
PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Sunday
THREE matches are down, just one remains for Round 2 of the WAFL Women’s competition. A red-hot Subiaco takes on a bullish East Perth side to close out the second week of the 2025 season with some talented draft prospects on display.

2025 SANFLW Round 4: Sunday preview
A PAIR of massive games take place in the SANFL Women’s competition with Sturt and West Adelaide first-up on Sunday before a rematch of the 2023 SANFLW decider between South Adelaide and Central District. We preview both matches.

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Saturday
AFTER Round 2 began last night under lights in Joondalup, two more matches confront WAFLW fans in 2025. Last year’s grand finalists East Fremantle host Peel Thunder at the Sharks’ renovated homeground, before newcomers Perth play its first home match in WAFLW history with the Demons clash with South Fremantle.

2025 SANFLW Round 4: Saturday preview
UNBEATEN Woodville-West Torrens will look for a remarkable fourth straight win against last year’s grand finalists Norwood, while both North Adelaide and Glenelg will be desperate for a victory before the first league-wide bye of the season.

PREVIEW | CTLG R1 – Bushies and Pios open season
ROUND 1 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition finally kicks off tomorrow and we take an in-depth look at the the battle of the north between Murray Bushrangers and Bendigo Pioneers in Wangaratta. That is not all though, with plenty of intriguing contests taking place across the state.

PREVIEW | Falcons, Rebels look to open accounts
LAST year’s runners-up and minor premiers lock horns as Round 2 of the Coates Talent League season gets underway on Saturday. The Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels will turn out for the first time in 2025 after a bye last week, hoping to open their account against Geelong Falcons at Mars Stadium.

SEASON GUIDE | 2025 Coates Talent League Girls
AFTER a long-awaited break, the 2025 Coates Talent League Girls season will get underway this weekend. Ahead of the 18-round home-and-away season commences on Saturday, we take a look at everything you need to know. >> SCROLL for club-by-club previews & predictions NEED TO KNOW The season will feature 18 clubs, including 13 full-time regions. […]

Coates Talent League | Club-tied talent impacts opening round
ROUND 1 of the new Coates Talent League (CTL) season yielded plenty of opportunity for club-tied talent to impress. From father-son hopefuls to Next Generation Academy (NGA) members, fans of several AFL clubs had reason to tune into the country’s most prolific supplier of draftees. >> Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1 […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Friday
A SPECIAL Friday night clash kicks off Round 2 of the WAFL Women’s competition under lights tonight in what promises to be a ripping contest. The first bounce is from 7:35pm local time between last year’s preliminary finalists West Perth and Claremont, with the Falcons coming in off a Round 1 loss, while Claremont is […]

2025 AFLW Under 16s Championships preview
A FIRST look at the 2027 and 2028 AFLW Draft crops begins at a national level on Sunday, with the first of 10 matches across the next 12 days. In an expedited schedule, the National Under 16s Development Championships sees 10 teams – including the four Northern Academies – play two matches across the next […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 3
SOUTH Australia’s top AFLW Draft prospects from the State Academy continued their development across Round 3 of the SANFL Women’s. We took note of how each of those playing at League level performed, with all opinions those of the individual author.

Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 1
ROUND 1 of the new Coates Talent League season is in the books, yielding top performances from some of the competition’s leading prospects. We had eyes on all six fixtures around Victoria and made note of how said talent fared in the year’s first full edition of Scouting Notes. >> ROUND 1: Snapshot | POTW […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 1
ANOTHER WAFL Women’s season is underway, and while reigning premiers Claremont had the extra week’s rest with the introduction of a ninth team, that newest side Perth kicked off its new era in senior women’s football. We took a look at some of the State Academy members who caught the eye through the opening round […]

Scouting Notes: Roosters crow to hand Redlegs first loss
NORTH Adelaide became the first team to defeat Norwood in the 2025 SANFL Under 18s season after claiming a 21-point win in Port Pirie on Saturday. The Roosters and Redlegs are now among the four teams locked in with 2-1 records after three rounds of action, with Sturt boasting the best percentage. A heavy wind […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 2
A NORWOOD debutant and fellow Redlegs returning young star headlined some fresh faces in our State Academy notes this week, while a host of players who were quieter in Round 1 contributed to their respective SANFL Women’s teams’ performances in Round 2.

Scouting Notes | 2025 Vic U16s Girls trials
VICTORIA Country and Metro selectors got a look at the potential players for the upcoming AFLW Under 16s Development Championships over the weekend with a couple of trial matches. Following the conclusion of the Coates Talent League Girls Under 16s competition, the best players from the Country and Metro regions were split into four teams, […]

Scouting Notes: Centrals hold off Sturt surge
CENTRAL District notched its first win of the new SANFL Under 18s season, holding off Sturt by the barest of margins at X Convenience Oval on Sunday. The Bulldogs made a hot start with five goals to one in the opening term, but were soon reigned back and held their nerve during the tense closing […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 1
AFTER a long preseason, South Australia’s State Academy members were back in action as the first round of the SANFL Women’s competition took place over the weekend. For another year, each week we take a look at how each of the State Academy members performed across the four games.

Scouting Notes: Double Blues pip reigning premiers
STURT took down reigning SANFL Under 18 premier Woodville-West Torrens in an opening round thriller on Saturday, kicking off an intriguing double-header at The Summit in Mount Barker. A phenomenal 10 state summer squad members took the field, and we noted down of how each of them fared. >> RECAP: Reigning SANFL U18 finalists knocked […]

Scouting Notes: King hits Giants for six to end Summer Series
THE SYDNEY Swans Academy have completed an undefeated Summer Series after downing the GWS Giants Academy by 43 points in Blacktown on Saturday. Star prospect Max King booted six goals as his Swans set up the victory with an ominous seven goals to one opening half. GWS came out with improved vigour in term three […]