Forwards feast as Queensland storms past Allies
A NINE goals to two second half was the catalyst behind Queensland’s second win at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships as the Maroons closed out their national carnival with a 12-goal victory over the Allies. The match started in overcast conditions, but as soon as the clouds opened up to reveal the Queensland sun, […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Kiara Bischa (Queensland)
DEFENDERS do not often get the same credit as teammates further afield, but it is hard to deny that Queensland defender Kiara Bischa has enjoyed a great start to her national carnival. She has already had some massive roles – taking on top draft talent Lauren Young and potential top draft talent next year Ash […]
PREVIEW | 2023 AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Vic Country
VIC Country will head to Queensland for a huge clash against the Maroons as the last team to kick off their 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships campaign. The Country side was announced last week with plenty of talent balanced between the top-age and bottom-age group. >> 2023 VIC COUNTRY AFLW U18s SQUAD Queensland pushed South […]
The future is now – AFLW Draft pool growing deeper
AS the AFL Women’s and female footballing pathways continues to develop, the overall quality continues to get stronger at a grassroots level. Not only the top-end talent, but also the depth within the draft pool, as players who five years ago would have been walk-up draftees are missing out purely due to the quality on […]
Scouting notes: 2023 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Queensland
SOUTH Australia finished off its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships carnival on a high, posting a hard-fought win over Queensland at Adelaide Oval by 20 points. As always, we noted down some of the top performers from the match in our Scouting Notes.
Coorparoo survives giant Gorilla scare
SECURING a valuable four points in the bank, Coorparoo was able to hold off a determined Wilston Grange in a hard-fought, low-scoring contest at Giffin Park by eight points. It was neck-and-neck throughout the contest, but by kicking the only goal of the second half, the Kings came away with the 4.1 (25) to 2.5 […]
Bond breaks Southport’s streak
BOND University ended the unbeaten streak of Southport Sharks in the QAFL Women’s competition with a 23-point win at Fankhauser Reserve on Saturday. The Bull Sharks lead throughout the contest, and though the home side kept in touch, could not bridge the gap in the Round 11 match, going down 7.9 (51) to 4.4 (28). […]
Future in Focus: Bottom-age Queenslanders to watch
WHILE all eyes will be on the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls at the upcoming national carnival, there is an abundance of talent across all the states and territories who could impress at the championships. Clubs are looking more and more into the future similar to the men’s competition, and will be keeping an eye […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 11: Sharks swarm at Fankhauser
FANKHAUSER Reserve will transform into a shark tank tomorrow afternoon when top of the table Southport hosts Bond University in Round 11 of the QAFL Women’s competition. The undefeated Sharks will host the second placed Bull Sharks in what is anticipated to be a massive match. We preview that game and the three others across […]
Queensland confirms 2023 AFLW U18s squad
FOLLOWING a successful AFLW Under 16s Championships and Coates Talent League stint where both the Gold Coast SUNS and Brisbane Lions Academies remained undefeated throughout a combined 10 matches, Queensland confirmed its squad for the upcoming 2023 AFLW Under 18s Championships. The 29-player squad features an even spread of SUNS Academy (15) and Lions Academy […]
