STATE Leagues around the country are underway, and we'll bring you a wrap of all the action.

Check out how your team fared in the VFL, SANFL and WAFL this weekend.

State league affiliate: Adelaide (SANFL)
This weekend: West Adelaide v Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, Sunday August 11, 12.10pm ACST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Adelaide's clash

Making the most of his opportunities Lochie Gollant kicked eight goals straight from 14 disposals in Adelaide's 68-point drubbing of West Adelaide on Sunday.

Chayce Jones (16 disposals, nine marks), Billy Dowling (22 touches) and Chris Burgess (14 disposals) were the Crows' other multiple goalkickers with two each.

Kieran Strachan was busy in the ruck with 36 hitouts, 18 possessions and one goal, helped out at the ball-ups by Elliott Himmelberg with half a dozen taps and nine disposals.

The pair of 2023 first-round draft picks Charlie Edwards (31 disposals, nine clearances, one goal) and Oscar Ryan (21 touches, one goal) both impressed.

Veteran Brodie Smith was busy with 26 disposals, Ned McHenry had 24, and Harry Schoenberg finished with 26 touches and eight clearances.

Defender James Borlase was hard to get past, grabbing 11 marks to go with 16 disposals, Will Hamill had 17 touches, Brayden Cook had 15, while mid-season draftee Toby Murray had eight with eight hitouts.

State league affiliate: Brisbane (VFL)
This weekend: Brisbane v Greater Western Sydney at Brighton Homes Arena, Sunday August 11, 11.05am AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Brisbane's clash

Future father-son selection Levi Ashcroft gave Lions fans a glimpse into the future after dominating in Brisbane's 50-point win over Greater Western Sydney.

Ashcroft, projected to be a top-end draft pick, this week agreed to join the Lions as a father-son pick-up and will follow in the footsteps of his triple premiership winning father, Marcus.

The 18-year-old had a game-high 35 disposals, 11 clearances, eight marks, five tackles and a goal in a superb hitout at the higher level.

Darcy Fort put in a goliath performance in the middle, finishing with 52 hitouts, seven clearances and one goal from his 18 touches.

Rookie forward Will McLachlan was on fire up forward, kicking five goals to go with 16 disposals and eight marks, while Harry Sharp (25 disposals) and Luke Lloyd (15) kicked two majors each.

Veteran midfielder Jarryd Lyons was busy with 26 disposals, 13 clearances and seven tackles, while fellow out-of-favour Lions Jaxon Prior ( 21 disposals, 10 marks), Deven Robertson (28 disposals, five clearances, five tackles) and Noah Answerth (18 disposals, three clearances) also had plenty of the ball.

Irish pair Conor McKenna (16 disposals) and James Madden (14), along with untried quartet Luke Beecken (22 disposals, one goal), Darcy Craven (11, one) Zane Zakostelsky (nine) and Reece Torrent (10) were also in action.

State league affiliate: Carlton (VFL)
This weekend: Geelong v Carlton at GMHBA Stadium, Saturday August 10, 11.05am AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Carlton's clash

Mid-season recruit Cooper Lord was one of Carlton's best as the Blues produced a stunning fourth-quarter surge to beat Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.

Lord had a team-high 30 disposals to go with eight tackles and six clearances and the Blues kicked six goals to one in the last term after trailing by 14 points shortly after three-quarter time.

Alex Mirkov had a dominant day in the ruck, finishing with 45 hitouts and a game-high nine clearances.

Ashton Moir was busy with 19 disposals and seven marks, while Jaxon Binns had 16 disposals and a goal. Small forward Corey Durdin kicked a goal from seven disposals.

VFL-listed forward Liam McMahon was the matchwinner with seven goals to go with 11 disposals and eight marks, including three majors in the final term.

State league affiliate: Collingwood (VFL)
This weekend: Sydney v Collingwood at Tramway Oval, Friday August 9, 2.05pm AEST

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Young forward Harvey Harrison is set to undergo a knee reconstruction after tearing his ACL in Collingwood's 29-point loss to Sydney on Friday afternoon.

The 20-year-old suffered the injury early in the game and will consult a surgeon in coming days.

