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 […]
VFL Player Focus: Riley Mason (Collingwood)
COLLINGWOOD recruit Riley Mason has garnered attention after booting four goals on his VFL debut, as the Magpies beat Sydney by 25 points at Victoria Park on Saturday. The 23-year-old earned a state league berth after posting 72 goals in 18 games for Goulburn Valley League side Seymour last year. Mason is a product of […]
VFL Player Focus: Riley Bice (Werribee)
WERRIBEE dasher Riley Bice has rocketed into AFL Draft contention this year on the back of a stellar VFL campaign. Recruited from Albury having come through the Murray Bushrangers pathway, 2024 marked the 24-year-old’s first full state league season after debuting for GWS in 2022. Bice has excelled as a rebound defender, though spent much […]
VFL Player Focus: Harvey Langford (Richmond)
JOINT Larke Medal winner Harvey Langford became the latest AFL Draft prospect to audition at state league level after making his Victorian Football League (VFL) debut for Richmond. The Tigers fan acquitted himself well in the senior grade as his new side locked in a Wildcard Round berth. Langford, who has been a dominant force […]
VFL Player Focus: Lucca Grego (Williamstown)
WESTERN Jets’ top draft prospect Lucca Grego got his first opportunity at VFL level on Sunday afternoon, debuting for Williamstown in the Seagulls’ eight-point loss to North Melbourne. The aggressive half-back translated his clean fundamental skills to senior level, making good use of his loose ball opportunities, offensive movements, and even intercept marking moments. We […]
