24 in 2024: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects
WITH another draft done and dusted, it is time to look forward to next year and which prospects shape as defining the crop. In our annual piece, this time featuring 24 players to watch in 2024, we highlight some of the names to watch across a pool which promises to yield elite midfield talent. >> […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL Under 17 Futures
THE AFL’s annual Under 17 Futures showcase was decided by just three points on Saturday, with Team Naitanui holding on to defeat Team Selwood at the MCG. A slew of the best draft prospects for 2024 stepped out on the big stage, and made note on how every player afield fared. >> PROFILED: 2023 AFL […]
PROFILED | 2023 AFL Under 17 Futures squad
THE AFL last week announced the 46-player squad set to take part in this year’s Under 17 Futures showcase. We’ve profiled each prospect to help you get to know them before they take to the MCG on AFL Grand Final day. >> Details: AFL Under 17 Futures squad announced SOUTH AUSTRALIA (8): Ben Camporeale (Glenelg)Midfielder […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFL U17s – Vic Country vs. Queensland
VIC Country has claimed a dramatic after-the-siren win over Queensland as the two sides locked horns in Sunday’s Under 17 Futures showcase. Having led all day on the back of a four-goal head start, the Victorians fell behind for the first time with just two minutes left on the clock. Up stepped Jack Whitlock, who […]
Preview | 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 7
THE 2023 Coates Talent League season resumes tonight, as the Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers lock horns under lights. A bumper seven-game weekend caps off this year’s Talent League stint for three northern academies, but there is plenty of action left for the full-time regions. We preview each matchup. >> Refresher: 2023 Talent League Round […]
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 2
THERE were miraculous comebacks and comprehensive thumpings alike in Round 2 of the 2023 Coates Talent League season, with another eight games played across Victoria and Tasmania. Catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League – Round 1
IT was an ideal weekend for home sides in the Coates Talent League, which kicked off with a bumper eight-game opening round on Saturday. All eight hosts joined the winners list in Round 1 as the Northern Academies jetted south to take on Victorian counterparts. We recap all the action in a snapshot.
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Round 12
WITH school football and representative byes for most NAB Leaguers, a bunch of regions regained important talent for Round 13. There were a bunch of AFL Draft prospects out to impress ahead of another week of recess, and we highlighted some of them in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. All notes are the opinion […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 12
THE Northern Knights lay claim to a high of five representatives in our latest NAB League Team of the Week. After a breakthrough win over Calder, the Knights lead the way in Round 13, while Country regions Gippsland, Dandenong, and Murray also contributed strongly with three selected players apiece. Check out who made the full […]
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 12
Northern Knights midfielder Ben Ham is our NAB League Player of the Week for Round 12. The top-ager had a day out on Saturday, amassing 34 disposals, seven marks, four inside 50s and three goals, as his side broke back onto the winners list with a 41-point victory over the Calder Cannons. While beaten out […]
