Weekend preview: SANFL Women’s – Round 8
THE top four sides face off against the bottom four sides this round in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, in a week where finals can just about be locked in. Norwood is secure, South Adelaide is all but in barring a catastrophic end to the season, and North Adelaide has a […]
Team selection: NAB League Boys – Round 4
AFTER back-to-back nine-game rounds, the Victorian Metropolitan teams tackle the non-Victorian sides with changes galore. A whopping 67 changes have been made across six games, and while the Vic Country sides take a break as the Victorian trials take place at Ikon Park, the Vic Metro sides’ depth is tested with the Academy sides as […]
Team Selection: NAB League Girls – Round 6
ROUND 6 of the NAB League Girls competition sees the AFL Women’s Academy players out of sides as they take part in their annual practice matches against Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s sides. It means the round could be a chance for upsets, with the likes of Dandenong Stingrays and Northern Knights among the sides […]
Final Siren Podcast: Episode 6
In a huge episode of Final Siren Podcast, host Matthew Cocks and Draft Central’s Peter Williams and Sophie Taylor chat all things NAB League. This week’s podcast has been split into two; you can listen to the podcasts on the links below or on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Overcast, PocketCasts or RadioPublic. NAB League Girls: […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 3
EASTERN Ranges’ and Sandringham Dragons’ wins over Northern Knights and Oakleigh Chargers have resulted in the teams having the most players in the Draft Central Team of the Week for Round 3. Along with Eastern Ranges and Sandringham Dragons having three players each, seven of the remaining 11 sides have two players each in the […]
Weekend wash-up: SANFL Women’s – Round 7
AS the final few weeks of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season approaches, Norwood and South Adelaide look settled in the top two, while North Adelaide is coming with a bullet. The remaining teams are fighting it out for fourth, with West Adelaide in the prime spot ahead of Glenelg. SOUTH ADELAIDE […]
Team of Week: Academy series – Round 3
IN the second week of the Academy Series, we have put together the Draft Central Academy Series Team of the Week for Round 3, as Sydney and Gold Coast both recorded wins over their cross-state rivals. The Swans have the most players in the 24-player Team of the Week with six, while Gold Coast and […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Girls – Round 5
BENDIGO Pioneers’ impressive win over Gippsland Power has resulted in four players receiving spots in the Draft Central NAB League Girls’ Team of the Week for Round 5. The Pioneers had the most of any club for the round, one more than Geelong Falcons, while a further seven clubs had two players each. The Power, […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 3
FOR the second time in three weeks, an Oakleigh Chargers’ dynamo was recognised as the Draft Central Player of the Week. Potential number one pick, Matt Rowell won the Facebook vote against Tasmania Devils’ Mitch O’Neill after both players had terrific games over the weekend. Rowell joins teammate, Noah Anderson and Eastern Ranges’ Mitch Mellis […]
NAB League Girls Round 5 wash-up: Western claims first win as Geelong and Northern remain undefeated
WITH the end of the season quickly approaching Round 5 brought plenty of action with both Geelong Falcons and Northern Knights remaining undefeated. The Bendigo Pioneers also stamped their authority on the competition with a 62-point win to keep them in the hunt for a finals spot. Western Jets 6.7 (43) defeated Greater Western Victoria […]
Draft Central Rising Star: NAB League Girls – Round 5
A FIVE-goal haul in windy conditions up at Epsom Huntly Reserve in Bendigo has earned 17-year-old Elizabeth Snell our NAB League Girls Rising Star of the Week for Round 5. Snell was everywhere on the weekend, booting the only two goals of the first half before finishing with three more in the second half. She […]
Weekend preview: SANFL Women’s – Round 7
WITH a month to go in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, things are heating up in terms of ladder positions and finals ramifications. Norwood is one win away from consolidating a finals spot this season, although they will not want to rest on their laurels with South Adelaide right behind them […]
