26 in 2026: AFLW Draft prospects to watch
WHILE it will be tough to beat 2024 as an AFLW Draft, the 2026 draft crop is shaping up to be the next best, with plenty of talent and stacks of depth across the board. Several players are competing for pick one contention, and as has been the case for a number of years now, […]
2025 AFLW Trade wrap: Day 1
TWO pick swaps and the announcement of an AFLW Preseason Draft were the key orders of business yesterday in what was a slower start to the expedited trade period compared to the men’s competition. Futures picks were involved in both trades, confirming that clubs were able to be more flexible with their post-season movements. Giant […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL National Future Girls
AN ENTERTAINING showcase of some of the best talent for the 2026 AFL Women’s Draft saw Team Vescio come away with the seven-point victory over Team Conti at Ikon Park on Sunday. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across both teams in what is shaping up to be strong […]
Five-goal final term steers Vescio to victory
A POWERFUL fourth quarter resulted in Team Vescio getting the chocolates over Team Conti in the 2025 National AFL Future Girls clash at Ikon Park yesterday. The result itself is essentially irrelevant, with the main goal to showcase the 2026 AFLW Draft crop, and the entertaining showcase certainly did that. Unsurprisingly, goalkicking machines Bailee Martin […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL National Futures Girls
A MASSIVE clash of some of the most talented AFLW Draft prospects for next year go head-to-head at Ikon Park when Team Vescio and Team Conti battle it out in a showcase of future talent. The match starts at 10am on Sunday as part of a curtain-raiser to the Richmond-Geelong clash, and we will take […]
2025 CTLG Team Review: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING back-to-back premier Oakleigh Chargers’ dream of a history-making three-peat was dashed over the weekend when they went down to Dandenong Stingrays in the preliminary final, but it did not overwrite another sensational season from the region. SEASON 2025 SNAPSHOT Played: 14Won: 11Lost: 3 BEST PERFORMANCE Round 2: def. Eastern Ranges by 1 point Oakleigh […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 CTL Girls Preliminary Final – Dandenong vs Oakleigh
DANDENONG Stingrays ended the premiership dream for Oakleigh Chargers, with the country-based region taking down the two-time reigning premier in a thrilling match at Shepley Oval. In one of the highest quality games of the year – especially considering the conditions – both sides had a stack of talent across the board and we took […]
2025 CTLG Preview | Dandenong Stingrays vs. Oakleigh Chargers
A BLOCKBUSTER battle at Shepley Oval will determine which of Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers make it through to the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final. The two-time reigning premiers Oakleigh would be favourite for the clash, but Dandenong has the talent to cause an upset, and at home, will be ready to hit […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Metro Quarter Finals
COATES Talent League Girls finals action kicked off over the weekend and in the first of two Scouting Notes articles, we take a look at the two metropolitan quarter finals and some of the players who caught the eye in them.
2025 CTLG wrap | Final four decided in wet conditions
FINALS fever was in the air across Preston and Dandenong over the weekend as the eight finalists became four through the series of elimination finals. We review the key points coming out of each game.
