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2025 AFLW Draft Combine 2km time trial: Ones to Watch

THE 2025 AFLW National Draft Combine kicks off today with the two kilometre time trial this afternoon at the AIA Centre. With up to 48 players taking part – though no doubt many with niggles or injuries will not – it gives AFLW clubs and recruiters an early glimpse into which players are among the […]

House of the Rising Suns: Gold Coast’s talent bats deep

GOLD Coast Suns Academy were touted as having an enormous amount of draftable talent, particularly in the top-end this season, and there is no doubt that has become the case with a whopping seven players invited to the National Draft Combine. That means more than six per cent of players invited are from the Academy, […]

Compare the Pair: Sunny Lappin vs Chloe Bown

POTENTIALLY boasting the most accolade-ridden top-age seasons of any two players, star midfielders Sunny Lappin and Chloe Bown are set to be taken at the pointy end of the 2025 AFL Women’s Draft. While Bown has long been associated with the top few names, Lappin’s rise from top 30 talent to top 10 star is […]

2025 QAFLW Grand Final Scouting notes: Southport vs. Morningside

NINE Queensland Under 18 representatives ran out on the biggest of stages over the weekend as Southport produced a record high score to defeat Morningside 15.9 (99) to 3.2 (20) at Brighton Homes Arena. The jaw-dropping year of three-club tied talent Sunny Lappin continued with the top-age star winning best on ground in a dominant […]

Sharks surge to back-to-back QAFLW flags

SOUTHPORT Sharks have gone back-to-back in the QAFL Women’s, capping off their near-perfect season with a 79-point victory over the Morningside Panthers at Brighton Homes Arena. The Sharks dropped just one game during the regular season before steamrolling Morningside by the same margin in the first semi-final to book a spot in the QAFLW Grand […]

2025 QAFLW Grand Final preview: Southport vs. Morningside

A REIGNING champion and first-season wonder are the two teams remaining in the race for the 2025 QAFL Women’s premiership. Southport has beaten all before it bar one torrential downpour day, while for Morningside, only the Hornets and Sharks have posed a problem this season with the Panthers incredibly reaching the last match in their […]

Sharks storm into QAFLW Grand Final

SOUTHPORT Sharks have advanced to the 2025 QAFL Women’s Grand Final in emphatic fashion, downing the Morningside Panthers by 79 points. The Sharks have only lost a single game in the season thus far, and are favourites to take out the competition after their impressive win on the weekend. Southport set the tone early, nailing […]

Grand Final spot on the line in QAFLW

SIX TEAMS were cut to four after last week’s QAFL Women’s elimination finals, while top two sides Southport and Morningside enter the mix after a week off. The Sharks and Panthers go head-to-head for a spot in the QAFLW Grand Final, while Bond University and Coorparoo face-off in another do-or-die final at the former’s home […]

PROFILED | 2025 AFLW Under 18 All-Australian team

THE 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 All-Australian team was announced last week with a half dozen Vic Metro representatives leading the way, one clear of Queensland and Western Australia. Of the 23 representatives, 19 are eligible to be picked up in the December AFLW Draft, with four not eligible until 2026. We profile each of […]

Remember the Names: 2025 AFLW Under 18 MVPs

SIX FUTURE stars, five of which are eligible for the 2025 AFLW Draft. We recap each of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships MVPs and what they have offered to their respective states, and can offer to clubs at the elite level. ALLIES Priya Bowering (Lauderdale/Tasmania)Midfielder | 169cm | 02/01/2007 Averages: 19.5 disposals, 2.5 marks, […]

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