NSW/ACT weekly wrap: Flying Boomerangs, World Team and Youth Girls squads named
SIX NSW/ACT players will represent the World Team and Flying Boomerangs in July, while Canberra Demons scooped their first win in the NEAFL, and Sydney University continued their winning run with victory over Northern Territory Thunder. Super Six make national sides After a great experience at the 2018 AFL National Diversity Championships, six players from […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Father-sons stand out across all levels
IT was a promising week for South Australian father-son prospects, with likely types staking their claim for draft selection across all levels of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Meanwhile, the state’s brightest draft hopefuls continued to tick all the right boxes, with the likes of Izak Rankine and Jack Lukosius bagging a combined […]
2018 Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads announced
FIFTY talented footballers with Indigenous or multicultural heritages will represent the 2018 Flying Boomerangs and World Team squads in two exhibition matches at the 2018 National AFL Under 16 Championships on the Gold Coast in July. Selected by AFL club recruiters following the 2018 AFL National Male Diversity Championships held in Blacktown, the respective squads […]
Victorian Young Guns Series squads announced
THE best young talent in the Victorian Football League (VFL) will take part in a revamped AFL Victoria Young Gun Series, which kicks off next month at Avalon Airport Oval. After previously being an annual match played in September, with potential ‘draft smokies’ going head-to-head, this year the three match series will give recruiters the […]
Queensland weekly wrap: Q-Clash weekend provides thrillers
THE Q-Clash was the centre of focus in Queensland football this week at both the AFL and Under 18 levels. While the senior Suns clung on to victory at the Gabba, the Lions academy claimed bragging rights to even the ledger. The other big story of the week was the landmark occasion of the first […]
Scouting notes: Under 18 Academy Series – Round 2
ROUND TWO of the Under 18 Academy Series saw some of the best talent in the 2018 draft pool standout. Sydney Swans, Brisbane Lions and Tasmania were the winners with our scouts watching two of the games over the weekend. BLAKEY & THOMAS STAR IN WEEK TWO OF U18 ACADEMY SERIES — Sydney Swans Academy […]
Western Australia weekly wrap: Colts competition heats up as Lions remain undefeated
ROUND Four of the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition saw one side continue its unbeaten start to the season. The ANZAC Day round also threw up surprise results, as last year’s grand finalists find themselves in uncharted territory, sitting outside the top five in a sign of the evenness of the 2018 fixture. […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
IT must have been the week for small forwards and ground-breaking wins, with a number of fantastic individual and team performances scattered across the TAC Cup, TAC Cup Girls and AFL, to create this weekend’s most memorable moments. Stingrays clock up first win Much like the Oakleigh Chargers, Gippsland Power and Western Jets before them, […]
Tasmania weekly wrap: Mariners kick-off with a win; AFL hits Hobart
THIS week in Tasmanian football has seen the Tassie Mariners begin their Under 18 Academy Series; the state’s All Nations team making the grand final; North Melbourne easily accounting for Carlton in Hobart; TSL action continuing; and an update on the AFL Tasmania Steering Committee. Mariners kick off 2018 Academy Series in style The Tassie […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Academy members return to action
WITH Round 3 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) completed, we review the performances of the potential draft prospects for 2018. League: Tall Central Districts midfielder Jackson Hately returned after AFL Academy duties in his team’s nine-point loss to West Adelaide and had 11 disposals, along with five tackles. Jack Lukosius, also returning from […]
