Up the Grades: Which youngsters cracked senior footy?
WITH finals time finally upon us in state leagues around the nation, there are plenty of budding AFL Draft prospects who are stepping up on the big stage. In a look Up the Grades, we highlight some of the National Combine invitees, state squad members, and academy products who plied their trade at senior level […]
State leagues wrap: Minor premiers crowned as regular seasons wind down
LOCKDOWN saw yet another round of VFL football postponed, but there was still plenty of state league action for football fans to enjoy around the nation. Minor premiers were officially crowned in South Australia and Tasmania as regular season fixtures wind down, while an established top five still has some shaking up to do over […]
State Leagues wrap: COVID chaos and big boilovers
WHILE Victoria has descended into COVID chaos once more, state leagues rolled on in South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia with a bunch of intriguing results produced. While it was largely business as usual in the SANFL, there was a major boilover in the TSL, while the WAFL top five is firming as three teams […]
State Leagues wrap: Finals-bound sides make moves
THERE is a new leader in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and some rising challengers in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) after full rounds of highly entertaining action over the weekend. The top of the tree looks settled down in the Tasmanian State League (TSL), while West Australian fans will have to wait […]
State leagues preview: Victorian teams set for return to action
THE Victorian Football League (VFL) will be bolstered this weekend with the return of Victorian teams, after sides from New South Wales and Queensland shouldered the load amid the state’s lockdown. South Australia and Western Australia will experience condensed rounds in their respective 11th sets of fixtures, while it is business as usual down in […]
State leagues preview: VFL nears full return
TEAMS from NSW-ACT and Queensland will again shoulder the load in the Victorian Football League (VFL), but the competition is nearing a full return with Victorian sides back in training and the AFL scrambling to make fixtures work. It’s business as usual in South Australia and Tasmania, while West Australian fans will have just two […]
Pick-by-pick: 2021 AFL mid-season draft
THE 2021 AFL mid-season draft has been run and done, with the half-hour long virtual event seeing 22 of a possible 27 selections made and plenty of fresh faces enter the elite level. As expected, Sandringham Dragons ruck/forward Jacob Edwards was selected with pick one, among seven top-age players taken straight out of the NAB […]
Young Guns: 2021 VFL Round 4 – Debutants raise eyebrows
WITH the NAB League in the midst of a month-long break after three full rounds of action, some of Victoria’s most promising Under 19 talent has begun filtering into the Victorian Football League (VFL). A raft of top-age draft prospects have already made their state league debuts, with more to come, while members of all […]
Draft Central All-Star Team matchup: Glenelg vs. Subiaco
OUR next All-Star Team battle is one between a South Australian club and West Australian club, in Glenelg and Subiaco. The two captains voted in by the public as the All-Star Players of the AFL Draft era were Stephen Kernahan (Glenelg) and Matt Priddis (Subiaco). TEAMS: These clubs are seeded ninth (Glenelg) and 24th (Subiaco) […]
SANFL Round 8 draft prospects update
With the SANFL completing round eight over the weekend, 2017 South Australian draft talent was on show at Reserves and Under 18s Level. Players selected in the South Australia Under 18 squad for Round one didn’t play over the weekend, while the Div 1 School Competition continued. We take a look at who the top performers were […]
