PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Northern Academies
THE 2024 Academy series is set to get underway this weekend, with the Giants and Swans Academies turning out in the Coates Talent League. The Northern Territory, Lions and Suns Academies will also enter the fray throughout Rounds 4-8, and we preview what to expect from each side. LIONS ACADEMY FIXTURE:vs. Northern Knights | Sun […]
Who missed out? Potential rookie prospects
WHILE 64 players found homes during the 2023 National AFL Draft, many more will hope to do so during today’s rookie intake. Before the online event gets underway at 3pm (AEDT), we run you through over 20 prospects who could make for handy rookie picks – including club-tied talent. >> RECAPS: Night One | Night […]
PREVIEW | 2023 AFL Draft: Night Two
AFTER a bumper first round which saw 29 selections made, night two of the 2023 National AFL Draft is set to get underway tonight. Much like last night at Marvel Stadium, anticipation hinges on West Coast, who hold the opening pick of the second round. >> RECAP: 2023 AFL Draft Night One As is often […]
2023 AFL Draft: Pocket Profiles
POCKET PROFILES FULL LIST: Thomas Anastasopoulos Ollie Badr Kynan Brown Will Brown Hugh Byrne Lachlan Cabor Ry Cantwell Lachlan Charleson Josh Chatfield Jack Cocking Jed Dignan Boston Dowling Charlie Edwards Mutaz El Nour Logan Evans Liam Fawcett Kristian Ferronato Joe Fonti Harry Francis Hugo Garcia Oscar Gawith Jacob Grant Charlie Harrop Oscar Hine-Baston Alex Holt […]
2023 AFL Draft Preview: Sydney
WITH season proper and trade period done and dusted, AFL fans and staff alike now turn their attention towards the draft (November 20-21). The chaos has momentarily settled on player and pick swaps, and budding prospects have completed their combines, leaving a nervous wait until they learn their fate. In the next of our club-by-club […]
Tall talent time: 2023’s strong key position stocks
THEMES emerge in the AFL Draft discussion each year, and it looks like being tall talent time in 2023. With a dearth of genuine midfielders at the top-end, there are plenty of key position prospects pushing their case among the first round conversation. >> June Top 20: AFL Draft Power Rankings Arguably the leading contender […]
PROFILED | The 2023 title-winning Allies squad
THE 2023 Allies squad is barely a week removed from officially stamping itself as the best group in the team’s relatively short history, having emphatically taken out this year’s AFL Under 18 National Championships title – undefeated, no less. Consisting of players from the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania, the Allies had […]
Coates Talent League TOTW: Round 7
GOLD Coast Suns Academy leads the way with four nominees in our Coates Talent League Team of the Week for Round 7. The Suns nabbed their second win of the season on Sunday as the Northern Academies bowed out, while fellow victors Eastern and Geelong are also well represented this week. Check out who made […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 Talent League – Round 7
THE COATES Talent League returned with a bumper seven-game round stretched from Friday to Sunday, rounding out the Northern Academies’ stint in the competition. With a mixed bag of results, there are a few surprise packets highlighted in our Round 7 Scouting Notes. >> CTL Round 7: Snapshot | POTW | TOTW
Talent League wrap: Northern Academies
THE END of Round 7 means all five Northern Academies have completed their Coates Talent League stints for 2023. Four AFL-aligned programs – Brisbane, Gold Coast, GWS, and Sydney – participated alongside the Northern Territory Academy, making for an 18-team competition ladder. With each five-game spell (three for the NT) now over, it is time […]
