State Game Player Focus: Jacob Blight (WA)
DESPITE his side suffering a 63-point thumping at the hands of South Australia, mid-season draft prospect Jacob Blight showed out in Sunday’s edition of the annual State Game. The 22-year-old defender was one of Western Australia’s bright sparks in a dull defeat. Blight has entered the radar of AFL clubs after a promising start to […]
2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Holly Britton (Peel Thunder)
IT is incredibly rare to have a breakout game in a triple-digit loss, but that was exactly the case for Peel Thunder’s Holly Britton. Having spent most of her season on the wing this year, Britton got the inside time she played at Rogers Cup level in the past, and thrived, racking up career-high 29 […]
2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Megan Norbury (West Perth)
TOP-AGE winger Megan Norbury had a role change for a half on the weekend, with the traditional outside runner starting on-ball during West Perth’s clash against East Fremantle. Norbury worked well playing inside before moving to her more familiar outside position after the main break. Though the Falcons ultimately suffered a 17-point loss in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
2024 CTLG Player Focus: Kayla Dalgleish (Dandenong Stingrays)
VERSATILE Stingray Kayla Dalgleish is no stranger to filling out whatever role is required of her, and on the weekend, that was deep forward as the talented top-ager had a day out in Dandenong’s big win over Gippsland Power at Shepley Oval. The Vic Country hub member kicked five goals from 17 disposals – and […]
2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Grace Martin (WWT Eagles)
WOODVILLE-WEST Torrens midfielder Grace Martin is quietly flying under the radar in the 2024 SANFL Women’s season. The top-age Eagles midfielder was prominent playing on-ball in the loss to Glenelg, racking up seven clearances and seven inside 50s to go with her 10 tackles and 19 disposals. Not the largest accumulator and Martin can tend […]
VFL Player Focus: Jack Hutchinson (Collingwood)
COLLINGWOOD forward Jack Hutchinson has emerged as one of the top mid-season draft candidates after a promising start to his maiden VFL season. The 22-year-old was recruited from Wonthaggi and has caught the eye with extraordinary high marking exploits. Hutchinson booted two goals in Collingwood’s Round 4 defeat to Coburg, which broke the Lions’ 23-game […]
SANFL U18s Player Focus: Louie Montgomery (North Adelaide)
PORT Adelaide father-son prospect Louie Montgomery helped spark North Adelaide’s third win by under a goal on the SANFL Under 18s season, as the Roosters held on to beat Sturt by two points on Saturday. The defender’s pair of second half goals saw his side hit the front early in term four. Montgomery’s speed and […]
2024 CTLG Player Focus: Sierra Grieves (Western Jets)
ALTHOUGH her team ultimately did not come away with the four points, Western Jets midfielder Sierra Grieves put in an eye-catching effort in Round 2. Returning from representing the AFL Academy against the Under 23 All-Stars the week before, Grieves was back in the blue and gold and had a strong impact through midfield. A […]
