Scouting notes: Herald Sun Shield Grand Final
ST BERNARD’S College have won the Herald Sun Shield, with a 16-point victory over St Patrick’s College at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday. In appalling first half conditions, both teams could only muster a goal each – with the wet conditions making for a sloppy first half. The sun came out in the second half and […]
Scouting notes: APS v AGSV schoolboy match
The APS made it seven-in-a-row with 38-point victory over the AGSV out at Carey Grammar on Saturday. The annual Victorian school boys representative game has seen players such as Jayden Hunt (2013), Brayden Sier (2015) and Oliver Hanrahan (2016) push their names into consideration to be drafted – with Hunt and Hanrahan bypassing the Under […]
Draft dream not over for 2017 state combine nominees
THE draft dream is not over to the 2017 state combine nominees after the AFL today released the list of 96 players from around the country nominated by AFL clubs to attend the 2017 State Combine. 83 PLAYERS INVITED TO THE 2017 NATIONAL AFL DRAFT COMBINE Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia will each run […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft August Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. You can read Matt Balmer‘s July edition of his Power Rankings here: Victorian school football is done and dusted for another year and in a fortnight the TAC Cup will be at full […]
Scouting notes: AGSV Grand Final
MARCELLIN College made it three premierships in a row with a 26-point victory over Ivanhoe Grammar in front of about 5,000 spectators at Marcellin on Friday afternoon. Matt Balmer’s scouting notes: Marcellin: #2 Bailey Griffiths – The high level basketballer used his body well in the ruck contests winning majority of the hitouts for the […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Bailey Smith
BOTTOM-AGER Bailey Smith had one of the best individual games of the 2017 TAC Cup season, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. The Sandringham Dragons midfielder racked up a round-high 44 disposals in a best-on-ground display in the Dragons’ 30-point win over Western Jets on Saturday. With Smith’s private school […]
South Australian draft duo put on ice
POTENTIAL top South Australian draft prospects Darcy Fogarty and Callum Coleman-Jones have been ruled out for the season, with the pair both requiring knee surgery. Fogarty begun the season as a contender for the No.1 pick after showing promise as bottom-ager for South Australia in the 2016 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, but struggled in […]
Victorian cricketer headlines 2017 AFL Draft Combine invites
VICTORIAN Under 19 cricketer Nathan Murphy headlines the 83 players invited to take part in the 2017 AFL Draft Combine. Murphy has recently turned his focus to football, with the Brighton Grammar student booting 19 goals in the Victorian APS school boy competition as one of the more impressive medium talls in the competition. Murphy […]
Scouting notes: Herald Sun Shield Semi-Finals
SANDRINGHAM played host to the two 2017 Herald Sun Shield Semi-Finals, with St Patrick’s College and St Bernard’s coming out as the winners. The pair will face off in the Grand Final next month at Simonds Stadium. In blustery conditions, a handful of AFL clubs were watching on and Matt Balmer provides a few of […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Charlie Constable
Midfielder Charlie Constable was one of the clear standouts for the Sandringham Dragons in their win over the Bendigo Pioneers on Saturday, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Constable had an equal match-high 29 disposals spending most of the game in the midfield, dominating from the first ball-up. The 190cm […]
Dual-sport gun Will Sutherland knocks back football
PROMISING elite dual-sports athlete Will Sutherland has turned his back on a football career deciding to pursue a promising cricket career. The son of Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland told Vic Metro officials this morning of his hard decision. Sutherland released a statement today declaring it had been an “incredibly tough” call to choose cricket […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Jackson Ross
OUTSIDE midfielder Jackson Ross was best-on-ground for the Eastern Ranges in their win over GWV Rebels, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Ross collected an equal match-high 23 disposals (74 per cent efficiency), took seven marks and booted five goals. Ross was an unlucky exclusion from the Vic Metro squad […]
