2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 12
Northern Knights midfielder Ben Ham is our NAB League Player of the Week for Round 12. The top-ager had a day out on Saturday, amassing 34 disposals, seven marks, four inside 50s and three goals, as his side broke back onto the winners list with a 41-point victory over the Calder Cannons. While beaten out […]
2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 12
REPRESENTATIVE and school football stars sporadically returned to the NAB League in Round 12, making for some high-quality games after a week away. Two fixtures went down to the wire, and two others were decided by over 40 points in a mixed bag of results. Catch up on all the action, stats and top performers […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U16s – NT Thunder vs. Suns Academy
GOLD Coast Suns Academy finished second overall in Division 2 of the 2022 AFL Under 16 Championships, thanks to a massive 106-point thrashing of Northern Territory Thunder on Saturday at TIO Stadium. After a tight start where the Thunder kept touch thanks to three goals to four – trailing by just three points at the […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U16s – NT Thunder vs. Swans Academy
SYDNEY Swans Academy proved too strong for Northern Territory in a battle of the Round 1 AFL Under 16 Championship losing sides. The Swans started strong with the first three goals of the game, then inaccuracy struck and the red and whites missed a number of gettable chances including some posters. Northern Territory kept at […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U16s – Suns Academy vs. GIANTS Academy
GOLD Coast Suns Academy have bounced back from their Q-Clash loss to the Brisbane Lions Academy to post a two-point victory over GWS GIANTS Academy at Metricon Stadium. Despite inaccurate scores, the game was played in typical football conditions, without rain but heavily overcast and featuring some wind. Though the GIANTS gave it a red-hot […]
2022 AFLW Draft team review: Gold Coast
THERE were no real surprises when it came to AFL Women’s Draft night for the Gold Coast, who picked up the three players that were expected pre-draft, and then passed for an experienced selection with the fourth pick. The Suns showed great improvement under new coach Cam Joyce in season 2022, and will be looking […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U16s – Suns Academy vs. Lions Academy
THE BRISBANE Lions Academy has beaten its Gold Coast counterpart by nine points in Wednesday’s Under 16 Q-Clash at Metricon Stadium (Oval 2). In what was the opening game of either side’s 2022 National Development Championship, the young Lions streamed ahead with five goals to one in the opening half and held firm in the […]
2022 AFLW Draft team review: Brisbane
EVER a contender in the AFL Women’s, Brisbane enjoyed a strong draft, opting to pick up three of its Academy ‘cubs’ as well as a former Queensland representative and Gold Coast AFLW player. The quartet of picks provide the Lions with some versatility, and especially some midfield depth, whilst also picking up a medium-tall who […]
NAB League Player Focus: Arie Schoenmaker (Tasmania Devils)
STEPPING up in the absence of top-age Allies representatives Lachlan Cowan and Tom McCallum, bottom-age Tasmania Devils prospect Arie Schoenmaker has been a recent revelation in his side’s backline. The 193cm talent possesses a sweet left foot and reads the play well, essentially combining what the aforementioned Devils leaders do so well as a pair. […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 11
FOUR regions have contributed at least three players each to our NAB League Team of the Week for Round 11, after impressive wins respectively. Check out who made the full 24-man squad, and three emergency spots below. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: A brilliant performance from Greater Western Victoria (GWV) over-ager Hamish Sinnott saw him earn […]
