Scouting Notes: Swans make winning start to Summer Series
SYDNEY Swans Academy kicked off the 2025 Summer Series in style, running out 38-point victors over the AFL Canberra Under 22s on Saturday. After posting five goals to one in the first half, the Swans were challenged but came home strongly with three unanswered majors in the final term to seal the result. Top prospects […]
Star Turn: Lindsay lights up Futures stage
THE ADAGE of saving your best for last was taken up by Geelong Falcons prospect Josh Lindsay, whose crowning moment came in the 2024 National Futures match. Taking to the MCG on AFL Grand Final day, he was named best afield for Team Heppell with 20 disposals in a thrilling seven-point victory. His performance capped […]
Preseason Q&A: Max Hudson (Suns Academy)
THE GOLD Coast Suns Academy will have its fingerprints all over the Allies squad and wider draft space this year, with Max Hudson among the booming prospects. A tall defender who prides himself on his aerial game and defensive craft, the 18-year-old has spent a block of preseason with the senior Suns. Modelling his game […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Scarlett Johnson
NORTHERN Knights forward Scarlett Johnson has a safe pair of hands and can do plenty of damage inside 50. The top-age Vic Metro hub member impressed over the course of the last two seasons and enters 2025 as one of five draft-eligible Knights in the summer hub. LAST SEASON STATISTICS Team Games Disposals Marks Tackles […]
Crocs survive Tiger hunt to reach NTFL decider
SOUTHERN Districts got through a nail-biting semi-final to become the first team into the 2024/25 NTFL Men’s Premier League decider following a three-point thriller over Nightcliff at TIO Stadium on Saturday night. The minor premiers lead throughout the contest but could never truly shake off the hungry Tigers, eventually winning 9.11 (65) to 9.8 (62). […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #15 Sunni-Quay Peters
WHILE yet to debut at WAFL Women’s level, top-ager Sunni-Quay Peters kicks off our 15 WAFL Women’s top-agers to watch in 2025, with the Subiaco prospect one who has impressed at junior level. Highly regarded internally after an impressive Under 16s carnival, Peters has great upside for the future and will likely cement her spot […]
Coates Talent League Girls: Must-watch fixtures in 2025
THE 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures were announced last week, with an 18-round girls regular season set to commence on the weekend of April 5-6. There are plenty of landmark events between then and the Grand Final, slated for September 20-21. We highlight some of the must-watch fixtures. >> ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures […]
Preseason Q&A: Lucas Wootton (Tasmania Devils)
ONE OF Tasmania’s most highly credentialed top-agers this year is Launceston product Lucas Wootton. The utility was an Under 16 All-Australian, turned out in the National Futures match last year, and has spent part of the preseason training with the Allies – all alongside Clarence tall Jasper Hay. In 2025, Wootton is expected to complete […]
Coates Talent League Boys: Must-watch fixtures in 2025
THE 2025 Coates Talent League fixtures were announced on Thursday, with a 19-round regular season set in stone. Three-time defending champions Sandringham Dragons are chasing their fourth crown at the end of a schedule littered with landmark occasions. We highlight some of the must-watch events. Stay tuned to Rookie Me Central, where we’ll also cast […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Ava Stewart
SWAN Districts tall Ava Stewart added 11 games to her League career in 2024, with the now top-ager finding her place in the defensive half for the Black Ducks. Stewart earned an invite to the West Australian Summer Squad for her form throughout her bottom-age season, and now has hopes to further improve in 2025. […]
