State Leagues wrap: COVID chaos and big boilovers
WHILE Victoria has descended into COVID chaos once more, state leagues rolled on in South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia with a bunch of intriguing results produced. While it was largely business as usual in the SANFL, there was a major boilover in the TSL, while the WAFL top five is firming as three teams […]
Scouting Notes: Western Australia U17 vs. U19 trial game
THE NEXT generation of West Australian talent took centre stage on Saturday, as the Under 17 and Under 19 state squads went head-to-head in Claremont. As expected, the elder and more developed Under 19s took out a one-sided victory, 17.13 (115) to 4.9 (33), but prospects from both sides were able to showcase high-level potential. […]
Scouting Notes: 2021 South Australia Under 19 trials
SOUTH Australia’s best available Under 19 talent went head-to-head on Friday night, contending with shocking weather to stake their claims for representative honours. A stronger Team Yellow handily beat its Team Blue counterpart, 8.7 (55) to 2.8 (20), though the result was an afterthought with state squad spots up for grabs. First round prospects Jason […]
State leagues preview: Covid chaos again for VFL
ANOTHER round and yet another COVID-19 curveball has been thrown at the VFL with situations in NSW and now Victoria forcing changes to be made. Elsewhere, state leagues will play out as per normal under minimal restrictions. South Australia (SANFL): A couple of big clashes to look forward to this weekend with the undefeated Glenelg […]
2021 WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 13 – East Fremantle vs. Peel Thunder
PEEL Thunder pulled off a memorable upset over East Fremantle on Saturday morning, coming from behind at each break to snatch victory within the last 90 seconds, 9.8 (62) to 7.16 (58). The inaccurate Sharks were made to pay for their inability to shut the door on Peel, with their early control of the territory, […]
Young Guns: 2021 VFL Round 13
A BUNCH of the nation’s most promising Under 19 prospects continues to filter through the Victorian Football League (VFL), including a raft of top-ups and academy talents. Many have already made their state league debuts, with more to come and a handful sighted this past weekend. We take a look at how the prominent 19th-year […]
Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL – Round 13
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season rolled on into its 13th round over the weekend, with nine fixtures spread from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 13 action, as AFL-listed talent and state league guns alike topped a range of key categories. We take […]
Scouting Notes: 2021 NAB League Boys – Round 12
WITH Victoria’s most highly touted top-agers recouping on the back of representative action, it was time for bottom-aged prospects to shine in the NAB League. A raft of fresh faces shot on the scene for their respective regions across the six-game weekend, supporting a wealth of usual suspects who continue to perform well. We take […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Boys TOTW: Round 12
THE Draft Central NAB League Round 11 Team of the Week (TOTW) has dropped, with 24 of the weekend’s best performed-players featuring in a competitive lineup. Player of the Week nominees Cobi Maxted (Bendigo Pioneers) and Joel Trudgeon (Northern Knights) take out leadership honours in the 24-man squad, headlining a very even spread of prospects […]
Academy Watch: WAFLW Grand Final – Peel Thunder vs. Swan Districts
PEEL Thunder claimed their second successive flag with a memorable 5.6 (36) to 2.3 (15) win over Swan Districts on Sunday. Whilst plenty of AFL Women’s talent stood up, we took a look at how some of the State Academy members performed from both sides. Note: Any statistics cited are manually taken. All notes are […]
