WAFL League Weekly Wrap: Round 6 – O’Driscoll seals Demons’ Pyke Cup triumph
IN Round 6 of the Optus WAFL League competition, there was a host of great individual and team performances alike. This round saw East Perth 9.9 (63) beat Subiaco 7.12 (54), Perth 11.4 (70) defeat Claremont 7.11 (53), Swan Districts 9.8 (62) win against Peel Thunder 4.9 (33), and West Perth 8.11 (59) overcome East […]
QAFL Women’s weekend wrap: Round 10 – Roos book top five spot with crucial win
MAROOCHYDORE has locked up a top five finals spot with a narrow nine-point win over University of Queensland, whilst leaving the door ajar for Wilston Grange to pounce in the final two rounds. In the eight-team Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition, six sides will make finals, and they looked to be secured unless […]
WAFL Colts Round 6 MOTR: Claremont vs. Perth
THIS week’s WAFL Colts match of the round was played between Claremont and Perth, with the Tigers continuing their unblemished premiership defence. Draft Central’s West Australian correspondent Lenny Fogliani was on hand to deliver a match report, and scouting notes on the most outstanding players throughout the clash. >> SCROLL for scouting notes — MATCH […]
Scouting notes and match wraps: TSL – Round 7
NORTH Launceston maintained its strong performance this season with a commanding victory over Glenorchy in the Tasmanian State League (TSL) competition, while Lauderdale and Clarence both grabbed important wins over Tigers and North Hobart respectively. TIGERS vs. LAUDERDALE By: Fraser Stewart Lauderdale continued their winning ways after defeating a Tigers side that never really got […]
WAFL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 6 – Sharks circle finals with eight-point triumph over wounded Lions
EAST Fremantle has kept its hopes of a West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s three-peat alive with another narrow win in Round 6 of the competition, this time over a previously undefeated Subiaco outfit. The Lions almost looked destined to go through the regular season undefeated – not that they had not been pushed by […]
Young gun focus: SANFL Round 9 wrap
WITH young guns impressing at state league level around the nation, we narrow our focus for this week’s South Australian National Football League (SANFL) wrap to the performances of youth throughout all three grades. There is plenty to unpack in our first altered edition, with a late change seeing West Adelaide blood its latest League […]
TSL Women’s weekend review: Round 6 – Blues and Magpies run away with strong wins
TOP three sides, Launceston and Glenorchy came away with victories in Round 6 of the Tasmanian State League (TSL) Women’s against the bottom two sides as the competition crossed the midway point of the season. The top of the table Launceston was too good for last placed Tigers, winning by 53 points, while third placed […]
Roosters crow to win memorable first SANFL Women’s flag
NORTH Adelaide has completed an unblemished season to win the 2020 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s premiership in an epic contest against back-to-back premiers, South Adelaide. In what was truly a fitting grand final, the Roosters held off a late Panthers charge and made the most of their chances in front of goal […]
2020 SANFL Women’s Grand Final preview: North Adelaide vs. South Adelaide
TWELVE months ago – or more accurately 16 months ago given the COVID-19 pandemic postponement – South Adelaide and North Adelaide faced off in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s decider. Fast forward to 2020 and the same two sides oppose each other to determine this year’s premier in South Australia’s top women’s […]
Out to impress: WAFL Round 6 preview
YOUNG talent continues to turn heads at state league level around the nation, and it has been no different across all three WAFL grades upon the competition’s resumption in 2020. As we roll into Round 6, Draft Central continues its new weekly preview format, highlighting some of the best up-and-comers who will be out to […]