EVERY PICK | 2025 AFL Rookie Draft
THE 2025 AFL Rookie Draft has rounded out this year’s three-day long intake, with a further six fresh faces earning chances at the elite level. After a record low of 58 new players were selection in the National Draft, nine players were re-rookied today while 14 passes were made. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 National AFL […]
Looking for a lifeline: 2025 Rookie Draft prospects
WHILE 58 fresh faces found a home across two nights during the National AFL Draft, many more are still looking for their opportunity at the elite level. They won’t have to wait long for a potential chance, with this afternoon’s Rookie Draft offering a lifeline for those who slipped through the cracks. >> NATIONAL DRAFT: […]
2025 AFL Draft Preview: Geelong
FAMED draft bargain hunter Geelong enters the 2025 intake with a late-first round pick in tow, having made it to the last day of the season. While moves for Rowan Marshall and Charlie Curnow fell through, the Cats can fill out depth with a high-end prospect and two Next Generation Academy (NGA) graduates. >> 100+ […]
Academy Update: The graduates in line for promotion
WITH the 2025 season quickly drawing to a close, the pieces are close to being set in stone on how club-tied players will impact the draft order. Inevitably, many will be scattered throughout the order in what is being labelled as the most compromised draft in history. We run through where the leading top-age prospects […]
2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Country Quarter Finalists
TWO MORE Country regions bit the dust after a thrilling pair of quarter final matchups over the weekend. Dandenong Stingrays were pipped after the siren, while Geelong fell agonisingly short of knocking off the minor premiers. We recap the 2025 campaigns of both sides with one eye cast to the future. >> SEASON REVIEW: 2025 […]
2025 AFL U18s | Squad preview: Vic Country
VIC COUNTRY faces a tall order in replicating last year’s run to a title decider, but will be armed with a pick one contender and some serious class around the square. The Big V’s versatile smalls and dynamic marking forwards will be among the big watches throughout their National Championships campaign. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 […]
Vic Country releases National Championships squad
VICTORIA Country’s squad to face Western Australia has been finalised, with 27 players set to make the trip over to Perth on Saturday June 7. Runners-up last year, the Vics will be coached by Gippsland Power mentor Rhett McLennan and have left the door open for more prospects to be added to the roster. >> […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Coburg VFL
THE AFL Academy has won its second of two showcase games for 2025 after defeating Coburg by 23 points at Whitten Oval on Sunday. Classy Geelong Falcons defender Josh Lindsay was named best afield after racking up 25 disposals and seven rebound 50s, boosting his stocks as a top 10 prospect. >> SCROLL for full […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Richmond VFL
THE AFL Academy made its first outing for the year in one of two showcase games against VFL opposition, going down to Richmond by 13 points at RSEA Park on Sunday. After falling 31 points down at half time, the Under 18 crop rallied after the main break to finish with more scoring shots in […]
PREVIEW | AFL Academy vs. Richmond VFL
WHILE Gather Round rages on over in Adelaide, the AFL Academy will converge in Melbourne for the first of two exhibition matches. Richmond VFL is the Under 18 outfit’s first opponent, with the matchup slated for Sunday afternoon at RSEA Park. Coburg is up next at Whitten Oval on Sunday April 27. >> SCROLL for […]
