Swans tame Tigers in stunning upset
IT WAS an upset 692 days in the making, with Swan Districts stunning ladder leaders and premiership favourites Claremont by 25 points in one of the most remarkable upsets. A week ago, the Black Ducks were humbled by West Perth, but a week is a long time in football and the black and whites turned […]
2024 SANFLW R8 wrap: Norwood stifles South
NORWOOD did its best impression of its opponent South Adelaide, to shut down the Panthers’ scoring and hold the visitors to their lowest score in SANFL Women’s history on Saturday night. Coming into the Round 8 match, South Adelaide was on a five-game winning streak and coach Rick Watts was one victory off equalling Krissie […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Footscray
BRISBANE Lions father-son gun Levi Ashcroft was best on ground as the AFL Academy suffered a 55-point loss to Footscray in its final showcase game for 2024. The Bulldogs, undefeated and leading the VFL ladder, were far too strong for the comparatively patchy Under 18 outfit at Whitten Oval. Ashcroft was typically prolific as a […]
2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 4
TASMANIAN bottom-ager Mischa Barwin is enjoying an eye-catching start to her debut Coates Talent League Girls season, and after steadily improving each week, had a standout performance on the weekend, earning our Rookie Me Central Player of the Week. Barwin had 27 disposals, five marks, five inside 50s, laid six tackles and kicked three goals […]
Snapshot: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 5
THE REIGNING premier showed out, Tasmania Devils got on the board, and a pair of Northern Academies notched big wins as Round 5 saw the Coates Talent League ladder stretched out to 18 teams. Catch up on all the weekend’s action in a snapshot.
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 5 POTW
SANDRINGHAM Dragons forward Bailey McKenzie is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after booting a big bag of goals in Round 5. In a breakout performance, the top-ager was dominant as his side ran rampant en route to a 114-point win over the Giants Academy on Sunday. McKenzie had kicked five goals across […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 6
IT was a good week to be an away side in the VFL Women’s, with the majority of the visiting teams getting the job done. Southern Saints (3.7.25) lost to Casey Demons (6.5.41) Casey has picked up its third win of 2024 after a 16 point win over the Southern Saints. Both sides had a […]
Dogs do it again as Central survives brave Eagles
NOT for the first time in recent history has Central District found a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, but the Bulldogs’ belief was on show yet again as they came from behind to knock off a determined Woodville-West Torrens in Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s. In eerily similar circumstances to […]
SANFL Sunday Scoreboard: April 28
ALL matches are done and dusted in the SANFL and SANFL Women’s competitions, with a number of upsets, huge victories, and strong individual performances that set the tone for the weekend. Here is the Sunday Scoreboard. SANFL League: Round 4 Glenelg 6.8 (44) lost to Sturt 11.16 (82)West Adelaide 17.10 (112) defeated South Adelaide 6.9 […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 4 – Sunday
A FULL four-game fixture takes place tomorrow to complete a massive seven-game weekend in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, We preview the four games, which include the Brisbane Lions Academy entering for the first time. FORM: Brisbane Lions Academy enters the Coates Talent League Girls for the first time tomorrow, though the Lions are […]
Scouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Footscray
BRISBANE Lions father-son gun Levi Ashcroft was best on ground as the AFL Academy suffered a 55-point loss to Footscray in its final showcase game for 2024. The Bulldogs, undefeated and leading the VFL ladder, were far too strong for the comparatively patchy Under 18 outfit at Whitten Oval. Ashcroft was typically prolific as a […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 5
IT was another big weekend of VFLW action and as we have each week, we took a look at some of the standouts from the VFLW-listed players in each match. Williamstown 7.4 (46) defeated Western Bulldogs 3.7 (25) Williamstown: #6 Emily Eaves (Midfielder)18/04/2001 | 165cm Stats: 15 disposals, eight clearances, four tackles, two goals Another […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 3
SEVEN matches played out in Round 3 of the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with the NSW/ACT Academies coming to the party. We cast our eye across each of the games and took note of some of the players with a focus on those in Victorian hubs or others that shone. As always, notes are […]
Scouting Notes: AFLW U18s – Suns Academy vs. Lions Academy
BRISBANE Lions Academy came home firing in the last quarter of the Under 18s friendly with the Gold Coast Suns Academy, kicking three of the last four goals of the game to beat their Queensland rivals by five points. Both sides brought a highly contested match in a seesawing affair at People First Stadium in […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 7
THERE was no shortage of State Academy members running around for Round 7 of the SANFL Women’s following the return of the title-winning Under 16s to their respective clubs. As always we took note of those players in the State Academy and how they performed, with notes the opinion of the individual author.
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League – Round 4
ROUND 4 of the Coates Talent League is two of three games down, with both Sydney-based academies turning out in the competition for the first time this season. We noted some of the top prospects from both games so far, with one to come on Thursday. >> Snapshot: Coates Talent League Round 4
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 5 – Central District vs. South Adelaide
CENTRAL District flexed its muscles in the tall forward department, overpowering an inaccurate South Adelaide to run away 71-point winners. Spearheaded by bottom-age prospect Dyson Sharp, the Bulldogs were potent in transition and capitalised on uncontested leads inside forward 50. Both sides boasted some strong draft prospects who were able to impact across the ground. […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 8
WESTERN Australia’s State Academy members continued their seasons for Round 8 of the WAFL Women’s, with just one more round until the league-wide bye. While Zippy Fish was among those not out there, the other two West Australian AFLW Academy members stood up in their games.
WAFL Colts MOTR | Round 4: Claremont vs. Subiaco
CLAREMONT has moved two games clear atop the WAFL Colts ladder after defeating Subiaco by 32 points in Round 4’s standalone match. The Lions kicked away with the first four goals but were reigned back in term two and never recovered, going down 12.17 (89) to 8.9 (57). The reigning premiers, still undefeated at 4-0, […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Young Guns vs. Vic Metro
REPRESENTATIVE and mid-season draft auditions rolled on in Victoria as the Young Guns took on Vic Metro at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday. It was the 2005-born squad which defeated its younger counterpart by 42 points, and we were on hand to note some of the standout players. YOUNG GUNS 15.11 (101) def. VIC METRO […]