Marquee Matchups: Connor Downie vs. Luke Edwards
DESPITE remaining in the unknown of football’s temporary absence, Draft Central is set to ramp up its draft analysis with another new prospect-focussed series, Marquee Matchups. We take a look at some of the high-end head-to-head battles which look likely to take place should the class of 2020 take the field, comparing pairs of draft hopefuls to help […]
NAB League Boys 2019 Throwback: Round 10 – Stingrays finally beaten, Ranges go top
ROUND 10 of last year’s NAB League saw Dandenong’s seven-game unbeaten run come to an empathic end, as Eastern produced one of the more remarkable performances of the season to jump into top spot. For the second round running, all bar one of the Victorian Metro sides secured wins while Murray was the lone Country […]
AFL Draft Watch: Sam Berry (Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
IN the build up to football eventually returning, Draft Central takes a look at some of this year’s brightest names who have already represented their state at Under 17 or Under 18s level in 2019. While plenty can change between now and then, we will provide a bit of an insight into players, how they performed […]
Q&A: Campbell Chesser (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Country)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Sandringham Dragons’ Campbell Chesser at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted […]
Classic Contests: Pioneers pip wasteful Chargers at the death
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 look at one of the would-have-been Round 9 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Oakleigh Chargers and Bendigo Pioneers. In this edition, we […]
Marquee Matchups: Jake Bowey vs. Errol Gulden
DESPITE remaining in the unknown of football’s temporary absence, Draft Central is set to ramp up its draft analysis with another new prospect-focussed series, Marquee Matchups. We take a look at some of the high-end head-to-head battles which look likely to take place should the class of 2020 take the field, comparing pairs of draft hopefuls to help […]
Gippsland Power Player of the AFL Era: Vote for yours via our Instagram
GIPPSLAND POWER are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The Geelong Falcons All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Gary Ablett Jnr announced as the winner and captain of the Falcons’ All-Star side. Gippsland Power has some serious top-end quality […]
Draft Central All-Star Teams: Geelong Falcons
GEELONG FALCONS’ All-Star side is up there with the very best in the country. With stars across every line, the starting 22 features 15 players of whom have at least won a best and fairest or made the All-Australian team. In fact, only three players in the entire team do not have a personal accolade […]
Q&A: Sam Tucker (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Oakleigh Chargers’ Sam Tucker at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted […]
Classic Contests: Ranges raid Launceston in split fixture
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 look at one of the would-have-been Round 9 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Tasmania Devils and Eastern Ranges. In this edition, we […]