State(s) in Focus: Hypothetical Allies Girls squad
A CONTINUED growth in New South Wales female footballing pathways over the last few seasons and particularly looking to the future has plenty of exciting prospects set to line up for the Allies at this year’s AFLW Under 18 Championships. While the squad itself is yet to be decided, as we did for the boys’, […]
2026 Talent League Girls R2 notes: Giants Academy vs. Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy picked up where they left off in Round 1, producing a comprehensive 40-point victory over the GWS Giants Academy in the opening game of a Blacktown International Sportspark double-header on Saturday. The Lions lead from the opening term and were rarely troubled, with the Giants showing some fight in a three-goal third […]
2026 Talent League Girls preview: Giants Academy
AFTER going down to Sydney Swans Academy in the final match of the 2026 NSW/ACT Under 22 Summer Series, the GWS Giants Academy set its sights on the Talent League Girls competition. Going undefeated last season throughout the four games, the orange team will have an extended and stiffer fixture this time around as the […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series R3 – Academy sides
SYDNEY Swans Academy took out the 2026 Under 22 Women’s Summer Series title with a perfect record in the round-robin after defeating GWS Giants Academy by 45 points on the weekend. Both teams entered the match undefeated, but it was the red and white side that emerged victorious thanks to eight goals to two in […]
Swans salute in NSW/ACT U22 Summer Series
SYDNEY Swans Academy have won another NSW/ACT Under 22 Women’s Summer Series after defeating GWS Giants Academy by 45 points in a fitting conclusion to the round-robin series. Both Academies had comfortably beaten the Under 22 representative sides from AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra in the lead-up, with everything on the line in the final […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series R2 – Academy sides
AFTER another two big wins by the NSW/ACT Academies in the Under 22 Women’s Summer Series, we take a look at some of the Giants Academy and Swans Academy members who impressed at Henson Park over the weekend. The Giants crushed AFL Canberra with a triple-digit scoreline, while the Swans ran out 75-point winners over […]
Big Day out for GWS in Giant thrashing
GWS GIANTS Academy prepared for a third and final round-robin match against their rival NSW/ACT Academy the Sydney Swans with a dominant 117-point thrashing of AFL Canberra in the 2026 Under 22 Women’s Summer Series on the weekend. Played at Henson Park, the Giants – headlined by eight goals to tall forward Majella Day – […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 U22 Women’s Summer Series – Academy sides
ROUND 1 of the 2026 NSW/ACT Women’s Under 22 Summer Series is in the books with both Academy sides recording impressive wins over AFL Canberra and AFL Sydney. The Swans Academy crushed the former by 138 points – restricting them to just one behind – while the Giants Academy overcame a third term fight back […]
Giants outclass AFL Sydney in strong performance
GWS GIANTS Academy is on the board in season 2026 after the orange side withstood a gallant third quarter comeback from AFL Sydney’s Under-22 representative side to win by 35 points in the Women’s Summer Series on the weekend. Played at Henson Park as part of a massive day of men’s and women’s action with […]
Freemantle leads all-comers in PPR preseason stakes
SOUTH Australian bottom-ager Maia Freemantle is the clubhouse leader when it comes to physical performance rating (PPR) over the preseason, registering a 95.3 at the South Australian Preseason Testing event. The physical performance rating scales athletes on their results across each of their physical tests – standing and running vertical jumps, 20m sprint, agility test […]
