VFL Player Focus: Jesse Mellor (Geelong Cats)
GEELONG Next Generation Academy (NGA) candidate Jesse Mellor returned to the VFL in Round 20, building on his debut performance with two goals. The Falcons vice-captain played up forward and spent time on the wing, holding his own against AFL-listed opposition in a 14-point win over Essendon. Mellor is among the 64 players to have […]
VFL Player Focus: Lachy Dovaston (Box Hill Hawks)
LACHY Dovaston has established himself as one of the premier small forwards in the Coates Talent League. The tenacious prospect impressed for the Eastern Rangers in his bottom-age year last season, averaging 16 possessions per game and booting nine goals in 15 appearances. In his top-age campaign, Dovaston has been able to duplicate his disposal […]
VFL Player Focus: Zeke Uwland (Gold Coast Suns)
IT WAS a long time coming, but pick one contender Zeke Uwland finally took the field for his first appearance at any level this year. The Gold Coast-tied prospect returned from back stress fractures for the Suns’ VFL side, which was undone by a mighty Brisbane fightback in Saturday’s Q-Clash. Having watched the entire Under […]
Up the Grades: Redlegs step up to Reserves level
STATE representatives from around the country stepped up the grades to make their debut senior appearances, most notably down at Norwood. A pair of Northern Academy-tied prospects broke into the VFL grade, while one West Australian youngster impressed in search of a League recall. >> VFL Player Focus: Tyan Prindable (Brisbane Lions) SANFL A quartet […]
VFL Player Focus: Tyan Prindable (Brisbane Lions)
FOR ALL the early talk about Northern Academy prospects dominating this year’s draft, perhaps one going under the radar is Tyan Prindable. The Brisbane-tied midfielder made his VFL debut with the Lions on Saturday, impressing with 20 disposals and six clearances in a typically reliable performance. The 18-year-old played 20 senior QFA games with Coorparoo […]
VFL Player Focus: Max King (Sydney Swans)
ONE OF the most talked about club-tied talents coming into this year was Max King, a dynamic and ultra athletic utility out of the Sydney Swans Academy. Despite being left out of the National Academy, he has been widely viewed as a first round prospect with potential to be rated among the top 10. On […]
VFL Player Focus: Kalani White (Casey Demons)
MELBOURNE fans would have watched their reserves side in sepia tone with news that father-son candidate Kalani White would be debuting in the red and blue. The son of former-Dee and 1994 number one draft pick Jeff is also on the radar of Gold Coast fans, given his ties to the Suns Academy. Amid a […]
VFL Player Focus: Hussien El Achkar (Essendon)
ESSENDON has wasted little time in exposing its Next Generation Academy (NGA) talent to state league level, with budding prospect Hussien El Achkar making his VFL debut in Round 10. The 18-year-old booted three second half goals as the Bombers were ultimately overrun by Brisbane on Friday. With Calder Cannons having the bye, El Achkar […]
2025 State Game Player Focus: Louis Pinnuck (VFL)
THE 2024 Werribee premiership team has produced three AFL exports, with Norm Goss Medallist Jack Henderson joining Aidan Johnson at Melbourne, and dasher Riley Bice being drafted by Sydney. That came after Shaun Mannagh‘s exploits in the 2023 decider led to him being picked up by Geelong. Plying his trade alongside each of those players […]
VFL Player Focus: Massimo Raso (Richmond)
ONE OF the finest state league programs in the country, Richmond VFL, continues to nurture talent in 2025. Among the over-age prospects on board at Tigerland this year is Western Jets product Massimo Raso, a pint sized midfielder renowned for his slick ground level game. After 30 Coates Talent League appearances in two seasons, Raso […]
