Reigning premiers take sting out of Hornets
DESPITE finals being out of the question for QAFL Women’s reigning premiers University of Queensland, the Red Lionesses showed they can definitely shape the 2023 post-season series, upsetting third placed Aspley Hornets on the road. The Red Lionesses lead throughout the contest, and though challenged in the second half, stuck to the task and came […]
The future is now – AFLW Draft pool growing deeper
AS the AFL Women’s and female footballing pathways continues to develop, the overall quality continues to get stronger at a grassroots level. Not only the top-end talent, but also the depth within the draft pool, as players who five years ago would have been walk-up draftees are missing out purely due to the quality on […]
Future in Focus: Bottom-age Queenslanders to watch
WHILE all eyes will be on the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls at the upcoming national carnival, there is an abundance of talent across all the states and territories who could impress at the championships. Clubs are looking more and more into the future similar to the men’s competition, and will be keeping an eye […]
Queensland confirms 2023 AFLW U18s squad
FOLLOWING a successful AFLW Under 16s Championships and Coates Talent League stint where both the Gold Coast SUNS and Brisbane Lions Academies remained undefeated throughout a combined 10 matches, Queensland confirmed its squad for the upcoming 2023 AFLW Under 18s Championships. The 29-player squad features an even spread of SUNS Academy (15) and Lions Academy […]
2023 QAFLW Player Focus: Havana Harris (Bond Uni)
IMPRESSIVE bottom-age AFLW Draft prospect Havana Harris made quite the impact on debut for Bond University, booting four goals in the Bull Sharks’ 98-point win over Maroochydore. Sharing the limelight with fellow 2006-born stars Nyalli Milne and Tara Harrington, Harris provided plenty of headaches for the opposition Roos defence, clunking a number of marks and […]
Baby Bull Sharks too good for Roos
BOND University’s trio of debutants led the Bull Sharks to a dominant 98-point win over Maroochydore which featured 15 unanswered goals at The Canal. After Maroochydore kicked the first goal it looked like the visitors might gain the early ascendancy, but that could not have been further from the reality as the Bull Sharks piled […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 1: Grand Final rematch to open season
A GRAND Final rematch between University of Queensland and Southport opens the 2023 QAFL Women’s season tomorrow afternoon. The reigning premiers University of Queensland stopped a fairytale first season for Southport at the top state level, winning by seven points in overtime to make it back-to-back flags in the competition. Fast forward seven months and […]
Suns announce 2023 U18 Female squad
GOLD Coast Suns Academy has announced its Under 18s Female squad for the 2023 season, with the announcement of a 37-player list to compete in both the Coates Talent League and other Northern Academy matches. The squad ranges in age from 2005-born talents to 2007-born players, giving fans a chance to catch some of the […]
Top Performers: AFLW U16s – Suns Academy
GOLD Coast Suns Academy enjoyed a couple of big wins over Brisbane Lions Academy in two very different games last week for the AFLW Under 16 Championships. There were a number of impressive eye-catchers and we took a look at a high number of talented players from the Suns Academy who caught the eye. GOLD […]
Suns shine in AFLW Under 16 Q-Clashes
GOLD Coast Suns Academy have taken out the two Q-Clash matches at the Under 16 Championships defeating Brisbane Lions Academy comfortably in both games. The two games – played at Maroochydore and Bond University over the past week, resulted in a total scoreline of 17.24 (126) to 8.13 (61). In perfect conditions up on the […]
