Scouting Notes: AFLW Under 18 Academy vs. Under 23 All Stars
A FOURTH quarter flurry saw the AFLW Under 18 Academy kick away from their Under 23 counterparts on Sunday, running out 41-point victors at Punt Road Oval. With essentially the nation’s best young talent on show, there were plenty of outstanding individual performers who displayed their class. We highlight them in the latest edition of […]
Ava Set-On Australian football
MUSIC to the ears of some Australian football fans sounds a little like this – “I ditched soccer because footy’s better”. Queensland Under 18s prospect Ava Seton can be attributed to the quote, and has come a long way through the native code’s pathway after switching from a different kind of football. While family ties […]
“Fastest and fittest” Smith leads from the front
MENTORS are a key factor in all walks of life, and that is no different in the path towards Australian football’s top flight. For Melbourne Grammar School (MGS) 1st XVIII captain and Rookie Me Academy athlete Ethan Smith, inspiration has seldom been far away. Now, the well-travelled youngster is also providing exactly that to others. […]
WAFL Player Focus: Elijah Hewett (Swan Districts)
THE FABLED speed-endurance mix is something many modern day midfielders aspire to enhance, and it is a trait Swan Districts talent Elijah Hewett weaponises. Three games into his WAFL League career, the solidly built ball winner has carried on from the bottom-age form which had him poised as Western Australia’s top draft prospect this year. […]
Up the Grades: Ashcroft’s Lions debut a roaring success
BRISBANE Lions father-son candidate Will Ashcroft made his VFL debut this past weekend, and the top-age talent was ultra impressive. Son of triple premiership Lion, Marcus, Ashcroft is set to make his nomination call later this year but currently lives and goes to university in Melbourne, while playing for the Sandringham Dragons. Freed up amid […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 5
TASMANIA dominates our Round 5 NAB League Team of the Week, with a handful of players selected in this week’s side. Fellow victors Gippsland and Murray contributed four players apiece, along with a quartet of Dandenong Stingrays after their heartbreaking loss to Geelong. Check out who made the full 24-man squad, and three emergency spots […]
NAB League Player Focus: Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power)
THE ‘Z’ in the Duursma family alphabet, Zane Duursma is the latest of the clan making his way through the elite talent pathway. Having cut his teeth across a range of roles in 2021, the Gippsland Power product projects enormous upside with his range of skills and athletic base. He broke into the Power’s Under […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Boys – Round 5
AN all-Country triple header made up most of the NAB League’s weekend offering in Round 5, while Tasmania took on the Northern Territory in the latter’s final appearance for the season. We highlight some of the top performers from each side in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. Note: All comments are opinion of the individual […]
SANFL Player Focus: Nick Sadler (Sturt)
PLAYING across all three SANFL grades this season, Sturt prospect Nick Sadler is one of South Australia’s most promising midfielders. The 179cm talent offers a nice balance of inside and outside traits, with clean hands to go with outside speed and sharp kicking on the move. The state talent hub member started his top-age campaign […]
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 5
TASMANIA Devils midfielder-forward Seth Campbell is our NAB League Player of the Week for Round 5. The crafty small put up remarkable numbers in his side’s crushing 115-point win over the Northern Territory Thunder, finishing with 32 disposals, 11 marks, nine inside 50s and six goals to take full advantage of the Devils’ dominance. Campbell’s […]
2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 5
ROUND 5 of the 2022 NAB League season was headlined by a Country themed triple-header, which saw all six regions take to Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo. Meanwhile, Tasmania ended the Northern Territory’s competition stint with a 115-point thrashing. Catch up on all the results, key numbers, and big performances in our Round 5 snapshot.
Fletcher finds perfect fit in footy
THE all-action nature of Australian rules football is too much for some, but it’s exactly what drew English-born talent Kadie Fletcher to the code. After moving to Australia in 2011, the Brisbane Lions Academy prospect found the perfect fit for her “hyperactive” personality and it has brought her all the way through Queensland’s footballing pathway. […]
