PREVIEW | Hawks recruit Pie, bolster youth stocks
A YOUNG but extremely talented Hawks outfit will welcome Collingwood to Box Hill City Oval tomorrow as Round 10 of the VFL Women’s kicks off. The second placed Hawks take on an in-form Magpies outfit who have been claiming some big scalps of late. ROUND 10 FIXTURE Saturday, June 28: Williamstown vs. North Melbourne Werribee […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Vic Country
TWO SIDES who had varying victories in Round 1 face-off in the Sunshine State with the victor going into the box seat for the title. Queensland played its get out of jail free card last round with a sensational final term to storm over the top of Western Australia and win with the last kick […]
PREVIEW | Bolstered Dragons look to get back on track
REIGNING premiers Sandringham Dragons have been handed a major selection boost in their bid to overturn a 4-5 record in Round 13 of the Coates Talent League. They will have access to a slew of APS-committed players and Vic Metro representatives for their clash against Calder Cannons tomorrow, which kicks off a double-header at Highgate […]
2025 CTLG Preview | Baker-West returns for Cannons
ACTING Calder Cannons co-skipper and potential Top 10 draft prospect Chloe Baker-West has been named for her return game from injury in her side’s home clash against Sandringham Dragons tomorrow morning. The Cannons has a bye in Round 11 – like most sides – and are hoping to turnaround a four-game losing streak up against […]
Ones to Watch: 2025 AFL U16s – Pool A
WITH both Round 1 games played out in Pool A of the Under 16 National Development Championships, attention will now turn to the Queensland leg of the series next month. Before the remaining fixtures, we highlight 15 players who impressed for Vic Country and Metro, South Australia, and Western Australia. SCOUTING NOTES:Western Australia vs. South […]
PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 13: Friday
SOUTH Fremantle is still hunting West Perth’s fourth spot on the WAFL Women’s ladder following a victory over Subiaco in Round 12. The Bulldogs have time on their side but simply must win against last placed East Perth, having suffered a shock loss to Perth a fortnight ago.
2026 AFLW Draft Q&A: Mia Carlshausen
PERTH bottom-ager Mia Carlshausen has flourished in the Demons’ WAFL Women’s side with the bottom-age prospect finding a home in defence. Coming into the year, Carlshausen – who had been part of Perth’s inaugural Rogers Cup side – tipped she would play up forward and through the middle, but has spent the best part of […]
2025 SANFLW Round 13 preview
ALL FOUR games take place on Saturday in Round 13 of the SANFL Women’s as the Under 18s side continues to mean teams are without some of their best young talent. Four teams fighting for the last spot in finals is an intriguing storyline, while a top three battle awaits as well.
PREVIEW | 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier: Round 11
A BATTLE between the top two sides and two winless sides brings about much anticipation in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division season, while finals spots are up for grabs across the competition. Round 11 takes place tomorrow with the top three teams all in action. while one of Parramatta or Pennant Hills will at […]
2025 AFL U18s | Prospects pushing for promotion
A PAIR of Victorian squad inclusions headline the players pushing for representative promotions ahead of this weekend’s double-header at Marvel Stadium. Namely, Dandenong Stingrays powerhouse JayDe Varlet has earned a Vic Country call-up in preparation for the clash against South Australia on Sunday. The explosive midfielder-forward picked up 19 disposals and five inside 50s as […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 12
A THRILLING top-of-the-table clash headlined Round 12 in the Coates Talent League, though the remaining five fixtures threw up much wider margins. Plenty of representative stars were in action over the weekend, and we focussed in on them for the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> CTL ROUND 12: Snapshot | Player of the Week […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 11
ONLY two matches took place in the Coates Talent League Girls competition over the weekend with the Victorian and Allies sides all in action for the AFLW Under 18 Championships. Still, we took a look at some of the players who stood up in those two games through our weekly scouting notes. >> ROUND 11: […]
Scouting Notes: Reigning premiers take down ladder leaders
WOODVILLE-West Torrens sent a statement to the SANFL Under 18 competition by knocking off ladder leader Sturt in their Round 11 clash. The reigning premiers jumped into second spot with the 25-point victory at Unley Oval, still three points shy of the Double Blues with seven rounds to play. Remarkably, six of the eight Eagles […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Metro vs. South Australia
IN A REMATCH of last year’s decider, Vic Metro once again got the chocolates on the opening day of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, defeating South Australia by four points in a hard-fought match at RSEA Park. We took note of some of the impressive players from the game with all notes the opinion […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. Queensland
QUEENSLAND pipped Western Australia at the post with a remarkable Georja Davies goal in the dying seconds to post a 9.5 (59) to 8.8 (56) victory over the Sandgropers at RSEA Park in Moorabbin. We took note of some of the standout players on both sides from the nail-biting clash, with all notes the opinion […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Western Australia vs. South Australia
WESTERN Australia has downed South Australia in Saturday’s low-scoring Under 16 National Championships clash at HIF Health Insurance Oval. After conceding the opening two goals, the Sandgropers held SA without one until 20 minutes in the final quarter to run out 12-point winners. Wet conditions in Joondalup made for an entertaining slog, as both sides […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Allies
VIC COUNTRY opened the 2025 AFLW Under 18 National Championships with a 46-point win over the Allies on Sunday. After a slow start at Trevor Barker Beach Oval, the Vics piled on seven first half goals and restricted the visitors to just one major either side of the main break. We took note of some […]
Scouting notes: 2025 WA U18 Girls trial
WESTERN Australia’s Under 18s squad got a nice warm-up ahead of the 2025 AFLW Under 18s National Championships first match on Sunday when the Sandgropers overcame reigning premiers Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium. The Black Swans conceded the first two goals of the game in the opening term, but clicked into gear after that and […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 11
A CONDENSED Coates Talent League fixture saw just four games played across the weekend, featuring plenty of talent out of the Vic Country, Vic Metro, and Allies squad. Before the National Championships resume next weekend, we took note of how some of the leading prospects performed. >> CTL ROUND 11: Snapshot | Player of the […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 10
THERE were a couple of tight contests and big wins across Round 10 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, and we took note of some of the standout players from the weekend. We focused particularly on those players from the Vic Metro trial games or non draft-eligible players. >> ROUND 10: Round wrap | […]
