SANFL Player Focus: Noah Howes (South Adelaide)
SOUTH Adelaide key forward Noah Howes has emerged as a mid-season draft candidate since making his SANFL League debut in Round 1. The 18-year-old kicked three goals against Adelaide on that day, and matched his effort in a 27-point loss to Glenelg on Sunday. The 196cm talent was overlooked in his draft year but suffered […]
Carlton a “second home” for McKay
A BLUEBAGGER at heart, it should come as no surprise that Sophie McKay is looking forward to what the future holds as she eyes off following her sister Abbie to the Blues this year under the father-daughter rule. The talented Sandringham Dragons midfielder/forward is eligible to don the Navy Blue in the same way as […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 7
AMONG this week’s Scouting Notes is praise for a young Swan, a versatile Saint and a returning Borough star. Darebin (2.3.15) lost to Port Melbourne (3.5.23) Darebin: #9 Alyssa Mifsud (Midfielder)22/12/1994 | 176cm Stats: 17 disposals, seven clearances, four tackles Mifsud saw a bit of a role change over the weekend, and it seemed to […]
State of Play | 2024 SANFLW: Round 8
HAVING just passed the halfway mark of the SANFL Women’s season a fortnight ago, the competition is shaping up as one of the tightest finishes yet, with seven of the eight teams still in realistic finals contention. All bar the winless North Adelaide have a shot at making the post-season series, which makes for an […]
2024 CTLG team review: Giants Academy
THE first of the Northern Academy teams to wrap up proceedings in the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls competition is the GWS Giants Academy who filled out its three games. We take a look at the results and some of the standouts throughout the stint with a number of them set for Allies representation at […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 7 – South Adelaide vs. Glenelg
SOUTH Adelaide handed Glenelg its first loss of the SANFL Under 18s season on Saturday, saluting to the tune of 26 points at Flinders University Stadium. The Panthers, who have recovered to 2-5 in the last fortnight, led at every break but were made to hold off constant pressure from the undermanned Tigers. The result […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 5
A MASSIVE seven games took place across Round 5 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition with all four Northern Academy sides in action, and three of those getting a win. Across the board there were plenty of impressive individual efforts, and as always we took note of those who caught our eye. All scouting […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 5
ALL SEVEN Coates Talent League Girls winning teams on the weekend recorded multiple representatives in our Round 5 Team of the Week, an even contribution across the board. Of the 24 players, the victors shared in 17 of the 24 players, with two losing sides also featuring two players in this week’s side. It was […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 6 TOTW
MURRAY Bushrangers lead the way with a high of three representatives in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 6. After a bumper eight-game weekend, 15 clubs have contributed to the squad of 24, which also features three emergencies after a selection squeeze. See who made the cut. >> 2024 CTL Round […]
Over-age Player Focus: Tunisha Kikoak (Tasmania Devils)
TASMANIAN tall Tunisha Kikoak is a unique AFLW Draft prospect in the way that she plays and covers a lot of bases. The over-age tall missed out on being selected in last year’s draft but returned to the Devils this year and has predominantly played through the ruck across her two Coates Talent League games […]