Bottom-age star jumps onto RMC Medal podium
EASTERN Ranges bottom-ager Josh Smillie has jumped to equal-second on the Rookie Me Central leaderboard, after being adjudged best afield in his side’s thrilling Round 8 win over Dandenong. The midfielder is now level with Sandringham’s Will Brown on 16 votes, nine behind leader Colby McKercher. >> SCROLL to see the leaderboard McKercher, who has […]
2023 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Preview: Round 9
TWO top five clashes headline Round 9 of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division with the winless Southern Power having their first bye of the season, completing the first cycle of matches. Among the highlights are the first and third teams going at it, while fourth and fifth also clash. MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY vs. EAST COAST […]
2023 Rookie Me Central SANFLW Team of the Year
A PAIR of inside midfielders who can also roll forward share the captaincy in Rookie Me Central’s 2023 SANFL Women’s Team of the Year. Glenelg’s Piper Window and West Adelaide’s Zoe Venning were named joint co-captains for our hypothetical team after being nominated in eight Team of the Weeks – seven starting and one emergency […]
Your questions answered: May Power Rankings
ROOKIE Me Central’s first Power Rankings instalment for 2023 dropped on Monday, with 20 of the year’s top AFL Draft prospects put under the spotlight. With bolters and sliders alike making up the list, there were inevitably a bunch of queries to arise. We answer all your questions in the May Power Rankings Q&A. >> […]
Talent League Player Focus: Lou Painter (Bendigo Pioneers)
TOUTED as one of the top prospects for next year’s AFL Women’s Draft, Bendigo Pioneers’ Lou Painter had herself another huge game on the weekend. Representing the Pioneers against Northern Territory Academy, Painter was best on ground in the home side’s win at a wet Highgate Recreation Reserve. The Pioneers were on the back foot […]
2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 12
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s State scouting notes for Round 12 of the 2023 season, we highlighted 10 players across three of the four games and are members of the 2023 State Academies. Note: The match between Swan Districts and East Perth did not feature any current State Academy members, with top […]
Coates Talent League TOTW: Round 8
METRO regions dominate our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 8, headlined by the Calder Cannons’ four representatives. Fellow victors Northern and Eastern also contributed three players apiece to the 24-man squad, see who made the cut. DEFENCE B: Xavier Lindsay (GP) – Arie Schoenmaker (TD) – Oscar Ryan (MB)HB: Nathan Philactides […]
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 12
A HALF dozen players from South Fremantle headline the Round 12 WAFL Women’s Team of the Week, with the four winners making up 18 of the 24 players in the side. While the Bulldogs had six, Claremont (five), Swan Districts (four) and East Fremantle (three) were not far behind. Three of the four losing sides […]
RECAP | 2023 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
THE 2023 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft went down last night, with 11 clubs making selections and as many fresh faces hitting the big leagues. Two former AFL-listed players – Caleb Poulter and Quinton Narkle – also earned second chances in the 13-player intake. We recap what went down. HOW IT WENT DOWN There was little […]
All the picks: 2023 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
A MIXED bag of 13 players have been selected in the 2023 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft, including 11 fresh faces. Gippsland Power forward Ryan Maric was the first as West Coast called his name with pick one, while two former AFL-listed players have also earned lifelines with second clubs. Held virtually via AFL Headquarters, the […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League Girls – Round 8
A MIXED bag of thrashings and thrillers took place across Round 8 of the Coates Talent League and once again we highlighted a number of players who caught the eye in our latest Talent League Girls scouting notes. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Semi-finals
EIGHT teams became four over the past week, with South Adelaide, Central District, Norwood and Sturt taking to the field in post-season action. As always, we took a look at each of the state academy athletes running around in the League competition, and made notes on their individual performances.
