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How the Southern Power continue to grow women’s footy in Sydney
THE Southern Power boast a strong women’s football program that they have been building every year since their inaugural season in 2010. The Power are from the Sutherland Shire and they play in AFL Sydney’s competition. They have focused on their youth program in recent years, which now has three teams, while they also have […]
2021 WAFL Week 1 Finals preview: Hunt for premiership glory begins
WITH 18 home-and-away matches done and dusted the best five teams remain in the hunt for Western Australian Football League (WAFL) premiership glory. Minor premiers Subiaco will have a bye in the first week as second-placed South Fremantle and third-placed Claremont face-off, while West Perth hosts Swan Districts in an elimination final. SOUTH FREMANTLE VS […]
Scouting notes: TSL – Three Clarence young guns on show in Prelim Final
CLARENCE were defeated in Sunday’s Preliminary Final against minor premiers Launceston with the Blues proving they were just too strong for the Roos, coming away with a 52-point victory. Draft Central kept a close eye on three of Clarence’s young stars to see how they fared on the big stage. #34 Noah Holmes Holmes rotated […]
State leagues wrap: Two left in Tassie as finals matchups are decided across the country
IT was a massive round of footy action with Launceston booking their place in the TSL Grand Final, Maroochydore setting up a meeting with Labrador in a QAFL preliminary final, and the home-and-away seasons wrapping up in South Australia and Western Australia. We recap all the action and big performances of the round in this […]
State leagues preview: VFL done, and final games loom for some
THE VFL has been officially cancelled but there is still plenty of footy happening in a big weekend across the country. The QAFL and TSL finals continue, while the WAFL and SANFL home-and-away seasons enter their final round. We’ll take you through all the key matches for this weekend. South Australia (SANFL): All five matches […]
2020 AFL Draft standouts: West Coast and St Kilda
AHEAD of the 2021 AFL National Draft, we cast our eyes back 12 months ago to when the newest draftees had their names read out, and what they have accomplished since at the elite level. In the fifth piece of 2020 AFL Draft standouts (first chance at AFL level), we look at the 9th and […]
2020 AFL Draft standouts: Richmond and Fremantle
AHEAD of the 2021 AFL National Draft, we cast our eyes back 12 months ago to when the newest draftees had their names read out, and what they have accomplished since at the elite level. In the fourth piece of 2020 AFL Draft standouts (first chance at AFL level), we look at the 11th and […]
Scouting notes: TSL – Clarence trio standout
CLARENCE will face minor premier Launceston in a Tasmanian State League (TSL) preliminary final battle after they defeated the Tigers 8.12 (60) to 5.9 (39) in the semi-final on Sunday. Draft Central kept a close eye on the three exciting young Clarence players, during the Roos’ 21-point victory. #34 Noah Holmes Holmes was the […]
State leagues preview: Finals have arrived in Tassie and Queensland
IT’S a big weekend ahead with QAFL and TSL finals action happening and plenty up for grabs for teams in the SANFL and WAFL looking to cement places in their upcoming finals campaigns. We’ll take you through all the key matchups to look out for this weekend. South Australia (SANFL): Round 18 action continues […]
2020 AFL Draft standouts: Gold Coast and Adelaide
AHEAD of the 2021 AFL National Draft, we cast our eyes back 12 months ago to when the newest draftees had their names read out, and what they have accomplished since at the elite level. In the second piece of 2020 AFL Draft standouts (first chance at AFL level), we look at the 15th and […]
State leagues wrap: Some seasons are over, others are fighting for finals glory
IT was another week without VFL and QAFL action, but there were still plenty of big performances and exciting finishes across the SANFL, final round of the TSL, and the WAFL. We take a look at everything that happened in this week’s state league wrap. South Australia (SANFL): There were just two games of […]
One for all and all for one: Hawks set to join AFLW
HAWTHORN will compete in the AFL Women’s for the first time in the 2022/23 season after their license was granted by the AFL. They will join Port Adelaide, Sydney, and Essendon as the final four clubs to enter the AFLW for the start of season seven, meaning the now 18-club competition is in line with […]