
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U16s – Suns Academy vs. Tasmania
THE GOLD Coast Suns Academy downed Tasmania by 60 points yesterday to notch their first win of this year’s AFL Under 16 National Development Championships. Turning out on their home patch, the Suns kicked clear with seven goals to one after half-time to earn a comfortable 13.14 (92) to 4.8 (32) victory. We noted some […]

Scouting notes: 2023 AFLW U18s – Allies vs. Vic Metro
VIC Metro shook off a determined Allies side by 19 points to win its first 2023 AFLW Under 18 Championships match at Springfield yesterday. There were plenty of impressive individual performances in the match and we highlighted a few who caught the eye.

2023 Coates Talent League POTW: Round 12
SANDRINGHAM Dragons midfielder Murphy Reid is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 12, winning from a tough field for his exploits in Saturday’s 20-point win over Calder. The bottom-ager notched 30 disposals, eight tackles, and three goals to take out this week’s honours. A tidy and evasive onballer, Reid was best […]

Chaotic season comes to a fitting end
A what at times has been chaotic season of the VFL Women’s competition came to an end over the weekend, and with the home and away season now concluded, the finalists have all been confirmed. In the sole game yesterday, Casey finished its season on a high with an upset 10 point win over Port […]

2023 Talent League Girls Player Of The Week: Round 12
INSPIRING her team to a win with an enormous display, Calder Cannons’ Chloe Baker-West is the Round 12 Talent League Girls Player of the Week. Picking up 36 disposals and booting a goal, the talented utility was able to help her team survive a late fightback from the Dragons to snap the Cannons’ three-game losing […]

Country survives late scare to hold off WA
VIC COUNTRY just got away with its first win of the 2023 AFL Under 18 Championships, defeating Western Australia by two points in a nail-biting 8.13 (61) to 8.11 (59) victory in Perth. The visitors lead throughout the contest, but never quite shook off the Sandgropers, with Western Australia threatening to steal the victory with […]

Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 14: One last chance
IT has all come down to this. Round 14 For three teams, it is one more match before they can put behind them a season they would rather forget. For eight teams, one last chance to book their finals ticket. For one team – Port Melbourne – it is one final chance to tune up […]

Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the 2023 Coates Talent League season kicks off tomorrow morning in the midst of representative football, with a bunch of prospects on the precipice playing with a point to prove. We preview all six of the weekend’s fixtures.

Talent League Girls Round 12 preview: Eastern Ranges vs Geelong Falcons
TWO title contenders will face-off in a massive Round 12 clash in the Coates Talent League Girls competition. Second placed Geelong Falcons lock horns with third placed Eastern Ranges in the highlight of a five-game fixture over the weekend. AROUND THE GROUNDS Sandringham Dragons vs. Calder CannonsSaturday, July 1 @ Trevor Barker Beach Oval, 2:00pm […]

Howley extends RMC Medal lead
THERE might be six rounds left in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls season, but Geelong Falcons bottom-ager Sara Howley has already built a double-digit lead in the Rookie Me Central Medal. Picking up yet another five-vote performance in Geelong’s win over Tasmania Devils on the weekend, Howley moved to a mammoth 11 votes clear […]