Q&A: Mia Salisbury (Suns Academy)
QUEENSLAND defender Mia Salisbury is preparing for a big 2024 season for both Bond University and the Maroons. Having largely played at Reserves level – winning a flag with the Bull Sharks – Salisbury is ready to make the jump to more consistent QAFL Women’s senior football, while also potentially eyeing a move up the […]
Fantastic five remain in tight NTFL finals race
JUST 1.34 per cent was the difference between a double chance and a knockout final in the NTFL Men’s Premier League. Five teams remain in the hunt for the title following the conclusion of the regular season over the weekend. All five contenders picked up at least 10 wins from their 16 games, in what […]
WAFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #4 Evie Cowcher
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this year, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born likely to take the WAFL […]
Q&A: Leonardo Lombard (Suns Academy)
FOOTBALL is booming in Queensland and so are the state’s AFL Draft hopefuls. Gold Coast Suns Academy standout Leonardo Lombard is the Maroon’s latest high-end prospect making his mark on the pathway, poised for a massive top-age campaign having already filled his junior resume. Lombard blitzed the Suns’ preseason testing day on Sunday, achieving top […]
SANFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #4 Jasmine Evans
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this time around, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born talents likely to take […]
2024 Talent League Round 1 fixtures drop
A SIX-GAME first round for the Coates Talent League Boys competition, as well as a four-game fixture a week later to open the Talent League Girls’ season was released by the AFL today. Kicking off on the weekend of March 23-24, 12 of the 13 sides will take to the field, while only the eight […]
NTFLW season draws to a close as exciting finals series awaits
The 2023/24 NTFLW season came to an exciting and dramatic conclusion over the weekend, and is now gearing up for what is sure to be an entertaining finals series. Coming into the 2024 half of the season PINT were the front runners and they stayed the frontrunners. Not losing any of their last seven games […]
Young Dog Newson keen to learn new tricks
SOUTH Fremantle recruit Kate Newson is looking forward to learning off the likes of Fremantle ruck Ariana Hetherington, after the former Peel Thunder tall opted to make a “lifestyle change” and move to the Bulldogs. “I started basketball quite young, my whole family was in basketball so came up through that,” Newson said of her […]
TOP 5s | 2024 Preseason Testing – Swans & Giants Academies
A COUPLE smashing yo-yo test results highlighted the NSW/ACT contingent of Northern Academies as the Swans and Giants Academies tested themselves at Preseason Combines over the weekend. In what was a couple of huge efforts, Murray Bushrangers talent and Giants Academy member Ellie Hall and Swans Academy bottom-age midfielder Sophia Slater duked it out on […]
WAFLW 24 to Watch in 2024: #5 Mia Russo
BACK for another year, Rookie Me Central’s 24 to Watch in 2024 returns and this year, the focus is on underage players, being those who are yet to have an AFLW Draft chance. For the list of 2024, it will range between players who are predominantly 2006 (top-age) and 2007-born likely to take the WAFL […]