Q&A: Jackson Cardillo (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last week, we head back to the pre-season a few weeks earlier where we chatted to a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Calder Cannons’ Jackson Cardillo at the NAB League Fitness […]
Classic Contests: Performance fit for a King helps Dragons roar
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back in a new series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest it is a clash between sides who would have played last Sunday week ago if the NAB League Boys competition was on, and we travel back in […]
Improvement and consistency the key for Gay
CLAYTON Gay has played at both ends and showed off his natural footballing ability as a bottom-ager in 2019. Now in his top-age year, the Dandenong Stingrays utility has his sights set on just improving and building consistent form throughout the season. While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has at the very least delayed […]
Classic Contests: Gippsland Power survives two-point thriller as three future stars debut
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back in a new series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest, we travel back in time to a thrilling clash at Frankston where three future AFL talents made their debuts in Gippsland Power’s two-point win over Dandenong Stingrays […]
Gadsby eyes off role change in 2020
EXCITED about what 2020 held in store for his team the Geelong Falcons, Noah Gadsby was ready for a big season a few weeks ago. Fast forward and the COVID-19 pandemic might have put a massive dent in the hopes of every AFL Draft hopeful – and the season itself – but rest assured that […]
Laurie uses bottom-age year as experience
OAKLEIGH Chargers’ Bailey Laurie might be in a similar position to every other aspiring AFL footballer out there given the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment, but the Vic Metro hub member is thankful for his bottom-age year. Despite the season being delayed for 2020 thus far and uncertain if and when it might recommence, Laurie […]
Q&A: Jake Bowey (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last week, we head back to the pre-season a few weeks earlier where we chatted to a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Peter Williams chatted with Sandringham’s Jake Bowey at the NAB League Fitness Testing […]
Chirgwin returns home, hopes for clean run
ONE of the more unlucky players not to have his name read out at the 2019 AFL Drafts was Darcy Chirgwin whose run with injuries over the past couple of years has been frustrating, but one he hopes to turn around in 2020. The former Sandringham Dragons player – who moved to take up his […]
Treacy eyes more time up field
BENDIGO Pioneers’ tall, Josh Treacy is eyeing off more time up the ground – when he can finally get onto it. First it was a hamstring strain that occurred in a preseason practice match forcing the forward out of testing at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted by Rookie Me, and then it was […]
Time off could help Angwin achieve off-field goals
FOR many players, improvement could come from plenty of match fitness and repetition, but for players like Gippsland Power’s Ryan Angwin, there are plenty of positives to take from extended time out of the game. Angwin, like anyone else would be shattered at the fact he and his teammates cannot run out in the NAB […]
