PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 1
AFTER a couple of big wins on Thursday night, the remaining AFL Women’s first round takes place starting tonight in Sydney. We focus on the massive contest between Geelong and North Melbourne tomorrow, with both sides boasting stacked midfields. AROUND THE GROUNDS Friday night football kicks off at North Sydney Oval from 6:15pm, with the […]
2025 AFLW Team Preview: GWS Giants
A HIGHER percentage compared to Gold Coast is all that kept the GWS Giants out of the bottom two, with the orange team still waiting on that breakthrough year. With a couple of young guns coming in through the draft and some experienced faces joining them, there is hope that 2025 might be the season […]
2025 CTLG RMC MEDAL | Ball magnets and huge goal hauls lead way
AFTER one round of Coates Talent League Girls action, the votes for the 2025 Rookie Me Central Medal have been cast with 30 players across the six games polling as part of our 5-4-3-2-1 system. From huge goal hauls to stat-stuffing ball-winning performances, there is a variety of players taking an early equal lead. >> […]
Effects of the nationalisation of the AFLW Draft: a case study ft. GWS
THE 2024 AFL Women’s Draft was a historic one for the competition, with the first truly national draft taking place. With the way that the draft has been run in the past and the varying strengths of the various state competitions across the country, this change to a truly national draft has obviously some clubs […]
Howley hopping up the seaboard to chase dream
LIKE dozens of her peers, this week saw the realisation of a dream for young star Sara Howley, who was drafted to the GWS Giants in Monday night’s AFL Women’s Draft. But, the realisation of that dream has meant having another kind of realisation – a big move away from home. But, the Geelong Falcon […]
2024 AFLW Draft review: GWS
IT WAS a relatively quiet evening for the GWS Giants, but they got to choose quality over quantity with their two selections. Thanks to it being a fully National Draft, the Giants got to pick a couple of young guns outside of NSW-ACT and add serious depth to its on-ball brigade. >> EVERY PICK: National […]
2024 AFLW Draft recap
ANOTHER AFLW Draft is done and dusted with 60 players being selected by 19 clubs, including 58 first-time players. Three clubs – Essendon, Geelong and Richmond – passed a selection, leaving three open list spots for unlucky players who missed out on their chance last night. We take a look at the night that was, […]
EVERY PICK: 2024 National AFLW Draft
TONIGHT was the AFLW Draft Night, and saw dozens of dreams realised, with 60 number of players selected in Melbourne tonight. Here is a recap of every selection from the 2024 AFLW Draft. Pick 1 | CollingwoodAsh Centra (Gippsland Power / Vic Country) Pick 2 | Gold Coast (BID MATCHED)Havana Harris (Gold Coast Suns Academy […]
2024 AFL Women’s Phantom Draft
AFTER much anticipation the 2024 AFL Women’s Draft is a just a few hours away, so what can we expect from the night? We take a look into how it might pan out, some of the key elements, and reveal what your club might be doing. #1 Collingwood – Ash Centra (Gippsland Power / Vic […]
2024 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Midfielders
IN THE lead-up to next week’s AFLW Draft, we’re breaking down some of the available prospects in each area. Today we finish with the most common role the pure midfielders, though this group is as star-studded as it gets, with no less than three top 10 players and a host of potential top 30 prospects. […]
