Russo and Usher win AFLW U16s BnFs
WEST Australian Mia Russo and Queenslander Ava Usher have won their respective pool’s best and fairest awards as part of the AFL Women’s Under 16s Championships accolades. Russo was announced as her state’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) following the Sandgropers’ loss to South Australia, but was voted the best across the competition in an announcement […]
Lions roar to 85-point win in AFLW U16s
BRISBANE Lions Academy finished on top of the AFL Women’s Under 16s Pool B after a second dominant performance on Friday. The Lions crushed Northern Territory by 85 points – thanks to a seven-goal first term – which followed on from a 110-point shellacking of GWS GIANTS Academy in their first and final game. Brisbane […]
2023 AFLW U16s Div 2 preview: Triple Header
A TRIPLE Header kicks off the 2023 AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships tomorrow with the traditional Division 2 sides facing off at Bond University in Queensland. Gold Coast Suns Academy is the home side, with the other three Northern club-aligned Academies – Brisbane Lions Academy, GWS GIANTS Academy, Sydney Swans Academy – taking part with […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 3
THE six metropolitan teams were welcomed into the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls competition with varying success, as the next generation of talent took to the field. We highlight some of the top performers in our Scouting Notes with each note the opinion of the individual writer. >> Coates Talent League Girls Round 3 wrap
2023 Coates Talent League Girls Team of the Week: Round 3
THREE metropolitan teams and the unbeaten Tasmania Devils were among the top represented clubs in our Talent League Girls Team of the Week for Round 3. Calder Cannons, Northern Knights and Oakleigh Chargers all recorded three players from their first wins, while the Devils also managed the three players in the side. In an incredibly […]
2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 3 wrap
ALL the metropolitan teams joined the rest of the competition for Round 3 of the Coates Talent League, with some strong wins and terrific outstanding performances. We recap each game and note down our Rookie Me Central Medal votes.
2023 Coates Talent League R3 preview: Tasmania Devils vs. Western Jets
A FULL complement of seven matches takes place this weekend, with all 13 Coates Talent League Girls teams in action across the first two days of April. It will mark the first time for the season that the metropolitan teams enter the fray, with the boys and girls matches having double-headers on the Saturday, before […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 1
IT WAS a staggered start to the 2023 Coates Talent League season with just the four matches on opening weekend, all from the girls’ competition. Kicking off on the Apple Isle, Tasmania Devils got a Round 1 win against GIANTS Academy, before Geelong Falcons defeated GWV Rebels out west, Swans Academy upset Dandenong Stingrays down […]
Devils out to make history for the Map in 2023
TASMANIAN football history runs deep in the Apple Isle, but there remains plenty more to make in the women’s space. That’s exactly what the Devils’ Under 18 girls side is out to do in 2023 under new head coach Jodie Clifford. With “big shoes to fill” after the roaring success of Cameron Joyce and Jeromey […]
South topples North in Tassie U16 clash
A FIVE-goal final term saw Tasmania South run over the top of its Northern counterpart, to secure a 7.11 (53) to 3.6 (24) victory in the AFLW Under 16 Championships. In a tough, hard-fought encounter for three quarters, South was able to conjure up five majors – three of which came off the boot of […]
