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Aussie Rules Rookie Me CentralScouting Notes: AFL Academy vs. Coburg VFLThe AFL Academy notched a 13-point win over Coburg VFL in their second and final exhibition match, played at Whitten Oval on Sunday.Prospective father/son Kalani While took part in the AFL Academy team ~ #39 Kalani White | Key Forward/Defender Suns Academy/Queensland (Melbourne F/S) Stats: 7 disposals, 2 marks, 2 tackles Swapping positions with Curtin at half time, White was arguably more impressive in the defensive half where he was able to win more of the ball and demonstrate his clean ball use by hand and foot. White has a knack for being in the right spot, but currently lacks of little polish to hold all the marks he’s in the area for, almost getting mark of the year early on as the Academy exited defensive 50. To make up for this, White took a one-handed chest mark whilst jumping on his opponents head in the defensive goalsquare in the third quarter.

How come the appointment is announced in the media first and not by the club to the members and supporters?

Club by club (selections and points) Adelaide 14, 40, 49, 50, 67, 68 (1,419) Brisbane Lions 17, 37, 43, 47, 52, 60, 71 (1,520) Carlton 35, 44, 62 (505) Collingwood 36, 54, 65, 72 (331) Essendon 4, 7, 24, 25 (4,716) Fremantle 10, 28, 39, 46, 64 (2,172) Geelong 12, 30, 48, 66 (1,696) Gold Coast Suns 9, 16, 18, 34, 57, 70 (3,475) GWS Giants 13, 31, 32 (1,914) Hawthorn 8, 26, 55, 69 (2,004) Melbourne 22, 53, 58 (714) North Melbourne 20, 21, 38, 56 (1,755) Port Adelaide 27, 45, 63 (683) Richmond 2, 3 (4,659) St Kilda 6, 42, 61 (1861) Sydney Swans 5, 23, 41, 59 (2,668) West Coast 1, 15, 19, 33, 51 (5,208) Western Bulldogs 11, 29 (1,684)

The starting order for this year’s draft. As usual, we can expect plenty of changes over the coming months. ROUND ONE 1 West Coast Eagles (3,000) 2 Richmond (2,481) received from North Melbourne in 2024 3 Richmond (2,178) 4 Essendon (1,962) received from Melbourne in 2024 5 Sydney (1,795) 6 St Kilda (1,659) 7 Essendon (1,543) 8 Hawthorn (1,443) received from Carlton in 2024 9 Gold Coast Suns (1,355) received from Port Adelaide in 2024 10 Fremantle (1,276) 11 Western Bulldogs (1,205) 12 Geelong (1,140) 13 GWS Giants (1,080) 14 Adelaide (1,024) 15 West Coast Eagles (973) received from Hawthorn in 2024 16 Gold Coast Suns (924) 17 Brisbane Lions (879) 18 Gold Coast Suns (836) received from Collingwood in 2024 ROUND TWO 19 West Coast Eagles (796) 20 North Melbourne (757) 21 North Melbourne (721) received from Richmond in 2024 22 Melbourne (686) 23 Sydney (653) 24 Essendon (621) received from St Kilda in 2024 25 Essendon (590) 26 Hawthorn (561) received from Carlton in 2024 27 Port Adelaide (533) 28 Fremantle (505) 29 Western Bulldogs (479) 30 Geelong (454) 31 GWS Giants (429) 32 GWS Giants (405) received from Adelaide in 2024 33 West Coast Eagles (382) received from Hawthorn in 2024 34 Gold Coast Suns (360) 35 Carlton (338) received from Brisbane Lions in 2024 36 Collingwood (317) ROUND THREE 37 Brisbane Lions (297) received from West Coast Eagles in 2024 38 North Melbourne (277) 39 Fremantle (257) received from Richmond in 2024 40 Adelaide (238) received from Melbourne in 2024 41 Sydney (220) 42 St Kilda (202) 43 Brisbane (184) received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Essendon in 2024 44 Carlton (167) 45 Port Melbourne (150) 46 Fremantle (134) 47 Brisbane Lions (118) received from Western Bulldogs in 2024 48 Geelong (102) 49 Adelaide (86) received from GWS Giants in 2024 50 Adelaide (71) 51 West Coast Eagles (57) received from Hawthorn in 2024 52 Brisbane Lions (42) received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024 53 Melbourne (28) received from Brisbane Lions in 2024 54 Collingwood (14) ROUND FOUR 55 Hawthorn (0) received from West Coast Eagles in 2024 56 North Melbourne (0) 57 Gold Coast Suns (0) received from Richmond in 2024 58 Melbourne (0) 59 Sydney (0) 60 Brisbane Lions (0) received from St Kilda in 2024 61 St Kilda (0) received from Essendon in 2024 62 Carlton (0) 63 Port Adelaide (0) 64 Fremantle (0) 65 Collingwood (0) received from Western Bulldogs in 2024 66 Geelong (0) 67 Adelaide (0) received from GWS Giants in 2024 68 Adelaide (0) 69 Hawthorn (0) 70 Gold Coast Suns (0) 71 Brisbane Lions (0) 72 Collingwood (0)