Harry DeMattia made a strong case for a senior debut before the season's out with another standout performance.

The 2023 first-round draftee collected 23 disposals, five marks, seven tackles, four clearances and kicked a goal to be among the Magpies' better players.

Midfielder Lachie Sullivan had the ball on a string early, collecting 17 touches to half-time, before finishing with 26 disposals, five marks, five tackles and four clearances.

Ed Allan (23 disposals, eight tackles, five clearances), Finlay Macrae (29 disposals, seven clearances) and Reef McInnes (17 disposals four clearances) were all busy, while Category B rookie Wil Parker was prolific across half-back with 19 touches and 10 marks.

Forward Ash Johnson (eight disposals, three marks) was the only multiple goal scorer with two majors.

Defenders Jakob Ryan (21 disposals, four marks), Charlie Dean (19, five), Oleg Markov (14, five) and Tew Jiath (19) all did their bit, while tall forward Nathan Kreuger (seven disposals) and rookie defender Josh Eyre (three) were other AFL-listed players in action.

State league affiliate: Essendon (VFL)
This weekend: Essendon v Gold Coast at Windy Hill, Saturday August 10, 1.05pm AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Essendon's clash

Archie Perkins and Elijah Tsatas impressed as Essendon beat Gold Coast by 12 points on Saturday.

Perkins finished with 28 disposals and seven clearances, while Tsatas had 25 and eight respectively.

Returning from an ankle injury, mid-season recruit Saad El-Hawli made his mark again with 21 disposals and a goal.

Nick Hind (29 disposals) was good again, while Peter Wright kicked a game-high three goals from his eight disposals and six marks.

Lewis Hayes (15 disposals and eight marks), Tex Wanganeen (20) and Vigo Visentini (10) were also solid, while Jayden Davey had his chances, finishing with 0.3.

Veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein battled hard with Ned Moyle and finished with 10 disposals and 23 hitouts.

State league affiliate: Peel Thunder (WAFL)
This weekend: South Fremantle v Peel Thunder at Fremantle Oval, Saturday August 10, 2.30pm AWST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Peel Thunder's clash

Will Brodie was prolific in Peel Thunder's 10-point win over South Fremantle, picking up 44 disposals at Fremantle Oval.

The midfielder had an astonishing 36 handballs, while he also had seven clearances and managed a goal with one of his eight kicks.

Neil Erasmus was also prolific with 35 disposals, seven tackles and eight clearances, while James Aish finished with 28 touches.

Liam Reidy was completely dominant in the ruck, winning 54 hit outs and having 19 disposals and four clearances.

Ethan Hughes was busy with 20 disposals and nine marks, while youngster Cooper Simpson kicked two goals from 10 disposals.

State league affiliate: Geelong (VFL)
This weekend: Geelong v Carlton at GMHBA Stadium, Saturday August 10, 11.05am AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Geelong's clash

Mitch Knevitt and Mitch Hardie played well as Geelong suffered a 23-point loss to Carlton on Saturday.

Knevitt had 31 disposals and kicked two goals, while Hardie gathered 35 touches to go with his eight tackles and seven clearances.

Young midfielder George Stevens battled hard for 24 disposals and Phoenix Foster made his mark up forward, kicking 3.2 from 13 touches.

Jhye Clark (20 disposals) and Oscar Murdoch (14) were solid.

Also in action for the Cats were Connor O'Sullivan (16 disposals and six marks), Emerson Jeka (15) and Ted Clohesy (10 and a goal).

State league affiliate: Gold Coast (VFL)
This weekend: Essendon v Gold Coast at Windy Hill, Saturday August 10, 1.05pm AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Gold Coast's clash

It was just another Saturday in the VFL for Rory Atkins as the prolific veteran racked up 40 disposals in Gold Coast's 12-point loss to Essendon.

Brayden Fiorini (29 touches, 0.3) and Joel Jeffrey (26 disposals, nine marks, 1.2) also had plenty of the ball but didn't make the most of their scoring opportunities in the tight contest.

Ruckman Ned Moyle was literally and figuratively big with 22 hitouts, 18 disposals, one goal and a game-high nine clearances.

