PREVIEW | 2024 AFL U18s: Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
THE STAGE is set for an AFL Under 18 National Championships title decider on Sunday morning, as Vic Metro takes on Vic Country for all the glory at Marvel Stadium. Both sides come into clash with unblemished 3-0 records and together boast arguably the top handful of AFL Draft prospects this year. NEED TO KNOW […]
Around the Grounds: State skipper returns to senior footy
WITH South Australia’s state Under 18 campaigns having drawn to a close, representative stars are beginning to filter back into clubland. Among them was Croweaters captain Sid Draper, who returned for his first senior game of the season in South Adelaide’s loss to Sturt on Sunday. The slick midfielder led all comers at stages in […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 14
A FULL allotment of six Coates Talent League fixtures were slated for Round 14, only for one to be postponed due to flight cancellations. Nonetheless, representative and school football stars were scattered across the competition, and feature in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. Note: Saturday’s Gippsland Power vs. Tasmania Devils fixture has been postponed. […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s – Vic Country vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia outlasted Vic Country to notch a 27-point win in damp conditions at People First Stadium on Tuesday. It was the Sandgropers’ first win of this year’s Under 16 National Championships, and one of the more competitive games in the Queensland leg of the carnival to-date. After WA got an early run on, Vic […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s – Vic Metro vs. South Australia
SOUTH Australia took a major step towards claiming the Pool A title after defeating Vic Metro by 32 points in today’s Under 16 National Championships clash at People First Stadium. The Croweaters, now 2-0, remain the only undefeated side in their division with one game left to play on Friday. A string of six unanswered […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s – Suns Academy vs. Giants Academy
THE GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants Academy picked up its first win of the Under 16 National Championships on Monday, defeating the Suns Academy by 38 points at People First Stadium. The visitors had all the territory and while wasteful in the opening exchanges, made it count thereafter. A scrappy first half saw either side […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 14 POTW
MURRAY Bushrangers ruck Zac Harding is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a dominant all-round performance on Saturday. The imposing 199cm tall led all comers with 28 disposals, five marks, 26 hitouts and two goals despite his side suffering a 31-point defeat to Dandenong in Round 14. >> Snapshot: Coates Talent League […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s – Swans Academy vs. Northern Territory
SYDNEY Swans Academy moved to 2-0 in the Under 16 National Championships after claiming a 52-point win over Northern Territory at People First Stadium today. The victors owned field position to post five unanswered first half goals, but were a touch wasteful and didn’t have it all their own way thereafter. Both sides found their […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U18s – Allies vs. Vic Country
VIC COUNTRY held on to secure a two-point victory over the Allies in Sunday’s AFL Under 18 National Championships clash at Brighton Homes Arena. The visitors came up trumps in a second half shootout to keep their title hopes alive, while the reigning champions played their final fixture for the year. >> Match report: Country […]
Country come up clutch in Springfield shootout
VIC COUNTRY has claimed an absorbing two-point victory against the Allies at Brighton Homes Arena today, moving to 3-0 in the Under 18 National Championships. The result sets up a title decider against Vic Metro next week, after Country got the better of the second half shootout in Springfield. Bathed in the Queensland sunshine, the […]
