McLeay thrives on championship “learning experience”
HAVING started out looking to take up a sport “different to everybody else” at eight years old, Isadora McLeay is now well versed in Australian football nearly a decade later. The Sydney Swans Academy member had hit 100 games for local club Mosman Swans by the age of 12, but is still adding strings to […]
Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL – Round 11
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season rolled on into its 11th round over the weekend, with 10 fixtures spread from Friday morning to Sunday evening. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 11 action, as AFL-listed talent and state league guns alike topped a range of key categories. We take […]
Scouting Notes: 2021 NAB League Boys – Round 10
NAB League regions had their depth tested over the weekend as Under 17 and 19 representative action took place over Saturday and Sunday, but a bunch of prospects were left to battle it out in the elite underage competition. We take a look at some of the top performers from each side across all five […]
Young Guns: 2021 VFL Round 11
WHILE a bunch of draft eligible prospects earned representative honours on the weekend, some of Victoria’s most promising Under 19 talent continues to filter through the Victorian Football League (VFL). A raft of top-age talents have already made their state league debuts, with more to come, while members of all four Northern Academies also get […]
State Leagues wrap: Full-time action resumes
FULL-TIME fixtures were back in the South and West Australian state leagues, where a raft of upsets shook up proceedings, while Victorian fans were treated to nine games and it was business as usual down in Tasmania. We run you through all the results from around the nation and what they mean in this week’s […]
2021 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 10
TASMANIA Devils midfielder Baynen Lowe has taken out the Draft Central NAB League Player of the Week vote for Round 10. The 17-year-old was overlooked for Allies selection, but served a timely reminder of his talents with 33 disposals, six marks, nine tackles, and 10 inside 50s in the Devils’ 33-point win over Dandenong Stingrays […]
Swan Districts book rematch with Thunder after reaching 2021 WAFLW Grand Final
SWAN Districts have utilised their double chance to secure a rematch with reigning premiers Peel Thunder in the 2021 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final after defeating Subiaco by 38 points in yesterday’s preliminary final. The Swans only led by a point at quarter time and four points at the main break, but […]
Mulvahil able to adapt with pathway challenges
NO matter what challenge is thrown at her, Northern Territory’s Grace Mulvahil has taken them head-on. The talented Southern Districts teenager has been starring in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League, having dominated as a junior with an accolade-filled CV. “I started playing for Crocs when I was about 10-years-old,” Mulvahil told […]
Queensland Academy Watch | Lions learn, Suns caught in COVID chaos
DESPITE losing in Thursday night footy in the seniors to the Brisbane Lions, Geelong’s reserves have given their club some consolation with a cracking 118-point away win on Friday. As was to be expected in a contest between mostly AFL listed players, the early going was willing and scores remained close into the second quarter, […]
WAFLW preview – Preliminary Final: Swans and Lions to battle it out for grand final spot
TWO teams are one win away from reaching the 2021 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final. The top of the table Swan Districts went down to Peel Thunder for the second time in a fortnight, forcing the Swans to utilise their double chance against a Subiaco side that turned the tables on Claremont […]
