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REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: South Australia

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 South Australia, who fell short of a third consecutive title, but still impressed across the three […]

Key forwards star in Under 17 Futures showcase

DESPITE conditions that would be adverse to key forwards having an impact, it was the work of both Dekota Baron and Olivia Wolmarans that caught the eye during a blustery Under 17 Futures clash at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a momentum-swinging match with a strong breeze blowing down the south end of the […]

2024 AFLW U17s Futures teams named

THE two sides that will face off as part of Saturday’s Under 17 Futures talent showcase match were named by the AFL today. The 2024 National Futures Girls match will take place at GMHBA Stadium from 4pm tomorrow as a curtain-raiser to the AFL Women’s night game between Geelong and Melbourne, and will don the […]

PREVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: South Australia vs. Western Australia

CLOSING out the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, reigning back-to-back titleholders South Australia – defeated for the first time in three carnivals by Vic Metro – will look to bounce back against a visiting West Australian side that is hungry for its first win of the championships.

Metro takes Croweaters’ crown with eye-catching win

VIC METRO has snapped South Australia’s stranglehold on the AFL Women’s Under 18s titles, winning the state’s first trophy since 2019. The Croweaters had won back-to-back flags in 2022 and 2023 with no tournament held in 2020 and 2021, but Metro proved the better side at RSEA Park today coming away with a 21-point victory, […]

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 […]

Scouting notes: 2024 SA U18s vs. SA U23s

SOUTH Australia’s best young mature-age talent took home the win against the reigning back-to-back AFLW Under 18s side yesterday in a nail-biting two-point win. The Under 23s side made up of the most draftable players aged under 23 and led by Eagles coach Narelle Smith, fought back from a deficit midway through the final term […]

Scouting notes: 2024 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Allies

SOUTH Australian began its 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships campaign off on the right note with an impressive 78-point victory over the Allies at Thebarton Oval. There were no shortage of standouts in the win, and as always we took a look at some of those players. All notes are the opinion of the individual […]

PREVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: South Australia vs. Allies

REIGNING back-to-back champions South Australia enter the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships tomorrow up against an Allies side coming off its inspirational win over Queensland. The Croweaters have not lost in a few years and will be looking to continue that winning streak come 11am local time.

2024 AFLW U18s team analysis: South Australia

REIGNING back-to-back titleholders South Australia begins its national carnival tomorrow, with the Croweaters now able to control their own destinies. While going undefeated might have meant battling Queensland for percentage, now the Maroons have lost, it means South Australia will have threats in Vic Metro and Western Australia, both of whom it plays this year. […]

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