2021 NAB League: Round 4 – Debuts galore as Academies, bottom-agers roll through
AFTER a month-long hiatus, the NAB League returns on Saturday morning as five Northern Academies are welcomed to the fold. The Queensland academies – Brisbane and Gold Coast – will face Northern Knights and Dandenong Stingrays respectively in a Preston double-header, while the NSW academies – GWS and Sydney – take on Geelong Falcons and […]
Morphett’s football journey all about enjoyment
EVERYONE has different reasons and motivations for playing sports. Whether it’s to be the best in the world or to keep fit, we all have the one thing that drives us to keep going. For Murray Bushrangers ruck Ally Morphett, it’s a simple solution; to enjoy the sport she has excelled at. “I’m just trying […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Year
GRAND finalists Geelong Falcons and Oakleigh Chargers, and losing preliminary finalists Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels have led the way with the 2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Year. The trio have combined for 11 players in our 24-player side, with other losing preliminary finalist Eastern Ranges, as well as finalists Tasmania […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Year squad
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the 2021 NAB League Girls season, Draft Central has named its extended 48-player squad for its Team of the Year. The 48 players are comprised of those NAB League Girls talents who compiled the most Team of the Week nominations throughout the season, with three or more nominations earning automatic selection […]
2021 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 9
IT was as if the competition saved its best until last, with the Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week for Round 9 being the toughest one yet. Without a doubt, cutting the shortlist from 34 names was a difficult one, and even then, the individual midfield performances – and high-scoring goal efforts […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 9
IN a Draft Central first, the evenness of the voting between Tasmania Devils’ Perri King and Murray Bushrangers’ Keeley Skepper in our Facebook group (within one per cent fluctuation), has meant that the two players become the first shared NAB League Girls Player of the Week nominations. Both had outstanding games in their own right […]
NAB League Girls Round 9 preview: Final round to determine post-season order
THE FINAL round of NAB League Girls action gets underway over the weekend with six games played across Saturday, and a standalone Anzac Day fixture on Sunday. With the eight teams already locked in for finals – and only the ladder order able to change – it means a number of contests have important outcomes, […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 3
DESPITE some teams getting on the end of losses against their opponents, they still featured a number of standout individuals for Round 3, as the Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week was announced. The big winners in Northern Knights led the way with four players, whilst narrow loser Geelong Falcons had three. […]
2021 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 3
THERE were some big first halves and one-sided results, as well as the odd comeback in what was an entertaining round of NAB League Boys action. TASMANIA DEVILS 11.11 (77) defeated EASTERN RANGES 7.8 (50) IN A SENTENCE: The Devils piled on eight goals to one in the opening half to completely dominate the Ranges […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 2
THREE sides have earned a trio of players in our Draft Central NAB League Boys Team of the Week for Round 2. Winners Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons, as well as narrow losers Northern Knights, have all earned players in our team for the second round. Most sides had two representatives, with Bendigo Pioneers and […]
