AAMI Talent League Player Focus: Lachie Werts (Sturt)
FEW FORWARDS, if any, can lay claim to a better opening two rounds in the AAMI Talent League than Sturt’s Lachie Werts. The speedy goalsneak has kicked four goals in each of the Double Blues’ first two matches, the latest being a win over Woodville-West Torrens on Saturday afternoon. Werts is a prospect from outside […]
AAMI Talent League: Round 2 MOTR – West Adelaide vs. Glenelg
GLENELG has turned it on in the premiership quarter to set up a 31-point win over West Adelaide in Round 2 of the AAMI Talent League. A tight first half saw the Bays lead by two points at the main break before kicking away with five goals to one in the third term. The 13.9 […]
Scouting Notes: 2026 AAMI Talent League – Round 1
THE NEWLY renamed AAMI Talent League got underway on Wednesday night with a double-header at Coopers Stadium. Reigning premier Sturt powered away from Central District to win by 63 points in the season-opener, before North Adelaide did the same to Norwood in a 30-point victory at The Parade. The following night at Richmond Oval, Glenelg […]
Preseason Q&A: Gabriel Patterson (Glenelg)
FEW PROSPECTS catch the eye like Glenelg speedster Gabriel Patterson. The flashy forward burst onto the scene last year with 28 goals in 13 games for the Bays, including a haul of seven. Collingwood fans may see him as the one that got away, given his father Stephen fell four games short of granting father-son […]
2026 AFL Draft | Race to #1: Dougie Cochrane
WIDELY viewed as one of the two leading pick one contenders coming into 2026, 17 clubs will be ruing Dougie Cochrane‘s ties to Port Adelaide. The 17-year-old was approved for Next Generation Academy (NGA) status in November last year on account of his indigenous heritage. >> SCROLL for player highlights Cochrane is a well known […]
TOP 5s | 2026 South Australian Preseason Testing
A BUNCH of South Australian state academy members have impressed at the recent preseason testing combine, as several prospects featured across the leaderboards. Though, it was Eagles top-ager Hunter Rowe who stole the show with a high of three top-five finishes out of the handful of events. >> SCROLL to see the Top 5s for […]
Preseason Q&A: Kale Matthews-Hampton (Sturt)
IF YOU thought the footballing world was beginning to move past the fabled ‘basketball background’, think again. Kale Matthews-Hampton is the latest prospect on said production line, currently in the midst of his first full preseason having made the decision to put a promising basketball career behind him. The 187cm defender was part of Sturt’s […]
Croweaters keen to keep tabs on speedster
SOUTH Australia’s state academy members have been buoyed by the progression of Central District speedster Jake Eime, who was a common answer to the question ‘which teammate should we look out for to have a big year?’. Eime’s name popped up several times as all 25 top-agers were surveyed. >> MORE: State teammates single Steed […]
Preseason Q&A: Memphis Webb (North Adelaide)
WHILE the fresh cycle of draft prospects often come with high hopes garnered from strong bottom-age campaigns, Memphis Webb was sidelined for nearly all of his. The North Adelaide midfielder racked up 32 disposals in his only full appearance last year before an ACL tear stopped him in his tracks. Now, Webb has pencilled in […]
New Talent League in town for South Australian juniors
A FRESHLY named AAMI Talent League will kick off later this month with the announcement of the South Australian junior fixtures. AAMI has extended its support of football in the state to all SANFL talent programs, which means the Under 18s – boys and girls – and Under 16 boys, will fall under the recently […]
