AFL Draft Central editors Matt Balmer & Peter Williams come together to record their first AFL Draft podcast of the year, with plenty of Under 18 players to discuss – including looking at who could win the TAC Cup Morrish Medal.
Students school new Dragons in huge win
SYDNEY University proved too strong for newcomers St George Dragons in Round 4 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, running away 14-goal winners on Saturday afternoon. The Students dominated en route to a 13.13 (91) to 1.1 (7) victory. Although Jasmine Smith will deservedly take best on ground votes, the big margin win really […]
Swans tame Tigers in stunning upset
IT WAS an upset 692 days in the making, with Swan Districts stunning ladder leaders and premiership favourites Claremont by 25 points in one of the most remarkable upsets. A week ago, the Black Ducks were humbled by West Perth, but a week is a long time in football and the black and whites turned […]
2024 SANFLW R8 wrap: Norwood stifles South
NORWOOD did its best impression of its opponent South Adelaide, to shut down the Panthers’ scoring and hold the visitors to their lowest score in SANFL Women’s history on Saturday night. Coming into the Round 8 match, South Adelaide was on a five-game winning streak and coach Rick Watts was one victory off equalling Krissie […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Footscray
BRISBANE Lions father-son gun Levi Ashcroft was best on ground as the AFL Academy suffered a 55-point loss to Footscray in its final showcase game for 2024. The Bulldogs, undefeated and leading the VFL ladder, were far too strong for the comparatively patchy Under 18 outfit at Whitten Oval. Ashcroft was typically prolific as a […]
2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 4
TASMANIAN bottom-ager Mischa Barwin is enjoying an eye-catching start to her debut Coates Talent League Girls season, and after steadily improving each week, had a standout performance on the weekend, earning our Rookie Me Central Player of the Week. Barwin had 27 disposals, five marks, five inside 50s, laid six tackles and kicked three goals […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 5
THE REIGNING premier showed out, Tasmania Devils got on the board, and a pair of Northern Academies notched big wins as Round 5 saw the Coates Talent League ladder stretched out to 18 teams. Catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 5 POTW
SANDRINGHAM Dragons forward Bailey McKenzie is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after booting a big bag of goals in Round 5. In a breakout performance, the top-ager was dominant as his side ran rampant en route to a 114-point win over the Giants Academy on Sunday. McKenzie had kicked five goals across […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 6
IT was a good week to be an away side in the VFL Women’s, with the majority of the visiting teams getting the job done. Southern Saints (3.7.25) lost to Casey Demons (6.5.41) Casey has picked up its third win of 2024 after a 16 point win over the Southern Saints. Both sides had a […]
Dogs do it again as Central survives brave Eagles
NOT for the first time in recent history has Central District found a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, but the Bulldogs’ belief was on show yet again as they came from behind to knock off a determined Woodville-West Torrens in Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s. In eerily similar circumstances to […]
