Western Australia claims Under 16s Championships with nail-biting wins
WESTERN Australia has remarkably pulled off back-to-back one-point wins over both Victorian teams to claim the division one title at the National Under 16s Championships. The third round of the division one championships concluded on Friday with the Sandgropers winning 11.8 (74) to Vic Metro’s 11.7 (73) in what was effectively the grand final after […]
Dual-sport gun Will Sutherland knocks back football
PROMISING elite dual-sports athlete Will Sutherland has turned his back on a football career deciding to pursue a promising cricket career. The son of Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland told Vic Metro officials this morning of his hard decision. Sutherland released a statement today declaring it had been an “incredibly tough” call to choose cricket […]
SANFL Round 12 Draft Prospects update
AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent David Chapman cast his eyes over the top young prospects coming up through the SANFL, Reserves, Under 18s and local school football competitions. In Round 12 of the SANFL, members of the State under 18s team were rested from any competition after their mid-week victory over Vic Country. With […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 12
ROUND Twelve of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend, with TAC Cup ‘Futures Rounds’ continuing. We had scouts watching two of the games – read their notes below. GWV Rebels vs. Eastern Ranges (Jack Carter) GWV Rebels: #3 Scott Carlin – Played a solid game on the wing for the Rebels. He wasn’t […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Jackson Ross
OUTSIDE midfielder Jackson Ross was best-on-ground for the Eastern Ranges in their win over GWV Rebels, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Ross collected an equal match-high 23 disposals (74 per cent efficiency), took seven marks and booted five goals. Ross was an unlucky exclusion from the Vic Metro squad […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft July Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month (This update is conducted post the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships). You can read Matt Balmer‘s June edition of his Power Rankings here: The NAB AFL Under 18 Championships have come and […]
Scouting notes: Vic Country vs. South Australia
SOUTH AUSTRALIA ran out comfortable winners against Vic Country in the final game of the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships. VIC COUNTRY VS. SOUTH AUSTRALIA MATCH REPORT Matt Balmer’s scouting notes: Vic Country: #2 Sam Walsh – The bottom-ager used the ball well off either foot playing in the midfield. His hands in close were […]
2017 Under 18 All-Australia team announced
THE Under 18 Championships have come and gone, with Vic Metro claiming back-to-back titles after winning three of their four games. In no surprise, Metro dominate the 23-man squad, headlined by possible no.1 pick Cameron Rayner who is one of nine Metro players included. West Australia key forward Oscar Allen, the winner of the Larke Medal for […]
Scouting notes: Vic Metro vs. Allies
THE ALLIES pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 2017 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, defeating Vic Metro in their final game of the carnival at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday. VIC METRO VS. ALLIES MATCH REPORT Matt Balmer’s scouting notes: Vic Metro: #5 Patrick Naish – Had 26 disposals but made some bad […]
Crowden claws South Australia to victory
MITCH Crowden has powered South Australia to a 46-point win over Vic Country in their NAB AFL Under 18 Championships clash at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday. South Australia dominated from the opening bounce and Crowden was instrumental in their dominance; with 20 disposals, five marks, four inside 50s and four tackles in the opening half. […]
