Up the grades: Hall passes League test
DEBUTANTS continue to emerge across state leagues around the country, while other juniors are quickly establishing themselves at senior level. One such player in the latter category is Peel Thunder prospect Clay Hall, who impressed in his second WAFL League outing on the weekend. The 18-year-old midfielder took little time to acclimate in the top […]
Around the Grounds: 2023 WAFL – Round 3
WAFL action continued for Round 3 over the weekend, with East Perth emerging as the competition’s big improvers this season, while a number of draft prospects produced promising performances at senior level. Subiaco put together its best performance of the season thus far, downing a red-hot Claremont outfit by 24 points at Leederville Oval. The […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 WAFL Colts – Round 2
CLAREMONT and Subiaco produced near-identical winning scores as Round 2 of the 2023 WAFL Colts season was run and done over the weekend. We highlighted the top performers from the Tigers’ and Lions’ wins before taking a look around the grounds. >> WAFL League wrap: Round 2 AROUND THE GROUNDS Perth kicked off the Round […]
Around the Grounds: 2023 WAFL – Round 2
ROUND 2 of the WAFL was a weekend that saw some of the competition’s heavyweights flex their muscles with imposing victories, while another of Western Australia’s brightest talents made his first ascension to senior football. Claremont continued its strong start to the season, comprehensively beating South Fremantle by 48 points at Revo Fitness Stadium. The […]
WAFL Player Focus: Clay Hall (Peel Thunder)
THE LATEST draft prospect to earn a senior berth was Clay Hall, who mixed it with AFL-listed players in Peel Thunder’s 65-point thumping of Perth on Saturday. A final quarter procession saw the Thunder run out comfortable victors, with their 17-year-old debutant building into the contest nicely. Hall, the son of 74-game West Coast and […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 WAFL Colts – Round 1
THE 2023 WAFL Colts season kicked off over the Easter weekend, with four games producing a mixed bag of results, but clear winners in each. In a bumper edition of Scouting Notes, we highlight the top performers from three of the fixtures, with a Player Focus piece to come from the West Perth and Claremont […]
Around the Grounds: 2023 WAFL – Round 1
THE EASTER long weekend saw the long awaited resumption of the WAFL, with Western Australia’s premier competition delivering some thrilling results in what was an action packed start to the season. Claremont exacted some redemption for last year’s heartbreaking Grand Final loss, downing reigning premier West Perth by 13 points in a scrappy clash in […]
Ginbey embracing rise to the top
ONE of the rarer AFL Draft stories going around is that of East Perth’s Reuben Ginbey, who in the space of two years, rose from a local footballer to a potential Top 10 AFL draftee. The West Australian won his state’s Most Valuable Player (MVP), made the All-Australian team, earned a National Draft Combine invite […]
Steely resolve for Green ‘draft bolter’
WEST Australian AFL Draft hopeful Steely Green is happy to associate with the term ‘draft bolter’. The South Fremantle prospect was a fair way off club radars 12 months ago, struggling in the Bulldogs’ Colts program and averaging just eight touches a game. But off the back of a “massive” preseason, Green bolted into contention. […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 WAFL Colts – Finals Week 2
WEST Perth advanced to the big dance, while Subiaco stayed alive with a big win in week two of the 2022 WAFL Colts finals series. After a week off, the Falcons snuck past Peel Thunder on Saturday before Subiaco pumped South Fremantle by 118 points the following day. We noted some of the top performers […]
