NAB League Player Focus: Mitch Szybkowski (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Mitch Szybkowski has started his 2022 NAB League season on fire, putting his name in lights as one of the competition’s premier inside ball winners. On Sunday, he returned another best afield performance in the Stingrays’ 17-point win over the Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval. The strongly-built top-ager is relentless at […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Rylie Wilcox (Vic Metro)
AN exciting small who has developed her game from being a classy and athletic forward to a genuine winger, Rylie Wilcox produced a big season, despite it being injury interrupted. Wilcox missed up to four NAB League Girls games between a combination of a rib injury and the AFLW Under 18 Championships clash against Vic […]
Antonio’s success from multiple codes inspiring others
IT has been a journey like no other for Ebony Antonio. She has been through the basketball ranks, where she had a remarkable junior and senior journey, before coming home to Perth where she has enjoyed more success through the WAFL competition, now playing with the Fremantle Dockers in the AFLW. Growing up in Burracoppin, […]
AFL Draft | Caught the Eye – Week 3
PROSPECTS from around the nation feature in the latest edition of Caught the Eye. With competition starting up in Western Australia, there was some underage talent making the early step-up to senior level, while usual suspects in both South Australia and Victoria continue to impress with game-changing performances. We highlight some of the eye-catching stories […]
2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 3
THE latest set of NAB League Boys fixtures saw another eight games served up across the Easter weekend, with talent from five states and territories showcased across four days of exciting football. Catch up on all the results, key numbers, and big performances in our Round 3 snapshot.
Scouting notes: NSW-ACT vs. Allies
IN effectively the trial game for the combined Allies squad, both NSW-ACT and the Tasmania and Northern Territory Allied teams faced off at Blacktown yesterday. In the end it was the latter who emerged victorious, with plenty of standout players looking to take their case ahead of the remaining 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships. All […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Vic Country
SOUTH Australia claimed a resounding 92-point win over Vic Country on Saturday, continuing their ominous form in the 2022 AFLW Under 18 National Championships. With plenty of stars of the present and future afield, there were plenty of outstanding individual performances to highlight in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. All notes are the opinion […]
Metro storms Metricon under blaring Gold Coast sun
VIC Metro has maintained its unbeaten run in the 2022 AFLW Under 18 National Championships, defeating Queensland by 31 points at Metricon Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. In what was a tense and low-scoring battle with a hot footy to be won, it was the visitors who pulled away after half time despite inaccurate goalkicking. Queensland […]
AFLW U18s Player Focus: Cynthia Hamilton (NSW-ACT)
ONE of the top performers at last year’s AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships, Cynthia Hamilton returns to the Under 18s edition as a top-ager. The NSW-ACT prospect stands at 170cm and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the 2021 championships for the Allies. If her performance against the Tasmania and Northern Territory Allied […]
Statistical analysis: Western Australia Under 18s vs. WAFL All Stars
IN a different look at one of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships matches, we delve into some of the top statistical performers from the West Australian Under 18s taking on the WAFL Women’s All-Stars. We analyse how the teams stacked up, and some of the standout players statistically from the match. TEAM COMPARISON The […]
