AFLW Draft Watch: 10 names to remember for 2026
WHILE the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft crop is taking full shape almost halfway through the year heading into the national championships, we cast a quick eye over 10 bottom-agers to remember ahead of next year’s draft. All should feature at some stage throughout the AFLW Under 18 Championships, and we highlighted these 10 as our […]
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 […]
2025 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 9
DANDENONG Stingrays were back in business thanks to a big win over Bendigo Pioneers in Round 9, and experienced seventh heaven with a league-record number of Team of the Week nominees. The Stingrays boasted a ridiculous seven players in our team, with Geelong Falcons (four) the other side to register more than two players. Each […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
THERE was no shortage of talent across a blockbuster round of action in the Coates Talent League Girls competition as the Northern Academies continued their stints, and some impressive ball-winning displays took place. We took note of just some of the players who caught the eye over the weekend, with all notes the opinion of […]
2025 CTLG wrap | Swans shoot to second win
FRESH off a bye after a first-up win against Tasmania, the Swans produced another strong performance, downing Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Highgate Recreation Reserve by seven goals. That was our feature game of Round 5 as a jam-packed eight-match fixture filled both days across multiple states.
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 […]
2024 CTL Girls Season Review: Dandenong Stingrays
FOR a second successive year, Dandenong Stingrays loomed as the team most likely to upset the top two sides, though fell short in the preliminary finals once again. The Stingrays boast an enviable amount of talent across the next few years, and it helped them produce some dominant performances throughout the 2024 Coates Talent League […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
IN what was not the most ideal conditions, all six Coates Talent League Girls matches took place, including one – Geelong Falcons and Tasmania Devils – that was reduced to 15-minute flat quarters. We were on-hand to note down some of the best performers across the weekend taking into account Victorian representation, with all notes […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 14 wrap
WET and windy conditions proved problematic for Coates Talent League Girls sides across the weekend in what provided a number of tight, low-scoring contests because of it. We recap Round 14 and how it all went down.
Sandgropers storm to win over Suns at AFLW U16s
WESTERN Australia kick-started its 2024 AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships on a high, coming back from a slow start to boot the last 10 goals of the match and run away with a commanding 12.8 (80) to 3.0 (18) victory over Gold Coast Suns Academy. Four players kicked multiple goals in the win as the […]
