RECAP | 2025 AFLW U18s: Vic Metro
WESTERN Australia was the first side to finish its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships campaign, capping off the four-game carnival with two wins after two losses. The Sandgropers had their chances in every match, though ultimately fell short against Queensland and South Australia before knocking off Vic Metro and the Allies. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 […]
Metro holds on against fast-finishing Allies
A COLLECTIVE sigh of relief could be heard around Brighton Home Arena today after Vic Metro survived a massive scare against the gallant Allies outfit that booted four of the last five goals in a thrilling AFLW Under 18 Championships match. After trailing by as much as 20 points midway through the third term, the […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Vic Metro
AFTER an extended break since their last match, the Allies play host to Vic Metro in a non-Allied state for the girls out at Ipswich in Queensland. As part of the same match in the boys’ national carnival, the Allies will be gunning for its first win of the carnival, while Vic Metro sits at […]
Defending champs hold off Croweaters
IT IS not often the two teams holding the last three AFLW Under 18 Championships trophies face off in the first round of the following national carnival, but that was exactly the case yesterday when reigning champions Vic Metro narrowly survived a late South Australian fightback to win by four points at RSEA Park. In […]
PROFILED | Vic Metro AFLW Under 18s
VIC METRO boasts five AFLW National Academy members, and while one is unavailable for the upcoming national championships, it paves the way for Metro’s depth to be on display. We profile each of the top-age prospects who are in line to don the ‘Big V’. >> FULL SQUAD: Victorian squads announced for 2025 U18 National […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 9
FIVE games took place across a wet weekend for the Coates Talent League, with some inundated with rain and others playing in slippery conditions. We took note of some of the standout players with a primary focus on the Victorian trialists. >> ROUND 9: Round wrap | Player of the Week | Team of the […]
PREVIEW | 2025 Vic Under 18s Girls trials
A STACK of representative hopefuls will take to the field at La Trobe University, Bundoora on Sunday when Vic Metro and Vic Country’s top prospects go head-to-head in a pair of trial games. The two matches will assist Victorian selectors in narrowing down potential lists for next month’s AFLW Under 18 Championships, though names from […]
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.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 3
AN EXTENDED weekend of Coates Talent League action saw four Northern Academy sides join the competition, with three coming away victorious. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across the eight Round 3 matches kicking off with a standalone Anzac Day clash. >> ROUND 3: Round wrap | Player of […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 3
A SERIES of massive wins and introduction of the Northern Academies saw the Round 3 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week representatives spread out across 11 teams and five states or territories. The Queensland and NSW-ACT Academies made up 10 of the 24 players, while a further three Victorian sides – Dandenong Stingrays, […]
