Boakye and O’Brien claim Queensland top gongs
A CONSISTENT Shark and an tough Cat earned league best and fairest honours in the QAFL men’s and women’s competitions. Southport utility Steph O’Brien claimed the Emma Zielke Medal fo the QAFL Women’s, as Broadbeach ball-winner Kwaby Boakye won the J.A Grogan Medal for his sensational 2023 year in the QAFL. Queensland’s awards evening was […]
State League Teams: Tasmania vs Queensland
FOR the first time in more than a decade, Tasmania and Queensland will go head-to-head in a double-header of state representative action tomorrow. The two states have not played since the global pandemic, with the two states to renew hostilities against each other at North Hobart Oval. The sides have a mix of ex-AFL and […]
State leagues wrap: Victorian footy returns as TSL produced trio of beltings
WHILST South Australia took another week off from its state league action, most of the other major state leagues took place, with the Victorian Football League (VFL) joining the respective leagues in Tasmania and Western Australia. Though it was not without some controversy, with a snap lockdown in south east Queensland impacting the QAFL, and […]
Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL – Round 13
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season rolled on into its 13th round over the weekend, with nine fixtures spread from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 13 action, as AFL-listed talent and state league guns alike topped a range of key categories. We take […]
State leagues wrap: Teams kicking big scores as season rolls on
WITH no SANFL or WAFL action over the weekend, the state league action was slightly quieter over the weekend. However, there was no shortage of entertainment as plenty of sides went head-to-head in thrilling contests. VFL: The VFL kicked off on Thursday night, with the Lions travelling to Metricon Stadium to deliver a 10-goal belting […]
NAB League Boys 2019 Throwback: Round 6 – Academies bow out, Stingrays go top
FANS, recruiters, and pundits alike were treated to another eight games in Round 6 of the 2019 NAB League, with the early-May weekend serving as the last for each of the five Northern Academies’ cameos. Reigning premier Dandenong broke clear as the sole undefeated side left, while Gold Coast was crowned the Academy Series victor […]
Get to know: Carter Michael (Brisbane Lions Academy/Allies)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we are taking a look at some of the up-and-coming draft prospects for the 2020 draft. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Brisbane Lions Academy prospect Carter Michael. As we delve into the Queensland-based talent, […]
NAB League Boys 2019 Throwback: Round 5 – Dragons, Ranges humble Academies to go top
ROUND 5 of the 2019 NAB League season saw the Victorian mainstays peg back their Northern visitors in an action packed nine-game weekend. Sandringham and Eastern delivered big wins over the two Queensland academies at Trevor Barker Oval, while the Sydney Academy won strongly to remain undefeated alongside Dandenong (3-0-1). But first to take the […]
NAB League Boys 2019 Throwback: Round 4 – Academies run riot among joint top four
DESPITE reverting back to a six-game format after Round 3’s nine-game marathon, there was plenty of worthy action to come out of Round 4 of last year’s NAB League season. The Northern Academies continued to get into the swing of things, with two of them making up a top four all joined on 12 points […]
Classic Contests: Suns shine brighter late
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back in a new series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest we look at one of the would-have-been Round 3 clashes in the NAB League this year between Brisbane Lions Academy and Gold Coast Suns Academy. In this […]
