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2023 AFL Draft Review: Sydney
SYDNEY once again lived up to its ‘Bidney’ moniker before picking up a pair of talls and as many academy graduates across this year’s AFL Draft. We recap the Swans’ haul with a look at what each new player offers and the workings behind their selections. >> UPDATED: Every Pick in the 2023 AFL Draft […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Gold Coast
IT was a relatively straightforward AFL Draft for Gold Coast on face value in 2023, though plenty of planning went into the Suns’ bumper crop over a number of years. On top of an unprecedented four-pronged academy haul in the first round, the Queensland club also welcomed three new rookies. >> UPDATED: Every Pick in […]
2023 AFL Draft | Big winners, bolters & sliders
ANOTHER AFL Draft is in the books, with 64 players taken across an intriguing National intake, before 13 more fresh faces landed in the big leagues as rookies. Now that the dust has settled and clubs have finalised their hauls, we take a look at the draft’s big winners, bolters and sliders in 2023. >> […]
24 in 2024: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects
WITH another draft done and dusted, it is time to look forward to next year and which prospects shape as defining the crop. In our annual piece, this time featuring 24 players to watch in 2024, we highlight some of the names to watch across a pool which promises to yield elite midfield talent. >> […]
2024 AFL Academy announced
THE AFL has today announced a 26-player National Academy squad for 2024, highlighting some of the brightest draft prospects across each state and territory. All members are 2006-born and thus eligible for next year’s AFL Draft. The AFL Women’s Academy was also announced in today’s release. >> SQUAD: 2024 AFLW Academy announced The boys’ squad […]
2024 AFLW Academy announced
NEXT year’s Super Draft worthy crop of AFL Women’s hopefuls are outlined in the 2024 AFL Women’s Academy. Boasting 26 names – all top-agers once again- Victoria has 11 players, ahead of South Australia (five). Western Australia and Queensland both have three, with NSW/ACT (two) the other multiple represented state. Northern Territory and Tasmania each […]
Cooper crushes Combine to be top ranked athlete
SYDNEY Swans Academy top-ager Holly Cooper was statistically the top athlete at the AFLW Draft Combine, scoring a near-perfect performance across the indoor athletic tests. Of the 70 athletes who tested, Cooper scored an 95 physical performance rating (PPR), to be the top ranked talent across the board for the jumps, sprint and agility testing. […]
NTFL/W seasons to kick off tomorrow
NORTHERN Territory’s top footballers will be slugging it out on-field over the next six months as the NTFL Premier League seasons kick off tomorrow night. Both the men’s and women’s grades – along with a number of other Divisions and of course junior competitions begin the 2023/24 season. It is a unique season that instead […]
AFLW Draft Bolters | Four names to remember
AS the AFLW Draft Combines approach and the draft itself edges closer, we cast our eye over four players who have stepped up in 2023. In the traditional sense of the word ‘bolter’, it indicates a player who has come from relative obscurity or with low external expectations to defy those and put their hat […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Preliminary finalists
ANOTHER season has come to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the next of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two preliminary finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]
