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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 […]

2017 AFL Draft National Combine top 10s
THE 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine is over and there is now just 47 days for clubs to finalise their draft boards before the 2017 NAB AFL Draft. 2017 NAB AFL Draft Combine top performers Goalkicking test (score out of 30) Jordan Houlahan – 30 Angus Schumacher – 30 Jackson Ross – 30 Ben Miller […]

2017 AFL Draft Combine: Day 4 results
SMALL forward Dylan Moore was the top performer on day four of the 2017 National AFL Draft Combine. The Eastern Ranges’ product took out the 2km time trial in an impressive time of six minutes and nine seconds, just three seconds overall clear of Bendigo Pioneers’ Lochie O’Brien and four seconds clear of Geelong Falcons’ […]

Talent on show at inaugural AFLW combine
THE inaugural NAB AFL Women’s Draft Combine has been completed, with a strong contingent of players taking part in the testing at Etihad Stadium. While possible number one pick Chloe Molloy sat out the testing due to injury, fellow TAC Cup best and fairest winner Bridie Kennedy shone on the big stage. She topped the […]

2017 AFL Draft Combine: Day 3 results
AGILE tall Aiden Bonar and exciting West Australian Kyron Hayden were among the top performers on day three of the 2017 National AFL Draft Combine. Players were subjected to a busy day of testing, with the jumps, sprints and agility events held in the morning. The inaugural Yo-Yo test was run in the afternoon, before […]

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 […]