Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 16
EASTERN Ranges and Geelong Falcons might sit at either end of the NAB League Boys ladder, but both were featured heavily in the Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week for Round 16. Both the Ranges and Falcons had a round-high four nominations each in the Team of the Week, while other winners, […]
Caught the Eye: NAB League Boys – Round 16
IN a new weekly feature article highlighting the best upcoming NAB League talent, we take a look at who best staked their claim over the weekend, in ‘Caught the Eye’. For full scouting notes on each player’s game and more, click here. Note that the players mentioned were not necessarily the best performers, but ones […]
St Bede’s celebrate first ever Herald Sun Shield
ST BEDE’S has celebrated its first ever Herald Sun Shield in the Senior Boys Division 1 after holding off the competition’s most successful school of the past decade. The Mentone-based college led from the start, and despite St Patrick’s best efforts in cutting the deficit to as little as four points, the metropolitan based side […]
VFLW weekend wrap: Round 13 – Top teams remain on the hunt for big wins
ROUND 13 of Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s saw a number of big results, with two close matches and two blowouts all but predicting the final match of the round being a close but high scoring affair. With the top three once again putting away wins they are unlikely to slip out of finals contention, […]
Draft dream not over for 2019 State and Rookie Me Combine invitees
MORE than 100 players will look to impress recruiters at their respective state and Rookie Me draft combines in October after receiving invitations that were made official today. A total of 118 players will test from across the nation with players receiving between one and three club nominations to test (those with four or more […]
Ikon Park to host Victorian state league Grand Finals
BOTH the 2019 Victorian Football League (VFL) and VFL Women’s Grand Finals will take place at Ikon Park on Sunday September 22, after the AFL announced the decision to return to the venue in 2019. Previously the game had been held at Marvel Stadium (known as Etihad prior to this year), but a return to […]
2019 Queensland Podcast | Interviews with Ellie Hampson, Lily Postlethwaite, Serene Watson and Kitara Whap-Farrar
IN a new Final Siren podcast series reviewing the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships side-by-side, we take a look at some of the top prospects who performed strongly across all three lines, as well interviews with key players within each individual state. The first edition is Queensland, and Final Siren podcast host Matthew Cocks, and Draft […]
Scouting notes: WAFL Colts Round 17 – Perth vs. Subiaco
IN Round 17 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition, Subiaco defeated Perth by 58 points at Mineral Resources Park. Highly rated prospects Mitchell Georgiades (Subiaco), Tristan Hobley (Subiaco), Nick Martin (Subiaco), Logan McDonald (Perth), Deven Robertson (Perth) and Elijah Taylor (Perth) did not play in the game, but there was still plenty […]
Kick-to-kick sets path for All-Australian future
AN All-Australian jumper is a far cry from kicking the ball in the backyard with her father more than a decade ago, but for Madison Newman, the passion for Australian Rules football has never wavered. The rebounding defender was awarded a spot on the interchange bench for her successful national carnival where she averaged 15.3 […]
Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Round 16
TWO of four games being played between the bottom-four sides did not stop a good amount of talent from shining through in Round 16 of the NAB League. We cast an eye over each match, highlighting the performances of representative squad members, as well as impressive under and over-agers, with our notes the opinion of […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 16
OAKLEIGH Chargers’ midfielder Lochlan Jenkins is the Round 16 Draft Central Player of the Week for NAB League Boys, taking out the Facebook vote against Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels’ Jay Rantall. Jenkins picked up a round-high 35 disposals for the Chargers in their win over Western Jets, and becomes a remarkable fourth Charger to […]
WAFL Colts weekly wrap: Royals rise to second with win over South Fremantle
WE have finally arrived in the final month of the regular season. While the top five has been decided, jostling between the teams will be fascinating to observe. Just half a game separated second and fifth on the ladder meaning no team could afford a off day otherwise they could quickly slip down the ladder […]
