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2017 AFL Draft Combine: Day 2 results

DAY TWO of the 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine saw players put under the spotlight with medical screenings in front of all 18 AFL club medical staff, as well as interviews with media and AFL clubs. Wednesday night saw players undertake the kicking and goal kicking tests with the following players scoring well. Vision of […]

Inside the 2017 AFL Draft combine

THE 2017 AFL Draft Combine for both the brightest male and female athletes kicks off today. The AFLW combine will be held at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday, ahead of the NAB AFLW Draft on October 18 – while the AFL National Combine will run from Tuesday to Friday. 85 male players have been […]

Scouting notes: 2017 NAB AFL Under 17 All Stars game

POSSIBLE 2018 top five pick Izak Rankine was the clear standout in Friday’s Under 17s NAB AFL All Stars game held at Simonds Stadium. In the second year of the AFLs annual showcase, the contest pitted the best 50 2018 draft eligible prospects against each other, split into two sides named after former Geelong great […]

2017 TAC Cup Scouting notes: Finals week 2

THE SECOND week of TAC Cup Finals have been run and won, with Geelong Falcons and Sandringham Dragons progressing to Sunday’s TAC Cup Grand Final at Etihad Stadium You can re-watch both TAC Cup Preliminary Finals games here. Read Matt Balmer’s scouting notes from the finals below, focusing on some of the better players on the […]

SANFL and TAC Cup Finals: Live streaming links

FINALS footy in the TAC Cup continues on Sunday and you can watch every second of the games live on YouTube. Called by the TAC Cup Radio team, led by Phillip Crooks and Rick Morris – they’ll be at every finals game so you don’t miss out on seeing Victoria’s best players fight it out […]

Victorian bottom-agers flying under the radar

WITH the announcement of the NAB AFL Under 17 All-Stars squads and the NAB AFL Academy Level Two squads imminent, we look at 12 Victorian players flying under the radar in their bottom age year. Thomas Berry (GWV Rebels/Vic Country) Berry was captain of the Vic Country Under 16 side last year and this year […]

2017 TAC Cup Scouting notes: Finals week 1

THE FIRST week of TAC Cup Finals have been run and won, with Oakleigh, Dandenong, Geelong and Sandringham progressing to next Sunday’s Preliminary Finals at Simonds Stadium. You can re-watch all four TAC Cup Finals games here. Read Matt Balmer and Peter Williams’ scouting notes from all four finals below, focusing on some of the better […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 18

THE final round of the TAC Cup season was completed on the weekend – with the all important finals series kicking off at Victoria Park this Saturday. We had our scouts watching all six games in Round 18, read their notes below. GWV Rebels vs. Bendigo Pioneers (Peter Williams) GWV Rebels: #1 Dale Cox – Arguably […]

2017 Indicative draft order post Round 23

FOLLOWING the final round of the home and away season, the 2017 draft order has been partially locked in leading into the 2017 AFL finals series. The Brisbane Lions currently hold the No.1 pick after finishing 18th – with Victorian midfielders Adam Cerra, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Paddy Dow and Cameron Rayner the four most likely contenders […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 17

ROUND 17 of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend, with the top eight sides breaking away from the rest. We had scouts watching three of the games, read their notes below. Sandringham Dragons vs. Dandenong Stingrays (Matt Balmer) Sandringham Dragons: #5 Seb Williams – Williams was able to find the ball in the attacking […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 16

ROUND 16 of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend – with all teams at full strength following the conclusion of school football. We had scouts watching all six games, read their notes below. Northern Knights vs. Western Jets (Michael Alvaro) Northern Knights: #2 Mitchell Andrews – Put on the long sleeves in the second […]

TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 15

ROUND 15 of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend and there were a number of close contests. We had scouts watching three of the games – read their notes below. Dandenong Stingrays vs. Bendigo Pioneers (Brandon Hutchinson) Dandenong Stingrays: #2 Hunter Clark – It should not be a surprise to anyone to again see […]

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