Cook sets Country goal for 2024
SECURING her place in the final Vic Country squad for the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships is the “biggest goal” for aspiring AFLW Draft hopeful, Elise Cook. The talented Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels midfielder kicked off her season last night during her side’s loss to Geelong Falcons at GMHBA Stadium and was impressive […]
2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Round 1
TOMORROW the 2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier League gets underway and there have been huge practical changes over the summer leading into the season. However the main question on everybody’s lips is, can anybody stop the East Coast Eagles? Their preseason form has been excellent and throughout the Queanbeyan Cup they kept other sides goalless […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Calder Cannons
CALDER Cannons are coming off an exciting 2023 where they essentially had three players picked early – a pre-listed Amy Gaylor and two first rounders in Kayley Kavanagh and Sarah Grunden – and now look to 2024 to see the next group of talents. We spoke with Calder Cannons coach Ross Smith at the recent […]
2024 SANFLW Round 4: Friday preview | Part II
IN the second of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 4 matches, we take a look at the last two games between Woodville-West Torrens and West Adelaide, and Glenelg and South Adelaide which take place over the next few hours. >> 2024 SANFLW Round 4: Friday preview | Part I
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Round 2
ONE fixture is already in the books, but an exciting quartet of games is likely to make for a very Good Friday, before rivals Sandringham Dragons and Oakleigh Chargers take centre stage on Saturday. We preview the remainder of Round 2 in the Coates Talent League.
2024 SANFLW Round 4: Friday preview | Part I
IN the first of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 4 matches, we take a look at the first two games up between North Adelaide and Central District, and Sturt and Norwood. In tomorrow’s preview, we will focus on the remaining two matches.
Sturt coach “really pleased” with Double Blues’ Dogs defeat
FOR the neutral onlooker, an 18-point quarter time deficit might have sent alarm bells through the trailing Double Blues camp, but for coach Michael O’Connor, he knew his side was winning his fair share of the ball, it was just a case of capitalising. “It was really pleasing the way we played for the four […]
Big guns earn top marks in opening round
A RAFT of big names featured in our Round 1 Rookie Me Central Medal votes, along with plenty of fresh faces. Coates Talent League players will be vying for the award previously taken out by Zane Duursma and Aaron Cadman over its first two instalments. >> SCROLL to see the Round 1 votes After being […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 2 – Easter bonanza awaits
AFTER an action packed Round 1, Round 2 of the VFL Women’s is already upon us. North Melbourne vs CarltonTomorrow at 9:30amArden St Oval The action kicks off nice and early tomorrow with a clash between two Round 1 winners that will no doubt be keen to keep that winning momentum going. North Melbourne’s forwards […]
PODCAST | Game Sense: Season 3, Episode 5
GAME Sense Podcast is back for episode five of season three, with state leagues in South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria all now underway. Plus, the Coates Talent League Girls season is set to kick off this week. Join host Michael Alvaro and resident women’s football experts Peter Williams and Alyce Collett as they discuss […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 4
A MASSIVE performance from a top AFLW Draft prospect highlighted Round 4 of the SANFL Women’s, where there were plenty of other impressive contributors across the weekend. As always, we took a look at those State Academy members and how they performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. Note: The replay of […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 1 – South Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens
WOODVILLE West-Torrens Eagles have got their SANFL Under 18s season underway with a strong second half performance against South Adelaide. After struggling to capitalise on the scoreboard in the first half, the tables turned as the Eagles kicked goals from nine of their last 10 scoring shots. Both sides fielded a litter of competitive draft […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 1
THE 2024 Coates Talent League season kicked off over the weekend, with a bunch of bright talent from 12 of the 13 full-time regions stepping out in style. A bumper five top 10 draft prospects featured in one game, headlining the season’s first edition of Scouting Notes. >> 2024 CTL Round 1: Snapshot | POTW […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 1
THE VFL Women’s season got underway over the weekend, with plenty of players having impressive performances. We take a look at some of the star performances from across the weekend with a focus on those players showing draftable potential. Any notes provided are the opinion of the individual author. Southern Saints 4.1 (25) defeated Collingwood […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 4
UNFORTUNATELY, a couple of injuries to some top young talents meant less State Academy members were running around in the WAFL Women’s for Round 4, but we still took note of those who did. As always, we cast out eyes over the State Academy members in action, with all notes the opinion of the individual […]
2024 Summer Series: Swans Academy vs. Giants Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy won bragging rights over GWS Giants Academy in the final round of the 2024 Under 22s Summer Series. After both sides faced the best Under 22s from AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra, it was the Swans – who went down to AFL Sydney – knocking off the previously undefeated Giants in a […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 3
ONLY two sides remain undefeated after Round 3 of the WAFL Women’s competition with Claremont knocking off East Fremantle and West Perth accounting for Subiaco. As always, we took a look at the State Academy members in action, with all notes the opinion of the individual author.
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 2
ROUND 2 of the SANFL Women’s competition saw plenty of impressive performances from youngsters stand up and make their mark. We took note of how those in the State Academy performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author.
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 2
WESTERN Australia’s best and brightest young stars from the State Academy took to the field for Round 2 of the WAFL Women’s competition with an AFLW Academy returning for her first state league game in 18 months. We took note of how the State Academy members performed across the four games, with all notes the […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 1
FOOTY returned to South Australia over the weekend, with the first round of SANFL Women’s action for the 2024 season. That means the State Academy prospects got their first look of senior footy for this year, and we took note of how they performed across the board.