Results we found for: Gold Coast
Up the Grades: Busslinger jets into senior debut
TOP 10 prospect Jedd Busslinger bustled his way into East Perth’s senior team on the weekend, proving undeniable after putting together an outstanding start to his WAFL Colts season. The AFL Academy member returned from those duties on Saturday as the Royals beat West Coast’s reserves by 78 points at Leederville Oval. The tall and […]
Breakdown | 2022 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
NOW that the dust has settled on last night’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft, we take a look back at how each club fared, the way every pick dropped, and what the 17 selected players promise to offer their new sides. 14 clubs opted to bring in fresh faces, though one targeted two players with previous […]
AFLW Sign and Trade Period Wrap – Days 1 & 2
THE OFFICIAL AFLW Sign and Trade Period has begun, so let us take a look at all the ongoing re-signing and trade news from across the competition. TRADE There have only been two deals completed in the first 48 hours of the trade period. The biggest of them was arguably Nicola Stevens, who has left […]
Pick-by-Pick | 2022 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
THE 2022 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft has been completed, with 17 players added to AFL lists in the two-round intake. 14 of the 18 clubs elected to utilise at least one pick at the draft, with three teams opting to take in two players. St Kilda was the only side to come in with an […]
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 […]
PREVIEW | 2022 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
THE 2022 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft is fast approaching, with the intake set to get underway at 6:30pm tonight. More than 200 players have nominated, though up to just 23 will end up on an AFL list with only three clubs – Brisbane, Melbourne, and the Western Bulldogs – not taking a selection into the […]
AFLW Expansion Period 2022 Wrap
THE final ever AFLW Expansion pre-signing period has come and gone, so let us take a look at who has been pre listed by each of the final four expansion teams ahead of the Trade Period and the Draft, as well as the indicative draft order as things stand at the moment. The Draft order […]
Up the Grades: Mid-season hopefuls press final case
ALL that’s left to do is hear their names called out. At least that is what a few gun mid-season draft candidates will hope is in store for them, after pressing one last claim for a call-up to the AFL ranks. With some shining on debut and others continuing to find their feet at state […]
The only exemptions – AFL hopefuls pushing for mid-season call-up
THE number of exemptions granted for AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft qualification has reached double digits, after league headquarters reconsidered the applications of another eight hopefuls. With the list now sitting at 11 players, covering a range of ages and leagues, the pool of potential draftees is now building ahead of the June 1 intake. We […]
Double trouble for Cockatoo-Motlaps
PORT Adelaide will have double trouble for the opposition of its AFLW program next season, after signing twin sisters Laquoiya and Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap yesterday. The Queenslanders will make the trek south to represent the club their uncle Che Cockatoo-Collins proudly played for five seasons, having represented the Gold Coast Suns Academy and Queensland at the […]
