NAB League Player Focus – Nate Caddy (Northern Knights)
HAILING from strong pedigree as a relative of Richmond premiership player, Josh, Northern Knights forward Nate Caddy is blazing his own trail through the elite talent pathway. Already a Vic Metro Under 18 representative, the bottom-ager has been in promising form throughout his maiden NAB League campaign. At 190cm, Caddy is a dynamic marking target […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Round 12
WITH school football and representative byes for most NAB Leaguers, a bunch of regions regained important talent for Round 13. There were a bunch of AFL Draft prospects out to impress ahead of another week of recess, and we highlighted some of them in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. All notes are the opinion […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 12
THE Northern Knights lay claim to a high of five representatives in our latest NAB League Team of the Week. After a breakthrough win over Calder, the Knights lead the way in Round 13, while Country regions Gippsland, Dandenong, and Murray also contributed strongly with three selected players apiece. Check out who made the full […]
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 […]
Swans break Metro’s duck
WESTERN Australia has outlasted an inaccurate Vic Metro outfit to give itself a chance at taking out the 2022 AFL Under 16 Championships, winning by 16 points at Thebarton Oval today. After the Sandgropers lost to South Australia in the opening round, they toppled both Victorian teams, and will lift the trophy aloft if the […]
VFLW Player Focus: Alana Barba (Essendon)
ON the weekend Essendon topped off a splendid 2022 VFLW season with a premiership, and a crucial part in that win was Lisa Hardeman medallist Alana Barba. Although many expected other Bombers to come away with Best on Ground honours, Barba’s game was one of those that was crucial, but also under the radar. This […]
2022 AFLW Draft team review: Port Adelaide
ENTERING the competition fresh in Season 7, Port Adelaide has built a damaging list, particularly forward of centre, and the Power strengthened that in the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft. Port Adelaide joined reigning premiers Adelaide in the South Australian draft pool for the first time, and had an array of selections they used to pick […]
How Essendon won the 2022 VFLW Premiership
ESSENDON had a pretty flawless 2022 VFLW campaign, there is just no other way to describe it, which culminated in winning the flag on Sunday. But winning the flag in general is not easy, much less off the back of an undefeated season like the Bombers did. But how exactly did they do it? Why […]
