’ side holding off a determined Victoria White side by a solitary point yesterday. Considering the per capita of talent between the two regions, the ACT showed it has the grit and determination to […]
