
Scouting Notes: 2025 Victorian U18 trials – Game Two
VIC METRO made it two wins from as many games against their Country counterparts yesterday, taking out the second trial by just five points at Avalon Airport Oval. In a fast-paced affair, there was a total of nine multiple goalkickers among the 13 overall, including Mid-Season Draft prospect Floyd Burmeister. Country midfield pair Brodie Atkins […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 4: Saturday
ROUND 4 concludes today in the WAFL Women’s with a Perth Derby and a battle between two mid-table teams searching to grab a top four spot. We preview both matches that make for a fascinating day’s play.

2025 VFLW Season Preview
ALREADY one game down with reigning premiers North Melbourne producing a knockout blow against Carlton earlier today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at the remaining 10 teams, who some of the new faces are and names to look out for in season 2025. BOX HILL HAWKS: 2024 Record: 8-5-1 (3rd) The Hawks have brought […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Victorian U18 trials – Game One
VIC METRO took out the first of two trial games against their Country counterparts, saluting by 26 points at Avalon Airport Oval today. The navy blue side kicked six goals in either half and steadied after a Tairon Ah-Mu-inspired Country slammed on five consecutive majors in term three. He finished with six overall. Plenty of […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Swans Academy vs Northern Territory
SYDNEY Swans Academy officially claimed the Pool B AFLW Under 16 Development Championships title thanks to a comprehensive win over the Northern Territory. Both the Swans and Giants remained undefeated through the two-game carnival, but it was the Swans’ back-to-back beltings of Tasmania and then the Territory that secured the overall title. Sydney kicked five […]

2025 AFLW U16s | South Australia review
WINNING the AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships for a third straight year, South Australia continued its unbelievable form at the level. After a tight victory over Western Australia on the road, the Croweaters returned home to take care of the Brisbane Lions Academy. RESULTS: South Australia 8.5 (53) def. Western Australia 6.4 (40) | […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Giants Academy vs Tasmania
WITHOUT a doubt the match of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships, GWS Giants Academy snatched the victory over Tasmania from the jaws of defeat. Trailing by 28 points with two minutes left in the third term, the Giants slammed home five unanswered goals to run over the top of the Tasmanians, the […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Lions Academy review
BRISBANE Lions Academy finished the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16 Development Championships with a 1-1 record, defeating Vic Country thanks to a dominant second half, before having a slow start against South Australia and going down by 56 points. RESULTS: Brisbane Lions Academy 13.8 (86) def Vic Country 7.4 (46) | Scouting NotesBrisbane Lions Academy […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW Academy vs. All-Stars
THE BEST of the 2025 AFL Women’s draft class will be on full display this Sunday when the AFL Women’s Academy has its biannual match against the All-Stars. The Academy won both matches last year, the first being a thrashing against a combination Victorian and Allies side, before a much tighter contest facing the best […]

2025 VFLW | Roos and Blues open season
REIGNING VFL Women’s premier, newly named North Melbourne-Werribee plays host to Carlton in the 2025 season opener with an early 9:15am start this morning. We take a look at those two teams with the rest of the sides coming tonight.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Victorian U18 trials – Game Two
VIC METRO made it two wins from as many games against their Country counterparts yesterday, taking out the second trial by just five points at Avalon Airport Oval. In a fast-paced affair, there was a total of nine multiple goalkickers among the 13 overall, including Mid-Season Draft prospect Floyd Burmeister. Country midfield pair Brodie Atkins […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Victorian U18 trials – Game One
VIC METRO took out the first of two trial games against their Country counterparts, saluting by 26 points at Avalon Airport Oval today. The navy blue side kicked six goals in either half and steadied after a Tairon Ah-Mu-inspired Country slammed on five consecutive majors in term three. He finished with six overall. Plenty of […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Swans Academy vs Northern Territory
SYDNEY Swans Academy officially claimed the Pool B AFLW Under 16 Development Championships title thanks to a comprehensive win over the Northern Territory. Both the Swans and Giants remained undefeated through the two-game carnival, but it was the Swans’ back-to-back beltings of Tasmania and then the Territory that secured the overall title. Sydney kicked five […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Giants Academy vs Tasmania
WITHOUT a doubt the match of the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships, GWS Giants Academy snatched the victory over Tasmania from the jaws of defeat. Trailing by 28 points with two minutes left in the third term, the Giants slammed home five unanswered goals to run over the top of the Tasmanians, the […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: Vic Metro vs Vic Country
VIC METRO overcame a slow start to get the bragging rights over rivals Vic Country at the 2025 AFL Women’s Under 16s Development Championships. The ‘Big V’ trailed by four goals late in the first term, but turned it around after that booting eight of the last 11 goals to secure the 8.10 (58) to […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 2
SOME huge goal tallies, high volume disposal tallies and overall fantastic individual performances headlined Round 2 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition. As always, we noted down some of the players who caught the eye throughout the six matches across Epsom Huntly and Highgate Recreation Reserves. >> ROUND 2: Round wrap | Player of […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 3
WEST Perth finally got on the board in the 2025 WAFL Women’s season, with Claremont edging out East Fremantle, Subiaco justifying its premiership credibility and South Fremantle also remaining undefeated after a scare from Peel Thunder. As always we took a look at those West Australian State Academy members in action across the WAFLW and […]

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 3
A COUNTRY triple-header was the highlight of Round 3 in the Coates Talent League, with the absence of AFL Academy members allowing prospects to emerge across the weekend. For the final time in the first block of the season, we outline some of the top performers from each game in our Scouting Notes. >> CTL […]

2025 AFLW U16s | Scouting Notes: South Australia vs Lions Academy
A BLISTERING 37-0 first quarter set South Australia up for an impressive win over Brisbane lions Academy, putting the Croweaters in pole position to win a third straight AFLW Under 16s Development Championships title. While Vic Metro has that opportunity to do just that today with a big win over Vic Country – the winner […]

Scouting Notes: Bulldogs Colts thunder past Peel
SOUTH Fremantle has moved to 2-0 to start the WAFL Colts season after powering past Peel Thunder to the tune of 48 points on Saturday. The Bulldogs restricted Peel to a single goal at one end of Fremantle Oval as a Dockers Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect stuffed the stats sheet. >> MORE | Scouting […]