2022 AFL Under 16 & 18 championship fixtures released
THE AFL has today announced the fixtures for this year’s Under 16 and 18 National Championships. Set to take place across June and July, the newly formatted competitions will continue to showcase the nation’s brightest talent at the highest level of underage representative football. >> SCROLL for the full fixtures Starting on June 11 with […]
Hamilton tests mettle against the best
IRON sharpens iron, and there has been plenty of ‘iron’ for Cynthia Hamilton to sharpen her skills on over the journey. Born into a big sporting family, the 18-year-old started out playing boy’s football alongside her brother until the age of 13. A move to women’s footy saw the Giants Academy come calling, and the […]
WAFL Colts MOTR | Round 1 – West Perth vs. Claremont
WEST Perth kicked off its 2022 WAFL Colts season in style, holding on to beat Claremont by eight points at Pentanet Stadium on Good Friday. The Falcons lead at every break but were tested by a final term push from the Tigers, eventually running out 10.7 (67) to 8.11 (59) victors in Joondalup. In our […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 3
A ROUND-HIGH four Murray Bushrangers feature in our NAB League Team of the Week for Round 3, after the region’s mammoth 116-point win over the Northern Territory Thunder. Fellow winners Dandenong and Sandringham contributed three players apiece, though competition for spots was tight with attacking eight games played in a bumper four days of Eastern […]
NAB League Player Focus: Mitch Szybkowski (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Mitch Szybkowski has started his 2022 NAB League season on fire, putting his name in lights as one of the competition’s premier inside ball winners. On Sunday, he returned another best afield performance in the Stingrays’ 17-point win over the Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval. The strongly-built top-ager is relentless at […]
2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 3
THE latest set of NAB League Boys fixtures saw another eight games served up across the Easter weekend, with talent from five states and territories showcased across four days of exciting football. Catch up on all the results, key numbers, and big performances in our Round 3 snapshot.
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Vic Country
SOUTH Australia claimed a resounding 92-point win over Vic Country on Saturday, continuing their ominous form in the 2022 AFLW Under 18 National Championships. With plenty of stars of the present and future afield, there were plenty of outstanding individual performances to highlight in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. All notes are the opinion […]
Metro storms Metricon under blaring Gold Coast sun
VIC Metro has maintained its unbeaten run in the 2022 AFLW Under 18 National Championships, defeating Queensland by 31 points at Metricon Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. In what was a tense and low-scoring battle with a hot footy to be won, it was the visitors who pulled away after half time despite inaccurate goalkicking. Queensland […]
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 3
OAKLEIGH Chargers midfielder Elijah Tsatas is our NAB League Player of the Week for Round 3. The pick one contender has gone from strength to strength across his first three games this season, culminating in his dominant performance for the Chargers in a 17-point win over the Eastern Ranges on Saturday. Tsatas earns the nod […]
Allies thunder to devilish win over Rams
A FIVE-GOAL third quarter onslaught has seen the Allies defeat NSW-ACT by 40 points at Blacktown International Sportspark on Monday afternoon, before the best of each side merges to create the final Allies Under 18 squad. The combined Tasmanian and Northern Territory team trailed at the first break, but clawed ahead by a single point […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U16s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
THE 2022 AFLW Under 16 National Championships hit Victoria this week, and Vic Country made Good Friday great with its 31-point win over Metro at Avalon Airport Oval. With a talented mix of 2005 and 2006-born prospects afield, there were plenty of outstanding individual performances on the representative stage. We highlight them in the latest […]
One week on – Reflections on a grand final fairy tale
YOU really had to be there to feel all the drama and tension of last week’s epic NAB League Girls decider. There was a clear sense of history being made as the final siren blared, and a raft of Western Jets supporters flooded the field to celebrate with their newly crowned premiers. But like Rome, […]