Darcy Macpherson also slotted one major score from 22 touches.

Malcolm Rosas jnr (14 disposals), Jack Mahony (14) and Sam Day (seven) kicked two goals apiece, while Will Rowlands (eight) kicked one.

Hewago Oea was busy with 18 disposals and seven marks, Tom Berry had 19 touches and rookie Oskar Faulkhead finished with 20 possessions.

State league affiliate: GWS Giants (VFL)
This weekend: Brisbane v Greater Western Sydney at Brighton Homes Arena, Sunday August 11, 11.05am AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Greater Western Sydney's clash

Greater Western Sydney was overrun by Brisbane after a seven-goal-to-zero final quarter blew the margin out to 50 points.

First-year mid James Leake led the disposals count for his side with 28, to go along with his six clearances and six tackles, while veteran Adam Kennedy was also among the action with 19 touches, five clearances and eight tackles.

Defenders Nick Haynes (27 disposals, eight marks) and Leek Aleer (17 disposals, four marks) had plenty of influence on the contest, midfielder Ryan Angwin (16 disposals, eight marks) kicked one goal to top off a busy day, and forward Conor Stone also kicked a goal from his 21 disposals.

Callum Brown (15 disposals, three marks) and rookie forward Wade Derksen (10 disposals, four marks) kicked two goals apiece for the Giants.

Untried ruckman Nick Madden toiled hard, finishing with 21 hitouts and six clearances.

Young defender Joe Fonti (12 disposals) was quiet after being dropped from the senior side, while rookie midfielder Jacob Wehr (15 disposals) and untried forward Nathan Wardius  (11) were also in action.

State league affiliate: Box Hill Hawks (VFL)
This weekend: No match

State league affiliate: Casey Demons (VFL)
This weekend: No match

State league affiliate: North Melbourne (VFL)
This weekend: No match

State league affiliate: Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL)
This weekend: Port Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens at Alberton Oval, Sunday August 11, 2.10pm ACST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Port Adelaide's clash

With its senior side flying in the top two, Port Adelaide's fringe players looked to put their hand up in a 44-point win over Woodville-West Torrens on Sunday.

Young midfielder Hugh Jackson led the way with 23 disposals and seven clearances, while Will Lorenz also impressed with 21 disposals and seven clearances of his own to go with two goals.

Tom Anastasopoulos and Tom Clurey were also busy with 23 and 20 disposals respectively.

Young forward Ollie Lord kicked two goals as he pushed for a senior recall, while ruck Dante Visentini was busy with 29 hit outs, eight disposals and six tackles as he split the role with Ivan Soldo (17 hit outs and eight disposals).

Thomas Scully led the line admirably with three goals and five marks, while Jed McEntee (15 disposals and eight marks) also played a key role in the win.

State league affiliate: Richmond (VFL)
This weekend: Richmond v Sandringham at Swinburne Centre, Sunday August 11, 11.05am AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Richmond's clash

Richmond had a few senior-listed players in action in the loss to Sandringham on Sunday, but of equal interest was the pair of potential number one draft picks wearing yellow and black.

Jagga Smith has been playing with the Tigers' VFL side for a few weeks now and again performed well, gathering 21 disposals and six clearances, while Finn O'Sullivan kicked two goals from 11 touches.

Mid-season draftee Jacob Blight gave himself a chance for an AFL recall before the end of the year with team-highs for possessions (32) and marks (13).

After an injury-devastated 2023 Jack Ross returned to competitive football with 27 disposals in his quest for a last-gasp return to the seniors, while Tyler Sonsie did plenty with 25 touches and nine clearances.

Small forwards Matthew Coulthard (13 disposals, six marks), Noah Cumberland (16 disposals) and Maurice Rioli Jnr (10 disposals, five tackles) were involved but failed to kick a goal between them.

Liam Fawcett, however, slotted one major from limited opportunities.

State league affiliate: Sandringham (VFL)
This weekend: Richmond v Sandringham at Swinburne Centre, Sunday August 11, 11.05am AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Sandringham's clash

St Kilda couldn't ask more of first-year mid/forward Hugo Garcia as he racked up team-highs across the board in Sandringham's 33-point win over Richmond on Sunday.

