2019 VFL season preview: Werribee ready to roar
IT is a new season and reigning premiers Box Hill Hawks are the team with a target on their back. We take a look at each of the 15 Victorian Football League (VFL) teams with plenty of new inclusions to excite fans ahead of the season, with Werribee and Port Melbourne tipped to be some […]
Weekend wash-up: NAB League Boys – Round 2
AN HISTORIC weekend of Under 18 football saw the northern academies debut in the NAB League, while competition new-comers Tasmania also participated after a Round 1 bye. With a couple of close games and boil-overs, this round of nine games certainly delivered on the hype. SYDNEY SWANS ACADEMY 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 7.14 […]
NAB League season preview: Tasmania Devils
TASMANIA becomes the new-look NAB League’s thirteenth side this year, competing week-in, week-out in the competition which provides over half of the AFL’s new talent come draft time. With a combination of raw prospects and proven talent shining through and looking to follow in the footsteps of 2018 draftees Chayce Jones, Tarryn Thomas, and Fraser […]
The readymade rookies for your fantasy sides
IT is no secret that ready-made recruits are in vogue, favoured increasingly over each draft given the potential for them to slot straight into an AFL 22. With that in mind, and how important the right rookie choices will be for your fantasy sides, here are the draftees from each club to keep an eye […]
Allied states representatives named for revamped AFL Academy
TASMANIA and the Sydney Swans Academy lead all-comers for the most players in the revamped state-based AFL Academies from the Allied sides, with six players each making the the new academy. Both Queensland academies have five players each in the side, while Greater Western Sydney (GWS) GIANTS Academy and Northern Territory have three players each. […]
Draft dream not over for 2018 state combine nominees
MORE than one hundred draft hopefuls will test themselves under the watchful eye of AFL club recruiters at the various State Combine’s around the country. After the list of National Combine invitations was released last week – indicating those players with the most draft interest – last night the full list of State Combine, and […]
Tasmania doubles up with Under 16s triumph
THE gripping Under 16 Division Two National Championships came to an end last Saturday in Yeronga, with Tasmania coming out on top by percentage alone. The Mariners, NSW/ACT and Queensland each picked up two wins, while Northern Territory were the only side to remain winless. NSW/ACT’s Errol Gulden was named the Alan McLean Medallist as […]
2018 Under 16 All-Australian team announced
WESTERN Australia and South Australia have dominated the 2018 AFL Under-16 All Australian side, with almost half of the representatives from those states. The two states accounted for both the Victorian teams at the recent National Under 16 Championships, and played out a thriller last month which saw South Australia win by just three points. […]
Mariners, Rams kick-off U16 Championships with victories
TASMANIA and NSW/ACT have started the National Under 16s Division Two Championships off on the right foot, with two wins on the opening weekend. In the three-week series, each of the four sides will play the other three teams, with the first round held at Blacktown. Tasmania knocked off Queensland by 22 points with North […]
