Ballarat Grammar reclaims Senior Girls Division 1 shield
BALLARAT Grammar have turned back the clock and reversed the result from 12 months prior as their Senior Girls took out the Division 1 Herald Sun Shield in a wet and windy decider at RAMS Arena. Ballarat defeated Hallam Senior College by 47 points and won every quarter, booting two goals in three of the […]
Passionate Lion eyes AFLW future
BRISBANE is a long way from Frankston in the south eastern suburbs of Victoria, but the Sunshine State, and more accurately, the Brisbane Lions is where exciting mid-forward Belle Dawes‘ heart lies. She moved from Victoria up north and brought her love for Australian Rules football with her, and credits much of her recent development […]
Scouting Notes: Herald Sun Shield – St Bede’s vs. St Patrick’s Ballarat
ST Bede’s College Mentone got the better of eight-time champions St Patrick’s Ballarat in the Herald Sun Shield grand final on Wednesday, and there was plenty of NAB League talent afield. We take a look at how some of the Sandringham Dragons and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels-listed players fared in the entertaining game. St […]
VFLW preview: Round 14 – Top sides have bye round as battle for top six continues
TOP two of VFL Women’s have byes this week and while a number of sides are scrabbling for a position come finals, neither Collingwood nor Southern Saints need to worry about their position on the ladder with no chance of moving down regardless of this week’s results. A big match will see sixth placed Melbourne […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 16
EASTERN Ranges and Geelong Falcons might sit at either end of the NAB League Boys ladder, but both were featured heavily in the Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week for Round 16. Both the Ranges and Falcons had a round-high four nominations each in the Team of the Week, while other winners, […]
Caught the Eye: NAB League Boys – Round 16
IN a new weekly feature article highlighting the best upcoming NAB League talent, we take a look at who best staked their claim over the weekend, in ‘Caught the Eye’. For full scouting notes on each player’s game and more, click here. Note that the players mentioned were not necessarily the best performers, but ones […]
St Bede’s celebrate first ever Herald Sun Shield
ST BEDE’S has celebrated its first ever Herald Sun Shield in the Senior Boys Division 1 after holding off the competition’s most successful school of the past decade. The Mentone-based college led from the start, and despite St Patrick’s best efforts in cutting the deficit to as little as four points, the metropolitan based side […]
VFLW weekend wrap: Round 13 – Top teams remain on the hunt for big wins
ROUND 13 of Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s saw a number of big results, with two close matches and two blowouts all but predicting the final match of the round being a close but high scoring affair. With the top three once again putting away wins they are unlikely to slip out of finals contention, […]
Draft dream not over for 2019 State and Rookie Me Combine invitees
MORE than 100 players will look to impress recruiters at their respective state and Rookie Me draft combines in October after receiving invitations that were made official today. A total of 118 players will test from across the nation with players receiving between one and three club nominations to test (those with four or more […]
Ikon Park to host Victorian state league Grand Finals
BOTH the 2019 Victorian Football League (VFL) and VFL Women’s Grand Finals will take place at Ikon Park on Sunday September 22, after the AFL announced the decision to return to the venue in 2019. Previously the game had been held at Marvel Stadium (known as Etihad prior to this year), but a return to […]
