2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 7
ONLY three games were played across the latest weekend of NAB League action, but that didn’t stop Oakleigh and Tasmania from producing a thrilling contest as part of Sunday’s double-header at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. Catch up on all the results, key numbers, and big performances in our Round 7 snapshot.
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 7
EASTERN Ranges defender Lewis Hayes is our NAB League Player of the Week for Round 7. The raw and rangy tall had plenty to do in his side’s 24-point road win over the Sandringham Dragons on Sunday, proving incredibly dexterous and reliably resolute to finish with top numbers of 26 disposals, 11 marks, and nine […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Round 7
ROUND 7 of the NAB League hosted just three fixtures, with plenty of fresh and familiar faces thriving in the midst of greater opportunities across the six regions in action. There were a number of notable performers, and multiple age groups covered among them, of which we highlight in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. […]
Double trouble for Cockatoo-Motlaps
PORT Adelaide will have double trouble for the opposition of its AFLW program next season, after signing twin sisters Laquoiya and Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap yesterday. The Queenslanders will make the trek south to represent the club their uncle Che Cockatoo-Collins proudly played for five seasons, having represented the Gold Coast Suns Academy and Queensland at the […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Round 6
A STANDALONE fixture made up Round 6 of the 2022 NAB League season, and it saw Tasmania down the Western Jets by 29 points at Windsor Park. On a day where the wind, and eventually rain, wreaked havoc, 17 of the 18 combined goals were kicked at one end of the ground as either side […]
Gee whizz! Queensland MVP loves all aspects of footy
QUEENSLAND’S 2022 Under 18 Most Valuable Player (MVP) Alana Gee has had many an onlooker remark ‘Gee, she can play’ over the years. It likely only made her name easier to remember as those in the know jotted it down. With her junior career completed, the Gold Coast Suns Academy talent now has her sights […]
Cross-coding Kimber makes footy a family affair
QUEENSLANDER Kaylee Kimber took the term ‘football family’ literally when she decided to take up the sport. Having previously played netball, the 18-year-old Gold Coast Suns Academy member got into football after seeing her brother play, and joined up locally with her mother. A couple of years later, and she has represented her state at […]
Browne relocates south to chase AFLW dream
TOOWOOMBA’S Courtney Browne has left no stone unturned in her dream to reach the elite level of Australian rules football. The Brisbane Lions Academy member and Yeronga South Brisbane teenager moved down from North Queensland in search of more football opportunities, and though she has had to juggle her school and spot commitments, as well […]
Mullins relishes opportunities against the best
CONSECUTIVE seasons of representative experience and learning with the Brisbane Lions Academy means Charlotte Mullins has mixed it with the best. With the 2022 AFLW Under 18 National Championships recently concluded, draft hopefuls like Mullins have effectively completed the on-field portion of their junior talent pathway. Though there is a great deal of unknown surrounding […]
Dual sport Smith looking to juggle loves
BRISBANE Lions Academy talent Ella Smith is looking to follow both her sporting passions into the future, with the high-level athlete excelling at both Australian rules football and rowing. Having to juggle them currently – with the latter causing her to miss the final AFLW Under 18 Championships match – Smith has found a good […]
