Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Round 17
THE cream is beginning to rise to the top in the NAB League as we reach the business end of the season. There was a bunch of top-end prospects to stand up in tight games this weekend, with out scouts getting to both the Metro and Country triple-headers. Here are their opinion-based notes on some […]
NAB League Boys Round 17 wash-up: Chargers snatch finals spot in thriller
THE NAB League Boys regular season came to a close on the weekend with a pair of triple-headers, finalising the all-important automatic finals qualifiers and Wildcard Round fixtures. There were plenty of standouts across the six games despite indifferent conditions, with the Oakleigh-Sandringham game living up to the pre-game hype. WESTERN JETS 1.4 | 1.6 […]
NAB League Boys: Round 17 – Clubs put it all on the line in final round
THE big guns are back in action for the final regular season NAB League round, with the safety of third position up for grabs in what is arguably the game of the weekend between Sandringham and Oakleigh. As has become tradition, the six games will be played over two triple-headers, with Saturday’s all-metro games to […]
VFLW Preview: Round 15 – Third and fourth do battle
IN the penultimate round of VFL Women’s for 2019 a number of big matches take centre stage, with the biggest seeing Richmond take on Western Bulldogs in a battle for third on the ladder. Meanwhile, Southern Saints and Collingwood will look to continue their winning ways after a bye last week as Casey hope for […]
Team Selection: NAB League Boys – Round 17
THE final NAB League Boys round is here and teams have loaded up with their full-strength sides barring injury. Most teams welcome back some of their most crucial players, with Darcy Cassar, Adam Carafa, Harrison Jones and Jamieson Rossiter among the key ins in the first Triple Header at Avalon. The third game and game […]
Scouting notes: WAFL Colts – East Fremantle vs. East Perth
IN Round 18 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition, East Fremantle defeated East Perth by 28 points at New Choice Homes Park. Despite talented prospects Rhai-Arn Cox (East Perth), Trey Ruscoe (East Fremantle), and Jeremy Sharp (East Fremantle) missing, a host of other players were prominent. Below were the best players in […]
Physical side of footy attracts Van Oosterwijck to game
REGULARLY getting fouled out in basketball told Amelia Van Oosterwijck that perhaps she needed a change of sporting scenery. While the tenacious runner enjoyed watching Australian rules football on the television, she never thought she would involve herself to the point that she would run out representing her state at the 2019 AFL Women’s Under-18 […]
Consistency the key for Sansonetti
WHILE others travel far and wide, come into the game late, or are poached from other sports, Sarah Sansonetti has enjoyed a much more linear path on her footballing journey. The Northern Knights key defender traded the monkey bars and slides for a kick of the footy during breaks at school after her dad introduced […]
Caught the Eye – U17 Futures
WITH the NAB League sides enjoying a development weekend, we cast out eyes over the Under 17 Futures double-header at Ikon Park on Sunday to see who would catch them – this week selecting three players from each side. For full scouting notes on each player highlighted and more, click here. Vic Country vs. NSW/ACT […]
Gutknecht makes the step up
CAST your mind back to April 2018; Round 7 of the them-named TAC Cup, Northern Knights against Bendigo Pioneers, the true arrival of Britney Gutknecht. Having donned the navy, black and white in every game of her middle-age year to that point, the shrewd small forward booted seven goals in a starring performance as the […]