There’s another Lindsay who plays half-back and has a lethal left foot on the horizon but he’s no relation to Xavier. Josh Lindsay is from the Geelong Falcons and was named best player for the AFL Academy against Coburg VFL yesterday at Whitten Oval. He collected 25 disposals at 80 per cent efficiency across half-back, providing run and drive for his side. Lindsay won the team best on ground medal ahead of South Australian on-baller Dyson Sharp who was also an outstanding performer.

Three Casey listed players Caleb Lewis, Max Roney and Noah Yze playing in this game today. afl.com.auWATCH: Young Guns to take stage ahead of AFL Mid-Season D...The 2025 Young Guns Series will be played over the next fortnight, with the two-match talent showcase set to again feature a host of Victoria and Tasmania’s top prospects eligible for the AFL Mid-S...

Noah Yze won the VAFA Round 2 Rising Star award for his recent five goal performance with Old Melburnians. He’s playing in a trial game involving one of the Under 18 squads and a team of prospects for the upcoming midseason draft. At this stage, Melbourne has no vacancies for that draft and is unlikely to participate.

Did I miss miss something? Last week, Tom Campbell didn’t play after he was on the injury list waiting on a test for his hamstring injury. Is he available this week?

Any result on the Demonland Match Review Panel’s deliberations on the report against Andy for his outburst on last week’s podcast?

May would be an ideal “in” for the injured Turner but he’s said to have a worse injury than first thought. Given the five day break to Thursday night, we would have to look at mixing things up to ensure we can run the game out.

Since his back spasms in the first minute of the practice match vs Fremantle, he hasn’t been the player he was in 2023 and 2024. I would rest him for a few weeks to find out what his problem is - I can’t see him turning things around at the moment.

Ollie Sestan - great goal.

If the Demons turn up like this in the main game, it will be a slaughter.

They’re starting already. AFL Draft: Race to be pick 1 wide open; lots of academy-linked

SON OF A GUN FIRES IN PREMIER B In his first game for Old Melburnians in Premier B, Noah Yze (the son of Richmond coach and ex-Melbourne forward Adem) starred with five goals in a best on ground display. Yze was released for the weekend from VFL side Casey due to the representative game against the SANFL. He proved to be a class above in the huge win as Jeremy a’Beckett also booted five. Old Melburnians prevailed by 94 points. Yze finished with 20 disposals, 16 contested possessions and five clearances. Other impressive performances came from Will Nichols (27 touches), Sam Laube (21 touches and three goals) and Jack Spargo (23 disposals). At VFL level this season, Yze has kicked four goals in three games. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/vafa/vafa-all-the-talking-points-from-the-premier-grades/news-story/4a18374350339b4ed4aa120a8321204b

With the bye in the VFL, some of the Casey VFL listed players are going around in their local sides. Noah Yze has 3 goals at half time playing for Old Melburnians in the VAFA B Section.

They’re off and running in the Coates Talent League for 2025. Here’s the Rookie Me Central Team of the Week for Round 2 with Melbourne NGA Prospect Toby Sinnema featuring on the wing.

A young man by the name of White might be of interest. AFL Draft: The future stars representing Australia U18 team against VFL sides

Here come the Cats - it’s a 5 point game!

Johnson goals, Cats reply.

Nationwide Preseason Testing Tops in testing ~

AFL Draft: The top 13 prospects heading into the 2025 season

More than borderline.