2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 17 wrap
THE SANFL Under 18 finals race is set to boil down to the final home-and-away weekend, after a trio of key results in Round 17. West Adelaide kept its top five hopes alive by knocking off the ladder leader, Norwood remains a chance of snatching the minor premiership, and Sturt will hope to hold on […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U18s – Vic Metro vs. South Australia
VIC METRO made relatively light work of South Australia on Sunday, downing the Croweaters by 73 points on a greasy GMHBA Stadium deck. The result means the Victorian side remains undefeated and even without a couple of top five talents, brought some terrific prospects to the fore. We noted some of the top performers from […]
Vic Country holds on against wasteful South Australia
VIC Country has opened its Under 18 National Championships with a dramatic two-point win over South Australia, with the hosts proving wasteful during the dying minutes at Thebarton Oval. In a tense finish to the relatively scrappy and low-scoring contest, Country’s defenders produced an array of match-winning efforts, while the Croweaters’ forwards failed to convert […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U18 National Championships – South Australia vs. Allies
SOUTH Australia trumped the Allies to the tune of 37 points on Sunday in this year’s AFL Under 18 National Championships opener. While a bunch of top-end talents were forced to miss the clash at Thebarton Oval, there were plenty of outstanding individual performers to highlight in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. All notes […]
Preview | AFL U18 National Championships – South Australia vs. Allies
THE 2022 AFL Under 18 National Championships get underway on Sunday afternoon, as South Australia hosts the Allies at Thebarton Oval. It means representative season is in full swing, with the Under 16 carnival having kicked off just last week. >> EXTENDED SQUADS: South Australia U18s | Allies U18s While both regions are yet to […]
Up the Grades: WA prospects experience derby day
A COUPLE of West Australian draft prospects got a taste for derby day in the WAFL, as they took part in the league’s WA Day clashes on Monday. Steely Green and his South Fremantle Bulldogs came out on top over their Eastern rivals, while Jedd Busslinger‘s East Perth went down to the West. Green, a […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 10 wrap
IT was a bad weekend to be the home side in the SANFL Under 18s, with three of four hosts suffering losses in a round where ladder position counted for plenty. Among the victors, North Adelaide got back on the winners list, while Sturt set up the biggest margin with a huge win over Central […]
Caught the Eye: June 2022 – APS derby & representative trials
IN the latest edition of Caught the Eye, Rookie Me Central draft analyst Ed Pascoe ventured out to watch the latest edition of a famed APS Football derby, while there was also representative action to catch as South Australia took on NSW-ACT. Many expected the South Australian Under 18s team to win comfortably against NSW-ACT, […]
PREVIEW | Son of a SANFL gun debuts, NAB Leaguers set for super Saturday
ADELAIDE Crows father-son prospect Max Michalanney is set to make his SANFL League debut on Saturday afternoon, after being selected in Norwood’s side to take on North Adelaide. The son of 211-game Redlegs champion, Jim, is a versatile 191cm defender who can clunk intercept marks just as easily as he rebounds the ball. Michalanney earned […]
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 […]
