Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 17
FOR the first time since Round 10, the top West Australian AFLW Draft prospects returned to their state league clubs with plenty of promising showings across the board. With their return, so to comes the WAFLW State Academy notes focusing on those players from the final West Australian squads that at least played one national […]
2025 CTL | Round 16 Team of the Week
AN EVEN spread of talent sees all 12 Coates Talent League regions who took the field in Round 16 boast at least one representative in our Team of the Week. Victors Eastern Ranges and Northern Knights contributed a high of three players apiece to the 23-player squad – see who made the cut! >> CTL […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 16
WHILE a bunch of top-end prospects earned chances at VFL level over the weekend, Coates Talent League action returned for Round 16. Representative talent took the field, including emerging under-agers who made a splash early in their Under 18 careers. We highlighted some of the top prospects and performers in the latest edition of Scouting […]
2025 CTL Girls Player Analysis: Ellie Hall (Murray Bushrangers)
ONE OF the most in-form players across the Coates Talent League Girls competition, Ellie Hall is producing some stat-stuffing performances for Murray Bushrangers. The over-age talent who was unlucky not to land on an AFLW list last year has been busy at work dominating through the middle for the Bushrangers. Of course, Hall is not […]
Walker strides onto RMC Medal podium
CARLTON father-son gun Cody Walker has made his move onto the Rookie Me Central Medal podium after another best on ground performance in Round 16. The bottom-ager amassed 38 disposals, eight marks and 12 inside 50s as his Bendigo Pioneers went down to Calder Cannons by five points. >> SCROLL for the Round 16 votes […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Phoebe Hargreaves
NORTHERN Knights skipper Phoebe Hargreaves overcame an injury interrupted preseason due to a plantar fasciitis in her foot to find her place inside 50 for both the Knights and Vic Metro. Hargreaves is the younger sister of recent Richmond AFLW draftee Zoe, and though the pair are different footballers, have followed the same pathway to […]
Kings cull Sharks in horror conditions
COORPAROO has found the key to knocking off the previously invincible Southport, with the Kings winning a slog in torrential conditions at Giffin Park. The normally high-scoring Sharks were kept to just one goal for the entire match, with the home side getting up 2.5 (17) to 1.3 (9). While the scores were low, it […]
Bombers surge clear after one-point thriller
NORTH Shore Bombers have announced themselves as the team to beat in the 2025 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division competition with an incredible one-point victory over fellow contenders Manly Warringah Wolves in Round 14. The top of the table clash lived up to all expectations with the bulk of the scoring in the first half, […]
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 17
HALF a dozen Lions lead the WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 17 with Subiaco two clear of the next most represented side. Fellow winners Claremont and Swan Districts each have four, while Peel Thunder, and Round 17 losers West Perth have three apiece. The remaining trio of losing sides combine for the […]
VFL Player Focus: Zeke Uwland (Gold Coast Suns)
IT WAS a long time coming, but pick one contender Zeke Uwland finally took the field for his first appearance at any level this year. The Gold Coast-tied prospect returned from back stress fractures for the Suns’ VFL side, which was undone by a mighty Brisbane fightback in Saturday’s Q-Clash. Having watched the entire Under […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 17
FOR the first time since Round 10, the top West Australian AFLW Draft prospects returned to their state league clubs with plenty of promising showings across the board. With their return, so to comes the WAFLW State Academy notes focusing on those players from the final West Australian squads that at least played one national […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 16
WHILE a bunch of top-end prospects earned chances at VFL level over the weekend, Coates Talent League action returned for Round 16. Representative talent took the field, including emerging under-agers who made a splash early in their Under 18 careers. We highlighted some of the top prospects and performers in the latest edition of Scouting […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Grand Final
SOUTH Adelaide won its fourth SANFL Women’s flag and second consecutive title, defeating Woodville-West Torrens in a memorable 2025 decider. A total of 10 State Academy members – between 18s and 16s – stepped out on the big stage and we took note of how they performed when the stakes were at their highest.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Allies
AFTER a couple of gallant defeats at the hands of Vic Metro and Western Australia, the Allies came out on top against Queensland in their final game of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across both teams, with an even spread from the […]
Scouting Notes: Bolstered Claremont subdues Subi
CLAREMONT has strengthened its hold on fifth spot on the WAFL Colts ladder after trouncing Subiaco to the tune of 72 points in Albany on Saturday night. The Round 15 clash was littered with West Australian Under 18 representatives, as eight squad members took the field for Claremont. The Tigers’ scoring power and depth of […]
Scouting Notes: Sturt meets Centrals challenge
THE LADDER leading Sturt has survived an almighty challenge from Central District, who slipped out of the top four for the first time since the conclusion of Round 3 in the SANFL Under 18 competition. The Double Blues led by 19 points with 10 minutes to go, but goals to William Cameron, Cameron Nairn, Cameron […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
A SEVEN-goal haul to Bailee Martin helped steer Vic Metro to a dominant 50-point win over state rivals Vic Country at RSEA Park on the weekend. In even spreads across both sides, we highlighted a few of the players who caught the eye in our scouting notes.
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Preliminary Final
EIGHT State Academy members took to the field in the 2025 SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final as South Adelaide accounted for Sturt in a big way. The Panthers had five players and the Double Blues three with each of them having some sort of impact across the course of the do-or-die final.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia kicked away from the Allies after a tight first half to finish off its AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships on a high. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye across the two sides in an entertaining contest up at Blacktown International Sportspark.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
VIC COUNTRY has pinched second spot in the Under 18 National Championships after rounding out the series with a 30-point win over rivals, Vic Metro. Country led from the first goal and responded to every challenge Metro conjured, finishing the higher-ranked of the two Victorian sides on both head-to-head and percentage. Most Valuable Player (MVP) […]