The 19-year-old finished with 31 disposals, 11 tackles, eight clearances and three goals in a big day out.

Developing key forward Isaac Keeler (14 disposals, seven marks) also finished with three goals, while Matthew Allison (25, seven) and Jack Hayes (11 touches) kicked two each.

Journeyman ruck Tom Campbell dominated at the ball-ups with 50 hitouts, 27 disposals and eight clearances.

Riley Bonner was busy with 27 touches, as was Olli Hotton with 22 and seven clearances.

Angus Hastie also got plenty of ball with 18 disposals, mid-season draftee Max Hall had 15 and Arie Schoenmaker finished with 18.

Potential father-son draftee Elwood Peckett was also on display and performed solidly with 14 touches. 

State league affiliate: Sydney (VFL)
This weekend: Sydney v Collingwood at Tramway Oval, Friday August 9, 2.05pm AEST

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Sam Wicks' hopes of a speedy recall to Sydney's senior side could be scuppered by the VFL Match Review Officer after an incident in the game against Collingwood on Friday.

Wicks, one of four players omitted after Sydney's heavy defeat to Port Adelaide last week, is set to come under scrutiny for a dump tackle on Ash Johnson that left the Magpie with a concussion.

Wicks kicked a goal and had 14 disposals to go with an equal game-high of eight tackles and five clearances as the surged in the second half to beat the Magpies by 29 points at Tramway Oval.

Ruck Peter Ladhams was dominant all over the ground, kicking three goals and having 24 disposals to go with 19 hit outs in the ruck, with his offsider Lachlan McAndrew gathering 30 hitouts, 11 touches and one goal.

Joel Hamling continued his strong season up forward, kicking three goals and having nine marks.

Angus Sheldrick's return from injury kicked up a gear with a dominant display that saw him finish with 36 disposals and seven clearances.

Caleb Mitchell (28 disposals), Aaron Francis (26 disposals and 10 marks) and Corey Warner (25 disposals and seven clearances) were also busy, while West Australian Ben Edwards continued to impress with 23 disposals and eight clearances.

Indhi Kirk also took his share of marks with eight and 21 disposals, Harry Arnold had seven and 18, and Cooper Vickery finished with nine and 18.

State league affiliate: West Coast (WAFL)
This weekend: West Coast v East Perth at Mineral Resources Park, Saturday August 10, 11.10am AWST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from West Coast's clash

Speedster Jack Petruccelle was West Coast's best on Saturday, finishing with 23 disposals, six clearances and one goal in the Eagles' loss to East Perth.

Jamaine Jones also kicked a goal from 19 touches, while ruckman Matt Flynn keeps pushing for a senior recall, collecting 17 disposals, 19 hitouts and five clearances. 

Rhett Bazzo was busy with 16 touches, Jordyn Baker had 17 and Jai Culley finished with 16 and a team-high eight clearances.

Teenager Archer Reid kicked one goal, while fellow tall Loch Rawlinson slotted two.

Young ruck duo Coen Livingstone and Harry Barnett were quiet.

State league affiliate: Footscray (VFL)
This weekend: Frankston v Footscray at Kinetic Stadium, Sunday August 11, 12pm AEST

MATCH CENTRE Check out all the stats from Footscray's clash

Three-time All-Australian Jack Macrae continued to dominate at VFL level, with the Bulldogs star leading the way in Footscray's win over Frankston on Sunday.

Macrae had a game high 36 disposals to go with two goals, while he also had a staggering 17 clearances out of the middle.

Young midfielder Ryley Sanders also dominated with 35 disposals and 11 clearances.

Between them, Macrae and Sanders had 71 disposals, 28 clearances and 13 tackles.

Young forward Harvey Gallagher was also prominent with three goals, 25 disposals and six clearances.

The depth of the Bulldogs was on display, with Oskar Baker (two goals and 19 disposals), Alex Keath (22 disposals and nine marks), James O'Donnell (18 disposals and nine marks) and Jedd Busslinger (19 disposals and eight marks) also having good days.

Ryan Gardner matched Gallagher with three goals, while James Harmes was busy in tight, having 22 disposals and six clearances.