
Bombers blitz Hawks to keep flag defence alive
ESSENDON’S premiership defence is still alive, after the Bombers defeated the Hawks by 10 points in the VFLW Elimination Final yesterday. In a game that was close for most of the afternoon, the Bombers ultimately held strong late to take the win, 4.7 (31) to 3.3 (21). Clean disposals were hard to come by early […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – Western Australia vs. Vic Country
WESTERN Australia closed out its AFL Under 16 Championships with a win, defeating Vic Country by 25 points to deny its opponents the title. Though coming into the game the Black Ducks knew they could not win the overall trophy, they still fought to the very end, answering numerous Vic Country challenges and kicking the […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – NT vs. Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy claimed the overall AFL Under 16 Championships Pool B title following a comprehensive 103-point win over Northern Territory. Coming into the clash, the Lions were the only unbeaten team, while Northern Territory was the only side yet to register a win. After the underdogs booted the first goal of the match, Lions […]

PREVIEW | 2023 VFLW Finals Week 1: It all begins
FINALS have arrived. With six teams ending their season last week, six are left and fighting it out for the right to become the 2023 champions of the VFLW. This weekend sees six team battle it out in three matches. Four will move on to next week and two will go home, their premiership dreams […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – Suns Academy vs. Swans Academy
THE SUNS Academy capped off their 2023 AFL Under 16 National Championships with a 23-point win over the Swans Academy at Southport yesterday, with star midfielder Beau Addinsall named Pool B’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). Sydney defender Lachlan Carmichael took out the same honour for his side after another strong performance, but the Swans fell […]

Talent League Girls Round 13 preview: GWV Rebels vs. Murray Bushrangers
A FULL six games are on offer across the Talent League Girls competition, with the Vic Metro players again busy to to AFLW Under 18 Championships. Allies representatives should return however, and Vic Country players should be at full availability not partaking until July 30, making for some even clashes. Our Match of the Round […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – Tasmania vs. Giants Academy
THE GIANTS Academy capped off their 2023 AFL Under 16 National Championships campaign with a 15-point win over Tasmania today, credit to a four-goal final quarter charge. In what was a tight affair throughout, the Giants booted the first three goals of term four to hit the front with a handy buffer, and never looked […]

Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 12
A NUMBER of Vic Metro players were absent from their Coates Talent League teams on the weekend due to national carnival commitments, but there were others who stepped up in their place. In this week’s edition of scouting notes, we cast our eye across the five games and look a few players from each game […]

Get to Know: VFLW Finals System 2023
THE 2023 VFL Women’s finals are upon us, and one of the six remaining teams – Collingwood, Port Melbourne, Williamstown, Box Hill, Essendon and Carlton – will be the 2023 champion. However, to even get to the Grand Final they all have to get through a four week finals series that can be complicated to […]

Coates Talent League TOTW: Round 12
FOUR victorious Coates Talent League regions are represented by three players apiece in the Rookie Me Central Round 12 Team of the Week. Among the standouts are impressive bottom-agers and those looking to press their case for representative berths. See who made the cut in our 24-player squad. >> Scouting Notes: Coates Talent League – […]