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U18 Championships: Round 3 teams
ROUND THREE of the NAB AFL U18 Championships continue on Saturday, with Vic Metro hosting Vic Country in a local-derby at Punt Road Oval. The game will be streamed live on afl.com.au & we’ll also be live from Punt Road to give you the best analysis of the game on Facebook and Twitter. Western Australia […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 10
ROUND Ten of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend and we had scouts watching four of the games. Round 10 is the start of the three week TAC Cup ‘Futures Rounds’ which will see teams play a minimum of 11 bottom-aged players. Read their scouting notes below: Eastern Ranges vs. Western Jets (Matt Balmer) Eastern […]

Scouting notes: South Australia vs. Allies
South Australia claimed their opening win of the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships with a 51-point win over the Allies on Saturday. Led by bottom-agers Jack Lukosius and Jackson Hately, the Croweaters kicked away in the third term with six goals to none to put the result beyond doubt. SOUTH AUSTRALIA VS. ALLIES MATCH REPORT […]

U18 Championships: Round 2 teams
ROUND TWO of the NAB AFL U18 Championships continue on Saturday, with South Australia hosting the Allies at Adelaide Oval in a FOX Footy televised game. Vic Metro will play their first game of the carnival away to Western Australia at Domain Stadium on Sunday. We’ll be live from Adelaide Oval, with updates via Facebook […]

AFLW U18 Champs: Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
The NAB AFL Women’s U18 Championships begin this Saturday for Vic Country and Vic Metro, with the two Victorian teams to meet at Simonds Stadium at 2.30pm. The match is the final game in Round 1, before all states travel to the Gold Coast for the completion of the Under 18W Championships from July 10 […]

U18 Championships: Round 1 teams
ROUND ONE of the NAB AFL U18 Championships kicks off on Saturday at Domain Stadium, with Western Australia at home to South Australia. The second game on Sunday, will see the Allies host Vic Country at Blacktown International Sportspark. WESTERN AUSTRALIA VS. SOUTH AUSTRALIA – Saturday 10th June 12.30pm Domain Stadium WESTERN AUSTRALIA Backs 24. Durak Tucker 27. […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 9
ROUND Nine of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching five of the games. Read their scouting notes below: Sandringham Dragons vs. Eastern Ranges Sandringham Dragons: #2 Geordie Nagle – Arguably the Dragons’ best in the hard fought loss. Nagle played a good role in the back pocket and used the ball well. Is trusted […]

Laguntas and Jim Stynes squad face off at Punt Road
The next generation of Victoria Indigenous and Multicultural talent will go head-to-head at Punt Road on Saturday. The exhibition match will be held as a curtain raiser to the VFL match between Richmond and Essendon at Punt Road End. The match will form part of the 2017 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round celebrations. The Laguntas […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 8
ROUND Eight of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching two of the games. Read their scouting notes below: Sandringham Dragons vs. Greater Western Victoria Rebels (Matt Balmer) Sandringham Dragons: #3 Lucas Barrett – Started at the centre bounce and played a strong role through the midfield. Has a long left foot kick and zips around […]

South Australia defeated in first Under 18 trial
SOUTH Australia have been defeated in their first of two trial matches in the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, going down to a fierce Tasmanian team by 21-points at Football Park on Saturday. The Mariners led at all the main breaks and their attack on the ball was stronger than SA, winning the contested […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 7
ROUND Seven of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching two of the games. Read their scouting notes below: Dandenong Stingrays vs. Oakleigh Chargers (Peter Williams) ** – Note some players were wearing different numbers due to the special jumpers each club was wearing. The players original number has been used. Dandenong: #2 Hunter […]

Western Australia draft prospects update
2017 seems to be a thin year for draftees coming out of Western Australia. After 10 players were selected last year – including four in the top 20, you wouldn’t look silly to suggest there may be just four prospects closely monitored by AFL clubs from WA at this stage. Recommendations on how WAFL talent will be managed next […]