South Australia weekly wrap: National Championships countdown
WITH the National AFL Under 18 Championships kicking off this week, South Australia’s Under 18s side had a victory over West Adelaide Reserves, while other prospects stood out across the three levels of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). SA UNDER 18 Things are getting serious now for our Under 18 SA hopefuls with […]
Crunching the numbers: VFLW – Round 4
WITH so many talented TAC Cup Girls making the transition to the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s, this week’s number crunching will look at 10 top-age prospects who had an impact for their sides at senior level. 1 Madison Prespakis (Calder Cannons -> Melbourne University)23 disposals (70 per cent efficiency), five marks, five tackles It is […]
Vic Metro finalises squad for National U18 Championships
OAKLEIGH Chargers and Sandringham Dragons make up more than half of the finalised Vic Metro side heading to the National Under 18 Championships next month. The Chargers had 10 players included in the squad, with the Dragons just one shy with a total of nine members to don the ‘Big V’. Western Jets managed six […]
NSW/ACT weekly wrap: Under 16s squad selected; Top-agers impress at Ikon
IN the past week, AFL NSW/ACT announced its Under 16s side for the National AFL Under 16 Championships, while a number of top-age prospects impressed against Victoria in two trial games. Under 16s squad selection: NSW/ACT’s side for the National Under 16 Championships features 25 players – 14 from the Sydney Swans Academy and 11 […]
National U18 Championships preview: Western Australia
WESTERN Australia was the surprise packet in last year’s National AFL Under 18 Championships, with some pundits expecting them to finish last, or at least fourth, in division one. Instead, the Sandgropers stood up to their critics with a resounding series, taking it up to all the sides and only dropping one game – to […]
Mid-Season Team of the Year: TAC Cup
SEVEN rounds down in the TAC Cup and during the week off, we at AFL Draft Central have come up with our TAC Cup Mid-Season Team of the Year, comprised of those players with the most nominations from AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week‘s so far this season. Looking at the nominations, there […]
Team of the Week: VFLW – Round 4
NT Thunder and the Southern Saints had massive wins over the weekend. This coincided in each side dominating the Team of the Week, with seven representatives between them. Saint, Alison Drennan seems to do no wrong in the midfield, while NT’s Jessica Sedunary was a standout up forward. Richmond, Casey and the Western Bulldogs all […]
Queensland weekly wrap: Queenslanders excite in trial games
THIS weekend was all about the kids, as plenty of talented Queensland prospects put their hand up to be named in the final Allies squad in their hit-outs against the Victorian sides. Meanwhile at the elite level, the Lions just fell short in tough conditions against the might of the Swans. Queenslanders impress in trial […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
THE TAC Cup Girls is finished and the TAC Cup had a development weekend, but that did not stop plenty of young stars shining at various levels, with plenty of memorable moments from the weekend. TAC Cup Girls star on VFLW stage It was the first round where we saw wholesale changes to the Victorian […]
Season reviews: TAC Cup Girls – Calder Cannons
THE 2017 TAC Cup Girls premiers may not have had the season they expected in 2018, but there were still some individual highlights with players like Madison Prespakis and Georgia Patrikios playing some great football throughout the year. Despite only two wins, the Cannons fought hard in many encounters, and lost by less than 10 […]
