Western Australia and Vic Country to decide AFL U18s title
A NEW national champion will be crowned tomorrow evening with Vic Country and Western Australia set to lock horns for the national title, while South Australia and the Allies play after in what has become a dead rubber match, but still plenty of talent on show. Vic Country has not won since 2015, with Vic […]
Scouting notes: AFL U18 Championships – Vic Country vs. South Australia
VIC Country kept its perfect 2019 National Championships record in tact with a heart-stopping one-point win over South Australia at on Sunday. We were on hand at GMHBA Stadium to note the standouts from either side – and there were plenty – with the opinion-based notes that of each individual writer. Vic Country: By: Michael […]
Country gets home with last kick of the day
A BRODIE Kemp goal in the dying seconds has helped Vic Country remain alive in the AFL Under 18 National Championships competition, defeating South Australia by a solitary point and ending their opponent’s dream of back-to-back national titles. While Country went into the match undefeated and South Australia at 1-1 after dropping a game to […]
NAB League Boys Round 12 weekend preview: Country sides clash
ALL six country sides clash in a five-game weekend as Northern Knights have the bye, and the Round 12 clash between Tasmania Devils and Eastern Ranges will take place as a standalone fixture on July 13. That will be good news for those sides, with the AFL Under 18 Championships concluded, meaning teams should be […]
Scouting Notes: NAB League Boys – Round 11
WITH Vic Country enjoying a bye round, there was plenty of top-end talent back to replenish their respective NAB League sides. The usual suspects also pitched in, and with scouts looking at each game, here are our Round 11 scout notes. Each note is the individual opinion of the writer, with the focus on Allies, […]
NAB League Boys Round 11 wash-up: Ranges go clear first, Jets rocket into top four
ROUND 11 delivered on a top four shake up as Western soared into the placings and Eastern went four points clear atop of the NAB League standings with victory over second-place Sandringham. Meanwhile, Dandenong was upset by a rising Murray side, Northern won on the road, a replenished Gippsland held firm against Oakleigh, and Bendigo […]
NAB League Boys Round 11 preview: Top four set for a shake up in Futures Round
AFTER a week off, the NAB League Boys top four set-up is set for a shake-up this weekend. A top of the table clash headlines the action, while the Gippsland Power face a tough task in holding onto fourth as Western and Oakleigh hunt their spot. A Mars Stadium double-header leads the five Country-based Saturday […]
Team selection: NAB League Boys – Round 11
NAB League Boys action returns after a week off for the first Futures Round of the season. In the Futures Round, teams must field at least 11 players that are in their sixteenth or seventeenth year, ie. not eligible to be drafted until 2020 or 2021. The remaining players may be top-agers who are eligible […]
Scouting notes: AFLU18 Championships – Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
A Victorian derby opened the 2019 Under 18 National Championships, with the Country side coming away with an upset 9.10 (64) to 7.9 (51) win over their Metro counterparts. We had five scouts cast eyes over all 46 players who graced the hallowed MCG turf, and here are their opinion-based notes on how each prospect […]
Country upstages Metro to open national carnival with a win
VIC Country has upstaged its highly fancied Victorian rivals, defeating Vic Metro with maniac pressure and four quarter consistency. While Metro started strongly and had a patch early in the second term, it was mostly a game that belonged to Country with the defensive work of the back six, and elite kicking from Hayden Young […]