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. […]
South Australia announces 2023 Talent Hub
SOUTH Australia’s most promising AFL Draft prospects for the next two years have been named in the state’s 2023 Talent Hub announced today. A total of 45 players were named in the squad, which was headlined by 13 under-agers who are not eligible until the 2024 AFL National Draft. Among those under-agers are potential father-son […]
Campbell “enjoying” AFL Draft journey
BY his own admission, Tasmanian Seth Campbell has been flying under the radar. In most years, Campbell’s invite to the AFL National Draft Combine would be highly talked about across his home state, and indeed his region in the north west. But in 2022, Campbell has had to share the limelight with potential first round […]
Tahs’ rise after clipping Magpie wings
WARATAH stands alone at the top of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League after winning a tight 13-point win over Palmerston Magpies. Both sides headed into the contest at Gardens Ovals as contenders, and it was the Tahs that piled on seven goals to two in the opening half to lead by […]
Barnett “buzzing” from big top-age year
THERE were not too many achievements that West Adelaide ruck Harry Barnett did not tick off in 2022. The 202cm, 97kg prospect stepped up throughout this year to be the standout pure ruck prospect in the AFL Draft crop, winning All-Australian honours and an invite to the AFL National Draft Combine. In a year where […]
Magpies and Crocs remain undefeated in NTFL
PALMERSTON Magpies and Southern Districts remain the only undefeated sides in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Premier Men’s competition after three rounds of action. The Magpies won a thriller against Nightcliff, Southern Districts was too good for Waratah, while Darwin Buffaloes and PINT got the chocolates against Tiwi Bombers and St Mary’s respectively as […]
Saints hit double ton as PINT and Palmerston draw
IT was a significantly indifferent round of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) results, with a draw and a whopping 154-point shellacking both occurring amongst the four games. St Mary’s handed Tiwi Bombers the massive belting after dropping its opening match of the season, while Palmerston and PINT could not be split. In other results, Southern […]
Waratah destroy Saints in NTFL Men’s Grand Final rematch
IT was a largely one-sided opening round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League with a triple-digit belting and a 10-goal thrashing. The closest result was 22 points, while reigning premier St Mary’s on the end of the 101-point shellacking in a less than ideal start to the season for the Saints. […]
2022/23 NTFL Men’s Premier League kicks off tomorrow
A NEW club will write the first chapter of its Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League story on the weekend when the new season kicks off from tomorrow night. PINT Football Club will join the top flight of football for the first time, having won the minor premiership in Division 1 last season […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 SANFL Under 17 Futures
SUNDAY marked another instalment of the annual SANFL Under 17 Futures showcase, with the next bunch of prospects battling it out on Adelaide Oval. It was Team Yellow who comfortably came up trumps, downing their Blue counterparts by 31 points on the back of a four-goal to nil third term. Though Under 16 and 18 […]
