Results we found for: Vic Country
2023 Coates Talent League fixtures released
ANOTHER season of elite Victorian pathway football is less than a month away following the release of the newly named Coates Talent League fixtures. The AFL revealed the fixtures on Friday afternoon, with both the full boys and girls season calendars announced. Both leagues will feature 13 full-time teams with Tasmania Devils joining the six […]
All the ins: 2023 SANFL transfers
FAVOURITE sons returning and fresh faces adding excitement headline the long list of SANFL transfers ahead of season 2023. Club-by-club, we run through all the inclusions with an array of talent set to grace the state league from all corners of the country. CENTRAL DISTRICT A busy off-season for Centrals has seen 17 fresh faces […]
Expansion AFLW clubs receive off-season boosts
AFTER a much anticipated wait, the AFL and AFL Players Association confirmed the official AFL Women’s off-season dates and concessions for the four most recent expansion clubs. In yesterday’s announcement, the AFL confirmed that a Heads of Agreement (HOA) had been reached ahead of the player movement period which begins on March 1. Along with […]
Sunday Scoreboard: Westies break drought
IN a new Sunday night feature on Rookie Me Central, we give an update on how each of the active football leagues across the country, with the scores, top performers and what to look forward to this week. SANFLW: Norwood 7.8 (50) defeated by North Adelaide 7.10 (52)West Adelaide 3.5 (23) defeated Glenelg 1.3 (9)Central […]
Young primed to return after ACL “stitch up”
IT takes a heck of a character to put an ACL tear down to a “stitch up”. Having swept the SANFLW awards as a 15-year-old in her first year of senior football, 2023 AFLW Draft prospect Lauren Young missed out on her entire bottom-age campaign with the long-term knee injury. She’d be excused for feeling […]
2022 AFL Draft Review: Melbourne
MELBOURNE went tall and truly national at the 2022 AFL Draft, picking up a bunch of long-term key position prospects for each line, and even uncovering a potential hidden rookie gem. We recap the Dees’ draft haul, analysing what each player may offer to their new club. NATIONAL DRAFT #15 Matthew Jefferson (Key Forward, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)#38 Jed […]
2022 AFL Draft Review: Brisbane
BRISBANE came into the 2022 AFL Draft knowing it would be a relatively straightforward one, having prepared well to take in two father-son nominees within the first round. Thereafter, the Lions added two pre-listed rookies and re-listed an experienced pair to round out a successful intake. We recap the Queensland club’s crop and analyse what […]
2022 AFL Draft: Night Two – Bolters, talls & passes
NIGHT two of the 2022 AFL Draft saw 38 players added to AFL lists, capping off a national intake of just 59 picks overall. Across an even crop of players, there were plenty of surprise bolters, with a blend of tall talent and outside runners proving popular as clubs lodged their selections at at Marvel […]
Mackenzie grateful for experiences
ST KILDA Next-Generation Academy (NGA) member Cameron Mackenzie is no guarantee to make it to the red, white and black, but regardless of the colours he pulls on in 2023, the rising young gun is just grateful for his football experiences. Taking a journey along a road less travelled, the teenager spent a year in […]
Fletcher “embraces” pressure ahead of entering Lions den
BRISBANE Lions father-son prospect Jaspa Fletcher does not shy away from the pressure of the aforementioned title, instead he embraces it. While fellow father-son Will Ashcroft will land in the first couple of picks in tomorrow night’s AFL Draft, the Sherwood talent – who has remained based in Queensland – should not have to wait […]
