2025 AFLW Draft review: Carlton
A MINIMAL but skilful duo underpinned Carlton’s AFLW Draft crop as the Blues picked up two of the best kicks in the cohort. After taking a dual SANFLW premiership player with the Blues’ first selection late in the first round, Carlton went on to snatch up arguably the steal of the draft at Pick 34. […]
2025 AFLW Draft: Talking Points
ANOTHER AFL Women’s Draft is in the books, and as always there were plenty of talking points to come out of the night. A total of 59 new players made it onto AFL Women’s lists, including a few cross-coders and a mature-ager. The bulk of the contingent were top-age draft prospects, and we unpack what […]
2025 AFLW Draft – Pick by Pick
THE 2025 AFLW Draft has concluded, with another crop of young stars taking the step into the premier women’s competition in Australia, and there were some surprising selections on the night. With plenty of speculation around the top selection from a talented 2025 crop, the Richmond Tigers ended up bolstering their forward line with the […]
Bluebaggers reign in AFLW Draft support stakes
CARLTON looms as the team most likely to select a childhood fan in tonight’s AFLW Draft, with the Blues recording the most fans of those Draft Combine invitees. A total of 87 of the 91 invitees were recorded as having an AFLW team they support, including four who supported men’s sides, but largely supported their […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Melbourne
MELBOURNE was a quarter off making another AFLW Grand Final this season, narrowly going down to eventual premiers North Melbourne in the preliminary final. The Dees lost a couple of key pieces but grabbed a top 10 pick for the incumbent coach to maximise next season after inaugural mentor Mick Stinear stepped down to be […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Collingwood
AFTER holding the number one pick last season and being able to dictate to the rest of the league, Collingwood moved up a few spots in 2025 and will now go in with Pick 5 – after GWS’ Special Assistance Package pick – while also accumulating four top 30 selections. >> FREE: View the 2025 […]
2025 AFLW Draft Preview: Adelaide Crows
ADELAIDE has a new coach and lost a trio of top talents including champion midfielder Anne Hatchard during the AFLW Trade Period, but also armed itself with three first round selections, and Gold Coast’s coveted first rounder next season. It means the Crows will begin life under Ryan Davis with some serious top-end talent coming […]
2025 RMC Medal Final Leaderboard: Bown crowned winner
OAKLEIGH Chargers’ dynamo Chloe Bown has held on in one of the best Rookie Me Central Medal finishes of all-time to claim the gong and add to her ever-growing cabinet of accolades in 2025. Bown took the lead off Chloe Baker-West in Round 15, and then despite being relatively contained in the final round, managed […]
2025 CTL Girls | Team-by-Team Reviews
OVER the last few weeks the Coates Talent League Girls competition was whittled down from the initial 13 full-time teams to Eastern Ranges winning the premiership. In light of the season wrapping up, we have compiled all 13 team reviews in one handy article. Premiers: Eastern Ranges SNAPSHOTPlayed: 14Won: 11Lost: 3 DRAFT COMBINE INVITEES:National: Jordyn Allen, Josephine Bamford, […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Eastern Ranges
AFTER two tough grand final losses, Eastern Ranges climbed the Coates Talent League Girls’ Mount Everest by taking home the 2025 premiership. With the deepest squad in the competition and 17 of the 23 players on grand final day at least trialling for Vic Metro, the Ranges finally went one better after a sensational season. […]
