On the Up: Victorian draft prospects boosting their stocks
VICTORIA’S top prospects have knocked over the opening month of Talent League football and are now past the trial stage, as representative honours begin to emerge over the horizon. After Country and Metro talent hubs were announced last year, there are plenty of players fighting their way into contention to don the Big V at […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Victorian Under 18 trials
VICTORIA’S best and brightest Under 18 footballers locked horns in a pair of trial games on Saturday, which will go a long way to deciding the Vic Country and Metro representative squads. We highlighted some of the top performers from either clash in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. >> Scouting Notes: 2023 Victorian Under […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Vic Country vs. Vic Metro U16 trials
VICTORIA’S top Under 16 prospects battled it out at Trevor Barker Oval today in a pair of trial games, with Vic Metro downing their Country counterparts in both fixtures. The trials will play a major role in deciding either side’s final squads for the AFL National Development Championships, starting in June. In what was essentially […]
Weekend Preview | Super Round hits WAFL, Vics undergo trials
WITH Victorian Coates Talent League programs heading into a month-long break, representative football is on the radar this weekend. Vic Country and Vic Metro will battle it out in a pair of trial games at Trevor Barker Oval on Saturday, helping decide the final Under 18 squads. There are a few notable names who have […]
SQUADS | 2023 Vic Country & Vic Metro trials
SQUADS for Under 16 and 18 trials between Vic Country and Vic Metro have been announced, ahead of fixtures across Friday and Saturday at Trevor Barker Oval. The Under 16s will compete in tomorrow’s double-header, before the Under 18s take the field the following day. Start times for both days of action are 11:00am and […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Port Adelaide SANFL
THE 2023 AFL Academy squad wore its national colours with pride on Saturday, pushing Port Adelaide’s SANFL side all the way in a 13-point loss in Mount Barker. The 30-player team participated in the annual showcase event amid Adelaide’s Gather Round, acting as a curtain-closer to the AFL clash between Brisbane and North Melbourne. >> […]
AFL Academy guns set to take on Port Adelaide
THE AFL ACADEMY will take on Port Adelaide’s SANFL side tomorrow in the annual Under 18 showcase game. Many of the country’s top draft hopefuls will take the field in a rare game on the same team, amid the hype of Gather Round in Adelaide. >> SCROLL for the full squads Acting as a curtain-closer […]
South Australia announces Under 18 squad
SOUTH Australia has today announced its 34-player squad for this year’s Under 18 National Championships. Spanning the months of June and July, the Croweaters will take on the Allies (June 4), Vic Metro (June 11), Vic Country (June 18), and Western Australia (June 24) throughout the carnival. The news comes as Adelaide prepares to host […]
AFL announces 2023 National Championships fixtures
THE AFL has today revealed the schedules for this year’s Under 18 and Under 16 National Championships. Running from April through August, the respective carnivals will see Australia’s future footballing stars battle it out on the national stage. In a release from AFL House, fixture dates and locations for each carnival were confirmed, with starting […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: South Australia
ACROSS the AFL midseason, national and rookie drafts last year, a whopping 22 players were selected out of the SANFL, pitting South Australia as a successful producer of top level talent. Well ahead of the next intake and beyond, there is already more exciting talent emerging, of which we highlight as ones to watch. >> […]
