Ones to Watch: 2025 AFL U16s – Pool B
WITH all four Round 1 games played out in Pool B of the Under 16 National Development Championships, attention will now turn to the Queensland leg of the series this month. Before the remaining fixtures, we highlight 15 players who have already impressed across the four Northern Academies, Northern Territory, and Tasmania, by revisiting their […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Lions Academy vs. Suns Academy
Q-CLASH honours belong to the Brisbane Lions after their 77-point win over Gold Coast in the Under 16 National Championships. Battling it out at Brighton Homes Arena on Sunday, the Lions ran rampant with 13 individual goalkickers, all of which helped pile on four or more goals in each quarter. The constant scoreboard pressure was […]
Revisited: ‘The most compromised draft in history’
THERE was, and continues to be plenty of noise surrounding just how compromised this year’s AFL Draft is shaping up to be. Every second emerging ‘top 25’ talent seems to be tied to a club, and recruiters came into the year matching that notion with around half of the best 50 players being off limits. […]
VFL Player Focus: Kalani White (Casey Demons)
MELBOURNE fans would have watched their reserves side in sepia tone with news that father-son candidate Kalani White would be debuting in the red and blue. The son of former-Dee and 1994 number one draft pick Jeff is also on the radar of Gold Coast fans, given his ties to the Suns Academy. Amid a […]
Up the Grades: Academy stars earn VFL stripes
GOLD Coast Suns blooded a remarkable seven academy prospects in the latest round of VFL action, including five Allies squad members. Beau Addinsall, Koby Coulson, and Dylan Patterson were all included in the squad to take on Geelong on the road, fresh off National Championships appearances. Midfielders Addinsall and Coulson impressed with typically industrious hauls […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 7
BARRING a single outlier, the weekend’s seven Coates Talent League fixtures were tightly contested and allowed a bunch of prospects to stake their names as game-winners. Round 7 also provided one final glimpse of the Northern Academies, with many Allied prospects finishing their campaigns on a high note. >> CTL ROUND 7: Snapshot | Player […]
Star prospects shoot atop RMC Medal standings
RESPECTIVE best on ground performances have seen star AFL Draft prospects Willem Duursma and Daniel Annable move level atop the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard. Both players added a maximum three votes to their tallies in Round 7 to each boast eight overall in season 2025. >> SCROLL for the Round 7 votes & leaderboard […]
2025 CTL | Round 7 Team of the Week
AFTER producing Round 7’s most comfortable victory, Dandenong Stingrays boast an equal-high of three representatives in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week. GWV Rebels also contributed three players to our 24-man squad despite being stunningly overrun by Bendigo – see who made the cut! >> CTL Round 7: Snapshot | Player of the […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 7
A TRIO of thrillers headlined the Coates Talent League action in Round 7, as the remaining Northern Academies bowed out of their respective stints. Gold Coast completed an unbeaten run, while Gippsland Power sits pretty atop the ladder of full-time teams with just one loss in five games.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Round 6
A MAMMOTH round of action in the Coates Talent League Boys competition saw eight matches take place across three days and three states. We cast our eyes across each game and some of the players that caught the eye. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
