Weekend Preview | Super Round hits WAFL, Vics undergo trials
WITH Victorian Coates Talent League programs heading into a month-long break, representative football is on the radar this weekend. Vic Country and Vic Metro will battle it out in a pair of trial games at Trevor Barker Oval on Saturday, helping decide the final Under 18 squads. There are a few notable names who have […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Port Adelaide SANFL
THE 2023 AFL Academy squad wore its national colours with pride on Saturday, pushing Port Adelaide’s SANFL side all the way in a 13-point loss in Mount Barker. The 30-player team participated in the annual showcase event amid Adelaide’s Gather Round, acting as a curtain-closer to the AFL clash between Brisbane and North Melbourne. >> […]
AFL Academy guns set to take on Port Adelaide
THE AFL ACADEMY will take on Port Adelaide’s SANFL side tomorrow in the annual Under 18 showcase game. Many of the country’s top draft hopefuls will take the field in a rare game on the same team, amid the hype of Gather Round in Adelaide. >> SCROLL for the full squads Acting as a curtain-closer […]
PREVIEW | 2023 WAFL Colts season
THE 2023 WAFL Colts season is set to get underway this week, bringing an all new crop of West Australian talent to the fore. Ahead of Friday’s triple threat of games, we break down all you need to know and highlight each clubs’ players to watch. >> Ones to watch: WA Under 18 summer squad […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: Western Australia
AFTER whopping 17 players were taken from the WAFL across all drafts in 2022, it’s clear that Western Australia is a happy hunting ground for top-end footballing talent. Heading into season 2023, elite talent is continuing to emerge and we take a look at the ones to watch among WA’s state Under 18 setup. >> […]
23 in 2023: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects
WITH the 2022 AFL Draft now behind us, it is time for clubs and fans alike to turn their attention to the 2023 crop. Hailed as a potential super draft, next year’s prospects look like an exciting bunch with a typically strong top-end, and a good blend of smalls and talls. Without further ado, we […]
Preview | Draft prospects set to shine with finals in full swing
THE NAB League and SANFL grades are set to decide their grand finalists this weekend, while the WAFL enters its postseason after 20 regular season rounds in a big few days for budding draft prospects around the nation. With just three games left to play in the NAB League, all four teams in contention will […]
Power return home, load up against Knights
GIPPSLAND Power will welcome back captain Bailey Humphrey as well as Coby Burgiel for its Round 14 home match against Northern Knights tomorrow in what will be a big inclusion for the home side. Humphrey has not played since Round 8, and has been named in the forward pocket for the game, while Vic Country […]
Sandgropers hold off magical Moir for first AFL U18s win
IN one of the most entertaining contests of the AFL Under 18 Championships, Western Australia finished on a high note, winning its first game of the 2022 carnival by defeating a determined South Australia by 20 points at Joondalup Stadium today. The Sandgropers did not have it all their own way and looked in trouble […]