Metro takes Croweaters’ crown with eye-catching win
VIC METRO has snapped South Australia’s stranglehold on the AFL Women’s Under 18s titles, winning the state’s first trophy since 2019. The Croweaters had won back-to-back flags in 2022 and 2023 with no tournament held in 2020 and 2021, but Metro proved the better side at RSEA Park today coming away with a 21-point victory, […]
PREVIEW | VFL hosts Coates Talent League prospects
A LEAGUE-WIDE bye will allow the opportunity for several Coates Talent League players to gain senior experience in the Victorian Football League (VFL) this weekend. Among the prospects named to debut is Finn O’Sullivan, who will feature for Richmond alongside fellow top pick contender Jagga Smith. The Oakleigh Chargers pair are will team up to […]
PREVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Vic Metro vs. South Australia
THE REIGNING champions against the biggest threat to the throne, South Australia and Vic Metro go head-to-head on Sunday in what promises to be a must-watch AFL Women’s Under 18s showdown. The Croweaters easily dispatched the Allies in game one back home, as did Metro in the opening game of the championships. Now given Western […]
Up the Grades: Talent League prospects make VFL debuts
COATES Talent League prospects continue to filter through the Victorian Football League (VFL), with a handful making their state league debuts over the weekend. Bendigo Pioneers swingman Jobe Shanahan was the main event as he made his maiden appearance for Essendon in Round 19. The versatile tall, who has settled up forward this year, booted […]
South Australia crowned SSA 15/U Girls champs
SOUTH Australia’s stranglehold on junior girls development trophies continued over the weekend with the Croweaters proving too strong for a gallant New South Wales in the gold medal match of the School Sport Australia 15 and Under Girls Championships. In a low-scoring contest that was for the most part tightly contested between the arcs, both […]
Croweaters survive slog to oust Vics in SSA 15/U Girls
SOUTH Australia will head into the gold medal match of the 2024 School Sport Australia 15 and Under Girls Championships after winning in a tight slog against Victoria in yesterday’s semi-finals. Accuracy proved to be the difference between the teams, with the tri-colours kicking four goals from five scoring shots compared to Victoria’s two from […]
Around the Grounds: Panthers continue to blood youngsters
SOUTH Adelaide berthed another League debutant in Round 16, with Dakota Sterzl becoming Panther number 1837 over the weekend. The promising utility, fresh off representing South Australia at Under 18 level, broke through to the top flight after making three appearances at Reserves level this season. Sterzl posted 12 disposals and three marks in the […]
Scouting notes: 2024 SA U18s vs. SA U23s
SOUTH Australia’s best young mature-age talent took home the win against the reigning back-to-back AFLW Under 18s side yesterday in a nail-biting two-point win. The Under 23s side made up of the most draftable players aged under 23 and led by Eagles coach Narelle Smith, fought back from a deficit midway through the final term […]
Croweaters set for SANFLW U23s test
SOUTH Australia will keep match fit ahead of its huge AFLW Under 18 Championships clash against Vic Metro in a fortnight when the Croweaters face a SANFL Women’s Under 23s side tomorrow. Streamed live via KommunityTV, the contest kicks off at 11am local time with the best Under 23s from the SANFLW getting a chance […]
SANFL Player Focus: Sid Draper (South Adelaide)
CONTINUING on with his senior exposure, Sid Draper got his first win at League level for South Adelaide this year in the Panthers’ 15-point victory over Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon. The slick midfield talent got his fair share of centre bounce attendances but predominantly featured on the half-forward line, where he rolled up to […]
