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2024 AFLW Draft preview: Port Adelaide Power

PORT ADELAIDE had the largest list turnovers prior to Trade Week with a massive four retirements and a further four players being delisted or self-delisted. Former Rising Star Hannah Ewings crossed to Adelaide, with Sydney defender Ella Heads the sole inclusion alongside five current list spots and four new picks. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft […]

2024 AFLW Draft previews: Adelaide Crows

KICKING off our AFLW Draft club-by-club preview series is reigning preliminary finalists Adelaide coming off another great season. The Crows brought in a young gun from crosstown rivals Port Adelaide and now can attack the draft with a higher first round selection than at the start of the Trade Period. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft […]

2024 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: General Forwards

IN THE lead-up to next week’s AFLW Draft, we’re breaking down some of the available prospects in each area. Today we take a look at the general forwards, which will not include those tall or key position types, but instead those sub-174cm. Additionally this list will feature players who are predominantly forwards though spent significant […]

Power and Blues most supported of 2024 AFLW Draft crop

PORT Adelaide and Carlton have the highest supporter following of any side from the 70-odd AFLW Draft prospects asked, and not all are from the state those teams reside in. It was a well spread out group, with St Kilda being the only club without a supporter from those asked, while GWS Giants, Hawthorn and […]

Cox’s near-perfect score lights up Combine

AN INCREDIBLE athletic performance from Bendigo Pioneers’ Lavinia Cox saw her record a near-perfect Physical Performance Rating (PPR) across the four National and State Draft Combines that took place earlier this month. Following in the footsteps of now-Swan Holly Cooper who won with a score of 95 last year, Cox dazzled her way to a […]

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 […]

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. […]

State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 14

FOUR teams remain in the SANFL Women’s competition after four club campaigns officially wrapped up over the weekend. We took note of the State Academy members and how they performed in the last round of the SANFLW season. As always notes are the opinion of the individual author.

2024 SANFLW Round 14: Saturday preview I

THERE is no turning back for the loser out of West Adelaide and Norwood, with fourth spot on the line for the winner. Sturt is intently watching what happens there, though the Double Blues face the Eagles simultaneously in a deadline day spectacular. In the other early match, Glenelg will look to jump back into […]

State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 13

A NUMBER of State Academy members were unavailable for Round 13 of the SANFL Women’s, but there were still a host of players who fronted up for their respective state league sides with finals just around the corner. North Adelaide was the only side without a State Academy member. As always, we took note of […]

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