Wolves and Students cause AFL Sydney upsets
FOOTBALL does not get much better than the incredible drama and rollercoaster rides of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division finals from the weekend. With just four teams remaining, a couple of upsets occured, with back-to-back premiers East Coast Eagles forced into the preliminary final, and third placed Parramatta bundled out in straight sets as […]
Crows come out on top in highly-defensive dig over Dockers
THE ADELAIDE Crows and Fremantle Dockers played out a highly defensive and pressure-filled contest at Fremantle Oval to close out Round Two. Running out 33-point winners, the Crows were simply too good, capitalising on their midfield dominance and some great contested marks inside forward 50. But the main feature of the contest from both sides […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 SANFL U18s – Preliminary Final
WOODVILLE-WEST Torrens has bundled minor premier, Glenelg out of the SANFL Under 18s finals race in straight sets after beating the Bays by 49 points in Saturday’s Preliminary Final. The Eagles produced a stunning second half, kicking away with 11 goals to one after being level pegging at the main break. The result sets up […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Elimination Finals wrap
EIGHT sides became four over the weekend, with the top two metropolitan and top two country sides advancing through to the Coates Talent League Girls Preliminary Finals where the teams will face-off for two grand final spots.
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Quarter Finals
THREE thrilling games, including two decided by a goal or less, headlined an enthralling Coates Talent League quarter-final weekend. Only four teams remain in the race for this year’s premiership, catch up on how we got there in our snapshot.
Epic draw brings contrasting coach reactions
NORTH Melbourne and Geelong produced the first draw of the 2024 AFL Women’s season yesterday afternoon. It was ultimately a fitting result for a match in which the momentum switched several times, but did provide two very contrasting moods from the head coaches involved post match. North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker said that the result […]
Score assists Carlton to first win
CARLTON coach Matthew Buck joked he was “really happy” with the first true test of the smart ball technology, with a score assist aiding in getting his side home by one point against Gold Coast yesterday. In one of the thrilling finishes of the season so far, Carlton’s Maddy Guerin snapped a ball with 90 […]
Big turnaround pleases big boss at Tigerland
RICHMOND are on the board this AFL Women’s season after accounting for GWS by 11 points at home yesterday afternoon. Speaking post match, Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson noted how good it was to get off to a good start, especially after how things went last week. “From the time the siren went last week, obviously […]
O’Brien and Hickey crowned Queensland’s best
FORMER Gold Coast, St Kilda and West Coast ruck Tom Hickey, and crosscode netball star Steph O’Brien have been crowned Queensland’s best state league players at last night’s best and fairest awards ceremony. Hickey – now at Palm Beach Currumbin – was adjudged the best player in the QAFL competition, having dominated through the ruck […]
Hawks soar after goal fiesta over Pies
HAWTHORN continued its undefeated 2024 campaign in style, defeating Collingwood by 47 points at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon. Speaking post-match, Hawthorn coach Daniel Webster shared his insights and the positives from the match. “It was a really good performance by us,” Webster said. “Collingwood are very good, especially in the contest, especially with ‘Sabs’ […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 SANFL U18s – Preliminary Final
WOODVILLE-WEST Torrens has bundled minor premier, Glenelg out of the SANFL Under 18s finals race in straight sets after beating the Bays by 49 points in Saturday’s Preliminary Final. The Eagles produced a stunning second half, kicking away with 11 goals to one after being level pegging at the main break. The result sets up […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 SANFL U18s – Semi Finals
CENTRAL District has advanced to the SANFL Under 18s Grand Final after defeating minor premier, Glenelg by 20 points in Saturday’s qualifying semi-final at Stratarama Stadium. In the elimination bout, Woodville-West Torrens pipped Sturt by three points to set up a preliminary final against the Bays. We took note of how each South Australian Under […]
Scouting notes: 2024 Victorian Under 17 Futures
FOR the first time, Vic Country and Vic Metro went head-to-head in an Under 17 Futures match at La Trobe University Sportspark on Sunday, with the latter getting up by 39 points. Making more of their chances with the breeze, Metro kicked 9.10 (64) to Country’s inaccurate 2.13 (25), which included terms of 1.7 and […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round (Country)
IT was a blustery weekend, but no team was blown away across the three Country/Tasmania conference fixtures in Coates Talent League Wildcard Round. We took note of some of the top performers and prospects from each hotly contested game on Sunday. You can find the Metro conference notes here. >> Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Wildcard Round (Metro)
STAR prospects weathered wild winds as two higher-ranked Metro seeds were toppled in Wildcard Round over the weekend. All six regions converged on Mars Stadium in Ballarat for three fiery fixtures, and we highlighted some of the top talent in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League Wildcard Round
Scouting Notes: 2024 WAFL Colts – Finals Week One
SUBIACO and Swan Districts bagged wins in week one of the WAFL Colts finals series, meaning West Perth will be forced to lean on its double-chance while Perth has been eliminated. We took note of the top performers and state representative stars in action across both games, before a look up the grades. COLTS FINALS […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Wildcard Round
IN the second part of our Coates Talent League Girls Scouting Notes from the weekend, we take a look at the three Wildcard Round matches which featured the six metropolitans sides in action. As always, all notes are the opinion of the individual author.
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 19
THE STAGE is set for Wildcard Round in the Coates Talent League after an eventful final home-and-away round which saw plenty of top prospects impress. We took not of how they fared, along with a raft of state representatives and bottom-age talent, in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> EXPLAINER: 2024 Coates Talent League […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 17
ALL six Victorian country teams fronted up for the final round of the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season, and in the first of two sets of Scouting Notes from the competition, we look at the three Saturday games and some of the standout players from those matches. As always, notes are the opinion of […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 QAFLW Grand Final
SOUTHPORT claimed its maiden QAFL Women’s flag on the weekend, defeating Bond University in a huge performance at People First Stadium. There were nine Queensland State Academy members who showed out across both sides, and we took a look at their performances. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. SOUTHPORT: #15 Dekota Baron […]
