Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 6
THE TIME to impress is now in the Coates Talent League, with representative season just around the corner. Round 6 saw a bumper eight games played over the weekend, with four Northern Academies in action. We highlighted some of the top prospects and performers in our Scouting Notes. >> RECAP: Coates Talent League Round 6 […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 4
ROUND 4 of the Coates Talent League is two of three games down, with both Sydney-based academies turning out in the competition for the first time this season. We noted some of the top prospects from both games so far, with one to come on Thursday. >> Snapshot: Coates Talent League Round 4
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 4
ALL three Round 4 fixtures in the Coates Talent League have now been completed, after Western Jets soared past the Northern Territory Academy yesterday. Before Round 5 kicks off tomorrow, catch up on all the action in a snapshot.
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League: Round 4
NORTHERN Academies enter the fray as Round 4 of the Coates Talent League gets underway on Saturday. The Swans Academy takes on Gippsland Power before cross-town rival Greater Western Sydney hosts Tasmania Devils in Blacktown on Sunday. The round will be stretched across six days, with the Northern Territory Thunder Academy playing the first of […]
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 […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Coburg VFL
THE AFL Academy turned out for the first of its two showcase games on Saturday, going down by 26 points to Coburg at Ikon Park. A string of six unanswered goals between terms two and three saw the state league side take a definitive lead, before closing out strongly to win 15.10 (100) to 10.14 […]
PREVIEW | AFL U18 Academy vs. Coburg VFL
THE NATIONAL Under 18 Academy is set to take on Coburg VFL this Saturday in the first of two annual showcase games for 2024. Consisting of 29 2006-born draft eligible players, the squad is a collection of this year’s top prospects from around the country. >> SCROLL for the full squad & predicted lineup A […]
AFL Draft prospects name their idols
PRESEASON testing is nearing completion, which means plenty of budding AFL Draft prospects are fast approaching season proper. Having flown to all parts of Australia for each testing day, Rookie Me Central asked a bunch of top-agers one pertinent question – who do you mould your game on? >> SCROLL for all player comparisons While […]
Q&A: Joel Cochran (Swans Academy)
SYDNEY Swans Academy tall Joel Cochran is one of New South Wales’ leading prospects in 2024 having progressed nicely as a bottom-ager. The 195cm defender is mobile, composed and aerially apt, drawing inspiration from senior Swans Nick Blakey and Tom McCartin. Cochran enters his top-age campaign having been one of the Swans’ top performers at […]
TOP 5s | 2024 Preseason Testing – Giants & Swans Academies
THE Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants academies were put through their paces at preseason testing events in Canberra and Sydney over the weekend, with Max King and Isaac Baldwin dominating each event for their respective programs. >> SCROLL for all top five results Baldwin, a top-ager from the Giants Academy, remarkably topped the charts […]
