WAFL Player Focus: Bo Allan (Peel Thunder)
PEEL Thunder talent Bo Allan is already working ahead of schedule in 2024. After overcoming an Achilles strain in preseason, the 191cm defender planned to earn a WAFL League berth post the Under 18 National Championships with WA. Instead, he debuted in Round 1. The Thunder beat East Fremantle in a Grand Final rematch to […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 2 – Central District vs. North Adelaide
CENTRAL District fought off North Adelaide’s fourth-quarter comeback, kicking two late points to secure its first victory of the SANFL Under 18 season. After the Bulldogs extended their lead to 20 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Roosters kicked four goals in a row to hit the lead, but a late swing […]
WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 1 – West Perth vs. Claremont
THE JOONDALUP breeze wreaked havoc on Saturday night, but Claremont utilised it perfectly to kick away from West Perth in a 10-point Round 1 Colts victory. Under the newly unveiled lights at Pentanet Stadium, the reigning premiers’ prime movers came up clutch at the death. West Perth was made to rue a wasteful opening quarter, […]
SANFL Player Focus: Benny Barrett (South Adelaide)
PORT Adelaide has an exciting Next Generation Academy prospect on its hands in South Adelaide’s Benny Barrett. The 174cm midfielder-forward led all comers as his Panthers were beaten after the siren in a dramatic SANFL Under 18s clash with Glenelg on Thursday night. Barrett, a state Under 16s representative, has been on the radar for […]
VFL Player Focus: Leonardo Lombard (Gold Coast)
GOLD Coast Suns Academy player Leonardo Lombard picked up where he left off in his first game of VFL for 2024, tallying 28 disposals in Gold Coast’s loss to Richmond. Playing in the midfield for the first half and high half-forward for the second, Lombard impacted with a good balance of inside and outside work. […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 1 – South Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens
WOODVILLE West-Torrens Eagles have got their SANFL Under 18s season underway with a strong second half performance against South Adelaide. After struggling to capitalise on the scoreboard in the first half, the tables turned as the Eagles kicked goals from nine of their last 10 scoring shots. Both sides fielded a litter of competitive draft […]
PREVIEW | 2023/24 NTFL/W Grand Finals
PREMIERSHIP glory is on the horizon for one side in each of the NTFL Men’s Premier League and Women’s Premier League competitions when their grand finals take place tomorrow at TIO Stadium. The NTFL Women’s Grand Final kicks off first from 4:15pm, followed by the men’s decider at 6:45pm as part of a mammoth double-header […]
Saints rise for another crack at Tigers
MINOR premier St Mary’s will have a go at trying to knock off Nightcliff for the first time in four attempts after reaching the NTFL Men’s Premier League Grand Final. The Saints defeated Southern District by 26 points at TIO Stadium in Saturday night’s preliminary final to book their place in the decider. St Mary’s, […]
Tiger Time: Nightcliff find St Mary’s answer again
FOR the third time in the 2023/24 season, Nightcliff found the answer for St Mary’s, defeating the minor premier by 11 points at TIO Stadium on Saturday night. In a momentum-swinging game, the Tigers stormed out of the blocks before surviving several fightbacks to eventually get over the line 13.9 (87) to 11.10 (76). It […]
Tigers roar in final term to produce come-from-behind win
A CODY Szust banana from the boundary helped seal an incredible comeback from Nightcliff who looked dead and buried against Waratah, as the Tigers booted five goals to one in a final term fightback. The 9.10 (64) to 9.8 (62) win moves the Tigers to within one victory of a grand final, while Tahs will […]
