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Eagles retake top spot with Bomber belting

EAST COAST Eagles sent a message to the rest of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division competition via a 57-point belting of ladder leaders, North Shore Bombers. The previously unbeaten Bombers had started the season on fire, but with the Eagles regaining some key players, were no match for the reigning premiers, going down 9.6 […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 7

AMONG this week’s Scouting Notes is praise for a young Swan, a versatile Saint and a returning Borough star. Darebin (2.3.15) lost to Port Melbourne (3.5.23) Darebin: #9 Alyssa Mifsud (Midfielder)22/12/1994 | 176cm Stats: 17 disposals, seven clearances, four tackles Mifsud saw a bit of a role change over the weekend, and it seemed to […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 6

ROUND 6 saw the Swans and Giants continue their dominant stints in the VFL Women’s, while the Cats had an eye-catching win over the Roos. We took note of some of the VFLW-listed players who impressed across the weekend. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. Southern Saints 3.7 (25) lost to Casey […]

Eagles soar over gallant Goannas

REIGNING premiers East Coast Eagles have overcome a plucky Parramatta Goannas to move to 2-0 in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier League competition after a five-point nail-biter on the weekend. Heading into the game on the weekend, East Coast was missing eight of their top players who were playing either VFL Women’s or Coates Talent […]

Northern Academies in the VFLW R3 – Amelie Prosser-Shaw focus

LAST weekend marked the first time the GWS Giants and Sydney Swans took part in the VFL Women’s, and while it was a great opportunity for the respective clubs to shake out the cobwebs of their established AFL Women’s talent a number of Academy players took to the field as well. In particular one who […]

2024 Summer Series: Swans Academy vs. Giants Academy

SYDNEY Swans Academy won bragging rights over GWS Giants Academy in the final round of the 2024 Under 22s Summer Series. After both sides faced the best Under 22s from AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra, it was the Swans – who went down to AFL Sydney – knocking off the previously undefeated Giants in a […]

2024 Summer Series: Giant comeback to remain undefeated

GWS Giants Academy produced an impressive fourth term to run over the top of the AFL Sydney Under 22s to produce a memorable three-point win at Alan Ray Oval in Ainslie last weekend. In the second round of matches for the 2024 Summer Series, both the Swans and Giants Academies picked up victories, with the […]

2024 Summer Series: AFL Sydney sees off Swans

AFL Sydney’s top Under 22 prospects knocked off the Sydney Swans Academy in the first round of a three-round Summer Series under a new AFL NSW/ACT initiative. The Swans and Giants Academies, along with the Under 22s from both AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra took to the field last week in the first week of […]

2023 AFLW Draft preview: GWS

GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants again had a season to forget, finishing 16th and winning just two of 10 throughout Season 8. The Giants did have some excuses, losing key midfield star Alyce Parker to injury and all-time leading goalkicker Cora Staunton at the end of Season 7, with Season 8 Rising Star Zarlie Goldsworthy […]

Eagles fly into semis as Goannas stay alive

EAST Coast Eagles moved to within one win of another AFL Sydney Women’s Premier League Grand Final after defeating Manly Warringah Wolves by 17 points in the qualifying final on the weekend. The Eagles will take on minor premiers UTS Bats for a spot in the decider, while the Wolves face off against Macquarie University […]

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