Bertram goes bananas with 50-piece
TUESDAY night in the NBL1 West Men’s saw one of the best individual performances of 2025, with Lachlan Bertram dropping a 51-point outing as his Mandurah Magic fell to the Rockingham Flames as he tried to drag his side to victory. The Magic are currently fighting to lock in a postseason spot in Western Australia, […] The post Bertram goes bananas with 50-piece appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Asher Fearn-Wannan
VERSATILE top-ager Asher Fearn-Wannan has been deployed in a variety of positions over the last couple of seasons and earned a spot with Vic Metro in 2025, ticking off one of the goals she set in the preseason. The Eastern Ranges talent has spent time at half-back, on a wing, on-ball, even in the ruck […] The post 2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Asher Fearn-Wannan appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14
A FULL round of Coates Talent League Girls action took place before the league-wide bye with plenty of impressive individual performances, especially from Vic Country listed players. There was even the first triple bottom-ager who made a debut, while some younger metropolitan regions talents made their mark. All notes are the opinion of the individual […] The post Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 14 appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Giants Academy vs. Tasmania
TASMANIA has claimed the Pool B title at this year’s Under 16 National Championships after downing the GWS Giants Academy by 20 points. Taking the crown with a 3-0 record, Tassie did so via a comfortably superior percentage to the Brisbane Lions Academy, who also finished the series undefeated. The win was set up by […] The post Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Giants Academy vs. Tasmania appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Portland Trail Blazers
THE PORTLAND Trail Blazers may have left the 2025 NBA Draft with one of the biggest hidden gems of the class, after taking a punt on an international big man with their sole selection in Chicago late last month. The Trail Blazers were only taking the one pick into the NBA Draft after making a […] The post 2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Portland Trail Blazers appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Ella Stoddart
BOASTING a booming left peg and competitive overhead and at ground level, Gippsland Power’s Ella Stoddart is one of only a couple of Vic Country players in the National Academy member. An MVP winner for her state at Under 16s level, Stoddart has progressed through the pathway and long been touted as one to watch […] The post 2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Ella Stoddart appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Tremendous Tyrese drops 35 in Summer League
AUSTRALIAN guard Tyrese Proctor continues to shine in the NBA Summer League. Fresh off being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he dropped a 35-piece as his side fell to the Sacramento Kings earlier today. Proctor has been one of the best performers in the Summer League over the first couple of weeks, taking on a […] The post Tremendous Tyrese drops 35 in Summer League appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
Over-agers advance up RMC Medal leaderboard
BENDIGO Pioneers defender Tom Evans is one of two over-age players to have moved up the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after Round 15, slotting into equal-third. The prolific rebound runner polled two votes in the Pioneers’ resounding 111-point win over Murray to take his overall tally to 10. > > SCROLL for the Round 15 […] The post Over-agers advance up RMC Medal leaderboard appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
2025 Rookie Me Central SANFLW Team of the Year
ELEVEN of last year’s Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year have earned back-to-back honours, though most are in different positions. In addition to the double-digit returning players, six representatives of last year’s SANFLW Second Team of the Year stepped up to our first team for 2025. The selections were based on our […] The post 2025 Rookie Me Central SANFLW Team of the Year appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
Gems get to quarter finals after downing Argentina
A DOMINANT display saw the Australian Gems advance to the quarter finals of the 2025 FIBA Women’s World Cup after defeating Argentina by a whopping 49 points at Starez Arena Vodova, Czechia (CZE) overnight. The Gems came into the clash with two wins from two clashes to start the tournament, looking like one of the […] The post Gems get to quarter finals after downing Argentina appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Marlo Graham
NORTHERN Knights top-ager Marlo Graham has had a sensational start to her 2025 season and despite injury keeping her out for a little while, has not dropped off since stepping up for Vic Metro in their most recent two games. Graham spoke to us at the Coates Talent League Girls Preseason Testing Day about her […] The post 2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Marlo Graham appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Semi-Finals
FOUR teams became three over the weekend with Woodville-West Torrens advancing to the 2025 SANFLW Women’s Grand Final, while North Adelaide was eliminated by Sturt who will go on to face South Adelaide in a preliminary final next weekend. As always, we took note of those State Academy members in action for their respective SANFLW […] The post State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Semi-Finals appeared first on Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central.
