Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 8
ALL ten TAC Cup clubs have thrown the magnets around at the selection table with a number of top prospects rested ahead of the National Under 18 Championships. For Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers, they have to wait an extra week to play in a standalone game, but there are still five games for the […]
Crunching the numbers: VFLW – Round 4
WITH so many talented TAC Cup Girls making the transition to the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s, this week’s number crunching will look at 10 top-age prospects who had an impact for their sides at senior level. 1 Madison Prespakis (Calder Cannons -> Melbourne University)23 disposals (70 per cent efficiency), five marks, five tackles It is […]
Vic Metro finalises squad for National U18 Championships
OAKLEIGH Chargers and Sandringham Dragons make up more than half of the finalised Vic Metro side heading to the National Under 18 Championships next month. The Chargers had 10 players included in the squad, with the Dragons just one shy with a total of nine members to don the ‘Big V’. Western Jets managed six […]
NSW/ACT weekly wrap: Under 16s squad selected; Top-agers impress at Ikon
IN the past week, AFL NSW/ACT announced its Under 16s side for the National AFL Under 16 Championships, while a number of top-age prospects impressed against Victoria in two trial games. Under 16s squad selection: NSW/ACT’s side for the National Under 16 Championships features 25 players – 14 from the Sydney Swans Academy and 11 […]
National U18 Championships preview: Western Australia
WESTERN Australia was the surprise packet in last year’s National AFL Under 18 Championships, with some pundits expecting them to finish last, or at least fourth, in division one. Instead, the Sandgropers stood up to their critics with a resounding series, taking it up to all the sides and only dropping one game – to […]
Mid-Season Team of the Year: TAC Cup
SEVEN rounds down in the TAC Cup and during the week off, we at AFL Draft Central have come up with our TAC Cup Mid-Season Team of the Year, comprised of those players with the most nominations from AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week‘s so far this season. Looking at the nominations, there […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
THE TAC Cup Girls is finished and the TAC Cup had a development weekend, but that did not stop plenty of young stars shining at various levels, with plenty of memorable moments from the weekend. TAC Cup Girls star on VFLW stage It was the first round where we saw wholesale changes to the Victorian […]
Long travel hours not a deterrent for footy “addict” Williamson
THE total kilometres Swan Hill’s Megan Williamson clocks up each week on public transport might be mind boggling for many, but for the Bendigo Pioneers skipper and now Williamstown VFL Women’s midfielder, she would not have it any other way. Williamson has university in Melbourne from Monday to Thursday, but it does not stop her attending […]
South Australia’s strong start to National AFLW Under 18 Championships
SOUTH Australia has kicked off its 2018 National AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships in style with back-to-back wins over Northern Territory. The two-game series is the first stage of the National Championships, with South Australia and Northern Territory to combine to form the Central Allies. The Central Allies will play three matches against other states […]
Scouting notes: Vic Metro vs. Allies
ON the weekend, Vic Metro had a strong victory over a gallant Allies outfit. Yesterday we posted the notes from the Allies’ win over Vic Country, and here are Peter Williams and Ed Pascoe‘s notes from the second game. Vic Metro: #6 Joe Ayton-Delaney A classy mover all day playing on the wing and pinch […]
Arnell heads north as part of three-way trade
BRISBANE has landed an experienced leader as part of the first AFL Women’s trade to drop in the 2018 Re-signing and Trade Period. The Lions have brought in former Carlton skipper Lauren Arnell, in a three-way trade which saw Nicole Hildebrand head to the Magpies, and Collingwood’ pick 40 traded to Carlton. Arnell was the […]
Fast finishing Allies topple Country as Metro hold on for victory
IN what is seen as an annual scratch match for the Allies and two Victorian sides, the double header at Ikon Park treated spectators to two close contests. The Allies came from the behind in game one to run over the top of Vic Country, while in the second game, Metro did enough to hold […]
