WA Under 18s Player Focus: Sam Gilbey (Claremont)
ONE of Western Australia’s most promising prospects coming into the year, Sam Gilbey is beginning to hit his stride has a top-ager. He was part of Claremont’s Colts side which made it all the way to last year’s grand final, splitting his time there as a defender while rotating into midfield for Hale School in […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Semi-Finals
NOW the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of the weekly West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes will look to those draft-eligible players and how they perform each round. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the eye. […]
WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 9 – West Perth vs. Swan Districts
SWAN Districts secured one of the upsets of the WAFL Colts season so far, downing ladder leader West Perth by 18 points at Pentanet Stadium on Saturday. Though both sides were depleted due to state Under 18 trials, the bottom-placed Swans can take stock from their victory having produced a five-goal turnaround in the final […]
WAFLW Semi-Finals results: New premier to be crowned as Sharks secure grand final spot
EAST Fremantle will await the winner of Claremont and Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final after seeing off the Tigers in the semi-final yesterday. The Swans caused an upset in the other semi-final, downing reigning back-to-back premiers Peel Thunder down in Mandurah, reversing the result of just a fortnight […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 WAFL Colts – Round 8
THE WEST Australian State 18s stars were out of action in Round 8 of the 2022 WAFL Colts season, meaning plenty of players were out to prove themselves in their absence. South Fremantle and Peel Thunder each notched wins over the weekend; we noted some of the top performers from those games before taking a […]
WAFL Player Focus: Jed Hagan (East Fremantle)
THERE are few more decorated juniors in this year’s AFL Draft crop than East Fremantle Colts captain Jed Hagan. The small utility has several seasons of Colts footy under his belt and pulled off the rare feat of featuring in both his state’s Under 17 and 19 squads last year. With clean skills, smarts, and […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Madeleine Scanlon (Claremont)
RISING talent Madeleine Scanlon is a player making waves in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. The 21-year-old running defender has stepped up in 2022 for the Tigers, becoming a dangerous intercept player in the back half of the ground. Strong overhead and possessing good footy smarts to position herself well behind the […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 WAFL Colts – Round 7
CLAREMONT kept touch with the top five on Saturday, notching its third win of the WAFL Colts season with a 43-point triumph over Perth. The Tigers led at every break, but kicked away with eight goals to two after half time to complete the 13.6 (84) to 6.5 (41) scoreline. Meanwhile, Peel Thunder picked up […]
WAFL Player Focus: Jackson Broadbent (Peel Thunder)
PEEL Thunder ruck Jackson Broadbent is a tall talent whose draft range is difficult to pinpoint, but the 201cm prospect can certainly do things not many other players his size can. He became a rare bottom-ager to gain League and state Under 18 experience last year, putting his name in lights as one to watch […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Sasha Goranova (Claremont)
WESTERN Australia had four mature-age AFLW Draft Combine invitees in 2022, with Claremont boasting three of them, including midfielder Sasha Goranova. Nicknamed “The Russian”, Goranova was one of two players – along with Jess Low – who trained with West Coast in 2021 as potential train-ons to fill a role with the Eagles’ growing injury […]
