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Scouting notes: TAC Cup Girls- Round 9

THE 2018 TAC Cup Girls grand final has been set. The Northern Knights successfully defeated Murray Bushrangers in the first game of the day, booking themselves a grand final spot against the Falcons. But the other games throughout the day at Craigieburn were no less entertaining!    Northern Knights vs. Murray Bushrangers  By: Julia Montesano […]

Scouting notes: Tasmania vs. Sydney Swans Academy

TASMANIA has claimed the Under 18 Academy Series title after a dominant first term against Sydney Swans Academy set the Mariners up for a 32-point win. Tasmania booted six goals to one in the opening term and proved too good for the Swans, holding on for victory. We were there to capture the action and […]

Scouting notes: Northern Territory vs. Sydney Swans Academy

IN the third round of the Under 18 Academy Series, we visited the Top End, where we witnessed the Sydney Swans Academy minus Nick Blakey, defeat the Northern Territory by 29 points. Here are some of the top players from the game in our scouting notes. NORTHERN TERRITORY       1.4       1.7       5.10     8.13 (61)SYDNEY SWANS […]

Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 5

IT was another big weekend of TAC Cup footy with some stunning last quarter fight-backs. As with last week, we narrowed our focused to those players named in the initial Vic Metro and Vic Country squads. We had scouts watching all six games this weekend and here are some of the notes below. — Sandringham […]

Scouting notes: Under 18 Academy Series – Round 2

ROUND TWO of the Under 18 Academy Series saw some of the best talent in the 2018 draft pool standout. Sydney Swans, Brisbane Lions and Tasmania were the winners with our scouts watching two of the games over the weekend.  BLAKEY & THOMAS STAR IN WEEK TWO OF U18 ACADEMY SERIES — Sydney Swans Academy […]

Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 4

AFTER a one-week hiatus due to the TAC Cup’s first development weekend of the season, the TAC Cup returned with some big individual bags of goals from the key forwards and a nail-biting draw between Gippsland Power and Northern Knights.  We had scouts watching four of the games this weekend, with a narrowed focus on […]

Scouting notes: Under 18 Academy Series – Round 1

IT was an entertaining first round of the Under 18 Academy Series, with the GWS GIANTS, Sydney Swans and Tasmania getting victories. We were at Blacktown to witness the triple header at Blacktown, with Tasmania defeating Gold Coast, the GIANTS defeating Northern Territory by 48 points, and the Swans getting up in a 49-point victory over […]

Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 3

IT was another big weekend of TAC Cup football, with the Dandenong Stingrays and Sandringham Dragons continuing their undefeated streaks.  With some teams missing their best players due to the AFL Academy’s clash against North Melbourne VFL, it allowed for others to step up and make an impact in their absence. MATCH REPORT: AFL Academy […]

Draft Week Podcast

AFL Draft Central’s Matt Balmer & Peter Williams come together a week out from the draft, giving all the latest whispers and who clubs may target next Friday.

AFL Draft whispers – November 2017

With just 12 days until the 2017 NAB AFL Draft – our team have been working the phones and compiling the latest rumours ahead of the draft on Friday week. Have you got a whisper? Or know more? – Direct Message us on Facebook, Twitter or leave an anonymous post below. Want to know more […]

Draft Pool launched ahead of 2017 National Draft

AFL Draft Central is pleased to announce the launch of its first ever “Draft Pool”. The Draft Pool is located on the first tab of the home page and displays all the profiles on the National Combine invitees. To head to the Draft Pool, click here. You might notice that some are completed while others […]

South Australians fly at recent state combine

Last weekend the AFL came to town with 21 hopefuls and “a recovered from rolling his ankle” Harrison Petty arriving for the combine at Prince Alfred College. Of the 22, four were unable to do the testing due to injury. The 20-metre sprint was up first and the South Australian boys flew, with five getting […]

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