2025 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Sunny Lappin (Queensland)
SOUTHPORT top-age prospect Sunny Lappin is one of a number of talented Under 18s in the Gold Coast Suns and Queensland programs, never mind the Sharks who have the bulk of the aforementioned future draftees as well. Naturally tied to the Suns Academy due to living in Queensland where father Matthew coaches Southport, Lappin has […]
VFL Player Focus: Max King (Sydney Swans)
ONE OF the most talked about club-tied talents coming into this year was Max King, a dynamic and ultra athletic utility out of the Sydney Swans Academy. Despite being left out of the National Academy, he has been widely viewed as a first round prospect with potential to be rated among the top 10. On […]
2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Heidi de Saxe (North Shore)
BOTTOM-AGE Swans Academy midfielder Heidi de Saxe is putting together a really consistent season for North Shore Bombers through the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, and that continued on the weekend as her Bombers blitzed the second last placed Parramatta Goannas by 98 points. Playing on-ball and rotating forward, de Saxe finished with a game-high […]
2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Alira Fotu (South Fremantle)
RETURNING from a knee injury that delayed her start to the 2025 WAFL Women’s season, South Fremantle tall forward Alira Fotu finally got out on the park. It was an effective Round 12 performance from the National Academy member, who booted two goals and could have had a third in the Bulldogs’ upset victory over […]
VFL Player Focus: Daniel Annable (Brisbane Lions)
HAVING made his state league debut last week, Brisbane Lions Academy star Daniel Annable backed up for game two on the weekend. The midfielder posted 19 disposals, four clearances, and 1.3 in the Lions’ comprehensive 85-point win over Greater Western Sydney at Brighton Homes Arena. Having spent a block training with Brisbane’s senior group during […]
2025 AFL Sydney Player Focus: Emma Juneja (Sydney Uni)
HARD-RUNNING Sydney University talent Emma Juneja had a day out during the Students’ big win over the St George Dragons in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. The over-ager who was unlucky to miss out on being drafted last season, has represented the Swans Academy through the Coates Talent League Girls competition and is now […]
VFL Player Focus: Kalani White (Casey Demons)
MELBOURNE fans would have watched their reserves side in sepia tone with news that father-son candidate Kalani White would be debuting in the red and blue. The son of former-Dee and 1994 number one draft pick Jeff is also on the radar of Gold Coast fans, given his ties to the Suns Academy. Amid a […]
Player Focus: Jacob Farrow (Western Australia)
RECENTLY drawing lofty comparisons to Fremantle’s Hayden Young, West Perth utility Jacob Farrow is a prospect primed to explode. The powerful 188cm midfielder/defender has plenty of comparable traits; from his size and power, to penetrative left foot kicking and sound aerial ability. Farrow was part of Western Australia’s midfield in a thrilling final-minute win over […]
2025 CTL Girls Player Focus: Georgia Tyrrell (Geelong Falcons)
A NATURAL leader by example, Geelong Falcons skipper Georgia Tyrrell had another huge performance in the Coates Talent League Girls competition over the weekend. After winning the Player of the Week back in Round 6, Tyrrell had to wait a while before playing again and that came against the Calder Cannons in Leopold on Saturday. […]
2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Georgie Fielder
BOTTOM-ager Georgie Fielder draws comparisons to past Glenelg star Piper Window with the role, hairstyle and similar characteristics, but is quickly forging her own story with the Bays through the SANFL Women’s season. Fielder played five games last season for the Bays coming out of a successful Under 16s campaign where she starred for the […]
