Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 7
THE 2023 Coates Talent League season resumes tonight, as the Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers lock horns under lights. A bumper seven-game weekend caps off this year’s Talent League stint for three northern academies, but there is plenty of action left for the full-time regions. We preview each matchup. >> Refresher: 2023 Talent League Round […]
Suns in the spotlight: Academy guns cause conundrum
BOASTING three National Academy members this year, the Gold Coast Suns’ academy talent has been highly touted from a long way out. Though, the question of just how good the Suns’ crop would be is only now being answered, and good is far from an apt descriptor. Leading prospects Jed Walter, Ethan Read, and Jake […]
AFL Academy Player Focus: Jake Rogers
GOLD Coast’s academy products impressed on the national stage on Saturday, none more so than Jake Rogers. The diminutive midfielder had a game-high 26 disposals to be named his side’s best player over two its showcase games, after managing 13 touches and a goal against Port Adelaide’s reserves. His performance helped the AFL Academy beat […]
Weekend preview: Representative season approaches
REPRESENTATIVE honours are in the offing for many budding prospects, while others will hope to press their cases for AFL Mid-Season Draft selection across a bumper weekend. In Victoria, Country hopefuls get one final audition against the Young Guns on Sunday, after Metro did so with a win last week. >> Preview: Young Guns vs. […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 5: Bull Sharks look to bounce back at Hornets’ nest
BOND University will look to bounce back when the Bull Sharks hit the road to take on third placed Aspley Hornets tomorrow in Round 5 of the QAFL Women’s competition. The final match of the run will be the highlight of the weekend, while the undefeated Southport hosts Maroochydore at Fankhauser Reserve, and reigning premiers […]
State of play: Coates Talent League
THE FIRST block of Coates Talent League action has been completed in season 2023, as players now vie for representative honours or ply their trade at school and community level. With the competition returning as soon as next week, there’s no better time for a refresher on what has gone down to date. WHEN DOES […]
Reigning QAFLW premiers on the board
REIGNING QAFL Women’s premiers University of Queensland is on the board on season 2023, defeating reigning wooden spooners Wilston Grange by 15 points at Hickey Park on Saturday afternoon. After starting the season 0-3, the Red Lionesses were finally able to sing the song thanks to an outstanding first half that set up the 5.9 […]
McKercher breaks clear atop RMC Medal leaderboard
TASMANIA Devils star Colby McKercher is the new breakaway leader of this year’s Rookie Me Central Medal, after six rounds of Coates Talent League action. Though McKercher’s Devils have played more games than any full-time region (five), the midfielder has been judged best afield in all four of his own appearances to lead the count […]
Weekend Preview: Academy prospects earn VFL call-ups
THERE are more Northern Academy prospects earning VFL debuts, while top pick fancy Harley Reid will once again turn out for Carlton today. Many AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft candidates are set to miss Round 7 due to the Young Guns game on Sunday, but there remain players to watch in the state leagues. Reid has […]
PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 4: Ladder leaders face off
PREMIERSHIP contenders Bond University and Southport go head-to-head in a massive Round 4 clash at the former’s home deck as the QAFL Women’s continues over the weekend. The sides are ranked second and first respectively, having gone undefeated in the 2023 season thus far, with ridiculous percentages of more than 500. BOND UNIVERSITY vs. SOUTHPORTSaturday, […]
