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NTFL competitions return for Round 12

TOMORROW marks the return for the NTFL Premier League’s with both the men’s and women’s competitions recommencing their 2023/24 seasons with Round 12. All eight matches take place on Saturday, with four at TIO Stadium, and two each at Marrara and Nightcliff. NTFL SEASON SO FAR After 11 rounds, the top of the Men’s Premier […]

2023 AFLW Draft preview: Fremantle

FREMANTLE opted for experience over youth this off-season, by essentially deleting its draft hand, but bringing in some quality best 21 players. The Dockers held a top 10 pick heading into the AFLW Trade Period, but having secured a former number one pick, top-end midfielder and versatile veteran all of whom will strengthen the 2024 […]

AFLW Draft Explainer: Bid Matching

ONE of the more complicated elements of the AFL Women’s Draft is that of bid matching, which takes a different form to that of the men’s draft. While many are familiar with how the men’s draft bid matching works – after much explanation – there is still plenty of questions that come in about the […]

July AFLW Draft Power Rankings – State-by-State

ON MONDAY the second edition of the 2023 AFLW Draft Power Rankings were released, with the list extended out to 25 players from across the nation. In the women’s draft, as it currently stands, players nominate a state or as was the case with Supplementary Draft, nationally. That means that a player who is ranked […]

Scouting notes: 2023 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Vic Metro

VIC Metro shook off a determined Allies side by 19 points to win its first 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships match at Springfield yesterday. There were plenty of impressive individual performances in the match and we highlighted a few who caught the eye.

Five star McDonald stars as Metro down Allies

VIC METRO forward Emma McDonald has starred with five goals to help steer her side to a 19-point win over the Allies in the AFLW Under 18 National Championships. The Oakleigh Chargers product helped the travelling side kick away in the second half, to notch a key first up win at Brighton Homes Arena. The […]

Allies announce squad for AFLW U18s

AHEAD of their first match on July 2, the Allies have announced the 30-player squad for the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. Boasting a combination of players from the five Northern Academies as well as Tasmania, the Allies squad will take part in a training camp in Sydney this weekend before facing Vic Metro at […]

Talent League Girls Round 7 preview: GWV Rebels vs Gold Coast Suns Academy

QUEENSLAND’S two Northern Academies enter the fray this week in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, as does the Northern Territory, while the Swans Academy returns after playing the first couple of weeks. We preview the massive clash between the Gold Coast Suns Academy and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Ikon Park, as the […]

Beltings galore across final NTFLW round

FINGERNAILS were left intact across the final round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s competition, with four one-sided results taking place. Of the four Round 18 matches, Nightcliff’s 57-point victory over Tiwi Bombers was the closest. The other three went up to 80, 114 and then a whopping 169 points the difference, in […]

Finals become clearer but not all is done and dusted

THE Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW)’s penultimate round of the saw the ladder settle a little ahead of finals, but it is not all set in stone as the season comes to a conclusion next week. In an enthralling top three clash it was St Mary’s who prevailed over Waratah by 13 points. It […]

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