SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Lucy Boyd (West Adelaide)
WEST Adelaide secured a drought-breaking win in the opening SANFL Women’s round on Saturday, with plenty of emerging talent on show for both Westies and Glenelg. One such talent was tall utility Lucy Boyd, a bottom-ager who showed her wares in defence against a couple of high-level opponents. She’s the subject of our Round 1 […]
Swans Academy guns ready to fire in 2023
THE 2023 season is fast approaching for budding AFL Draft prospects around the nation, including a couple of national academy members tied to the Sydney Swans. Powerful pair Lachlan Cabor and Caiden Cleary are raring to go ahead of their respective top-age campaigns, throughout which they are set to wax with one another quite often. […]
Famous names light up SANFL U18 testing
FAMOUS names and draft prospects alike lit up the recent SANFL Under 18 preseason testing event, where South Australia’s top juniors were put through their paces. Season proper is set to get underway on March 25, and plenty of promising talents look in good stead to hit the ground running. >> SCROLL to see the […]
Suns announce 2023 U18 boys academy
THE 2023 Gold Coast Suns Under 18 boys academy has been finalised, with 40 players selected among a bumper squad. Spanning four age groups (2004-2007 born), the latest intake features a trio of AFL Academy members and players who will strut their stuff in vast expanses of the nation. Set to briefly turn out in […]
Squad | 2023 GIANTS Academy: U18 Boys
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) has released its Under 18 and 16 male squads for the 2023 season, with 52 players making the cut in the elder category. Three Giants Academy graduates were drafted to Western Sydney last year, and there promises to be a few more in the frame over the next year. We highlight […]
VFL & VFLW Round 1 fixtures revealed
THE AFL has released Round 1 fixtures for the 2023 VFL and VFLW seasons, set to both get underway on the weekend of March 24-26. Aligning with Round 2 of the AFL Premiership season, the opening weekend of state league action will see both competition’s premiers unfurl their flags. >> SCROLL to see the full […]
Reaching for the stars: SANFL U18 guns and their archetypes
REACH for the stars. That’s what South Australia’s best and brightest Under 18 footballers are doing in 2023, at least if their self-selected AFL player comparisons are anything to go by. Prospects converged on Nazareth College this past Sunday, participating in their annual preseason testing event under the eye of Rookie Me. As part of […]
Coates Talent League officially launched
AUSTRALIA’s premier AFL talent pathway has undergone its third rebrand, with the official launch of the Coates Talent League today. Set to enter its 32nd year in 2023, the competition started out as the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) in 1992, before perhaps being most famously known as the TAC Cup, and most recently the […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: South Australia
ACROSS the AFL midseason, national and rookie drafts last year, a whopping 22 players were selected out of the SANFL, pitting South Australia as a successful producer of top level talent. Well ahead of the next intake and beyond, there is already more exciting talent emerging, of which we highlight as ones to watch. >> […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: Allies
SIX players were selected out of the Allied states and territories in last year’s National AFL Draft, and there is plenty more talent pushing through ahead of the 2023 intake. We highlight the top 10 prospects to watch out of the combined pool of NSW-ACT, Queensland, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, with a focus on […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: Western Australia
AFTER whopping 17 players were taken from the WAFL across all drafts in 2022, it’s clear that Western Australia is a happy hunting ground for top-end footballing talent. Heading into season 2023, elite talent is continuing to emerge and we take a look at the ones to watch among WA’s state Under 18 setup. >> […]
Lockyer lauds “high ambition” in AFLW Academy crop
THIS past weekend saw the 2023 AFL Women’s Academy intake come together for their first training camp, held across multiple venues in Victoria. The 30-player cohort, comprised exclusively of draft eligible prospects born in 2005, is representative of the nation’s next generation of footballing talent and seeks to prepare each player for entry to the […]
