Scouting Notes: Dominant first half sees St Kevin’s secure Shield
ST KEVIN’S College has taken out the 2024 Herald Sun Shield Division 1 Intermediate boys title after thumping Western Heights College by 64 points in today’s decider. The APS powerhouse booted the game’s first 11 majors and kept its opponent goalless for three quarters at ETU Stadium. A dominant opening half was the key to […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Oakleigh vs. Western
IN a standalone game for Round 16 to make up for the Western Jets’ game against Tasmania Devils being cancelled, Oakleigh Chargers stormed to a big win at Warrawee Park. Surprisingly trailing at quarter time, Oakleigh got into gear after that and ran out 64-point winners. We took note of some of the top performers […]
Melbourne Grammar goes back-to-back
MELBOURNE Grammar remains the team to beat in the Herald Sun Shield Senior Girls Division after seeing off the challenge of Caulfield Grammar for the second successive year. On top early, Melbourne just kept Caulfield at arms-length, withstanding a late flurry in the third term to grind out a 29-point victory at ETU Stadium. Sandringham […]
Rowville’s fourth quarter flurry secures Shield
ROWVILLE Secondary College is basking in glory after successfully winning the 2024 Herald Sun Shield Intermediate Girls following an impressive 33-point win over Carey Grammar. Kicking with a strong breeze at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne, Rowville got off to a fast start, then kept arms length clear of Carey before four unanswered goals in […]
Scouting notes: 2024 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Western Australia
A DOMINANT first 41 minutes saw Vic Country pile on 9.2 (56) to 0.0 (0) against Western Australia to set up their first win of the AFLW Under 18 Championships. While the Sandgropers fought back valiantly, it was too little, too late, as the home side got up by 32 points. We took note of […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U17s – Vic Metro vs. Queensland
QUEENSLAND claimed a 20-point win over Vic Metro in their Under 17 Futures bout on Saturday, with four unanswered third quarter goals proving the difference. The Maroons also forged a four-goal head start in term one and made the better of equal scoring shots to salute 12.8 (80) to 8.12 (60). Despite being dominated throughout […]
Scouting notes: 2024 AFLW U18s – Vic Metro vs. South Australia
VIC Metro walked away with the bragging rights and 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships title yesterday, having overcome powerhouse state South Australia. The Croweaters had won the past two trophies, but suffered their first loss since 2019, when Vic Metro go up by 21 points. In a highly-entertaining contest, both sides had some eye-catching […]
WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 19 – Claremont vs. West Perth
WEST Perth has kept the WAFL Colts minor premiership race alive after knocking off long-standing frontrunner Claremont by 29 points on Saturday. The Falcons led at every break and despite having less of the ball, made better use of it with 41-25 inside 50s in the 12.12 (84) to 8.7 (55) victory. With two home-and-away […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U17s – Vic Country vs. NSW/ACT
A FIVE-GOAL burst during the third term has seen NSW/ACT defeat Vic Country in their Under 17 Futures clash on Saturday. The Rams saluted by 23 points at Avalon Airport Oval, spearheaded by Liam Hetherton who bagged five goals overall and three consecutively in the premiership quarter. Things weren’t always in the visitors’ favour though, […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 15
A FEW one-sided contests and some massive individual performances headlined Round 15 of the Coates Talent League Girls. We took a look at some of the standout performers for our Scouting Notes with the focus mostly on state representatives. As always our notes are the opinion of the individual author.
