2022 AFL Draft Preview: Port Adelaide
WITH season proper and trade period done and dusted, AFL fans and staff alike now turn their attention towards the draft (November 28-30). The chaos has settled on player and pick swaps, and budding prospects have completed their combines, leaving a nervous wait until they learn their fate. In the next of our club by […]
Humble Johnston determined to be the best
“BECOME the best.” Northern Territory AFL Draft prospect Lloyd Johnston has a simple aim if he can reach the top level, with the humble defender living his best life at the moment. If Johnston can indeed earn a place on an AFL list in 2023, then the talented teenager said he would stop at nothing […]
Resilient Gilbey keen to show full potential at top level
WEST Australian AFL draft hopeful Sam Gilbey had a “frustrating” year by his own admission, but is hoping the talent he showed in his bottom-age season was enough to earn a place on an AFL list in 2023. The Claremont prospect started the year with a bout of glandular fever, returned to the West Australian […]
Hotton’s midfield move sparks draft rise
SANDRINGHAM Dragons midfielder/forward Olli Hotton made no excuses about his slow start to the 2022 NAB League Boys season, admitting that though he was excited to try a new role up forward, it did not quite go to plan. Fast forward six months later, and the son of former Blue and Pie, Trent, is a […]
2022 AFL Draft Preview: GWS GIANTS
WITH season proper and trade period done and dusted, AFL fans and staff alike now turn their attention towards the draft (November 28-30). The chaos has settled on player and pick swaps, and budding prospects have completed their combines, leaving a nervous wait until they learn their fate. In the next of our club by […]
Lions roar into AFLW Grand Final
BRISBANE Lions coach Craig Starcevich was pleased his side could reach the last match of the AFL Women’s season, declaring it would have been “disappointing” to fall a game short after the season they had. Brisbane only dropped one match in 10 outings – in a nail-biter to Richmond – during the regular season, then […]
2023 AFL Women’s Academy announced
THIRTY of the most talented female footballers across the country have been named in the 2023 AFL Women’s Academy. Spread out across the eight states and territory to ensure equal state representation in a state-based draft, the 2023 Academy exclusively features top-age (2023 AFLW Draft eligible) players. Reigning AFL Women’s Under 18 Championship titleholders South […]
Big Dog, tenacious Rooster headline huge SANFLW off-season moves
SOUTH Australia most talented female footballers are back in preseason training ready for a huge 2023, with some quality players already seeking different pastures be it through a chance in scenery or zoning. Though there are no trades like at the elite level, former Bulldog Isabelle Starmer has become a Rooster, while North Adelaide premiership […]
South Australia names 2023 U16 Girls Academy
JUST a day after announcing its 2023 Under 18 Girls Academy, South Australia has gone further into the future by naming its Under 16 Academy. Boasting a total of 48 players – six from each of the eight South Australian National Football League (SANFL) clubs – there are seven Under 18 members who are still […]
Wait not Long now for Noah’s dream
BENDIGO Pioneers and Geelong Grammar midfielder Noah Long is grateful for the injury that ruled him out for a few months this year. It might seem a strange way to put it, but for the 177cm, 73kg talent, maximising his time of the sidelines to learn a new position, and a new perspective, helped him […]
Athletic McCallum looking for AFL chance
TASMANIAN tall Tom McCallum has proven over the past two years that he can fill a role at either end, and now he just needs an opportunity to showcase that at the top level. Having plied his trade as a forward in 2021, McCallum was thrown back in 2022 and captured recruiters attention, earning an […]
2023 South Australia U18 Girls Academy announced
SOUTH Australia today announced its 2023 Under 18 Girls Academy with plenty of exciting talent on display over the next few years. Though the 47-player squad will be minus two bottom-age Under 18 representatives in Georgia McKee and Shae Archbold who are both recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries, the Croweaters do regain potential […]
