Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Round 3
ANOTHER blockbuster weekend of NAB League footy saw the best of the best stake their claims as the next big things, with one particular game showcasing some enormous talent to come. With scouts eyeing all nine games across the round, these are our individual, opinion-based thoughts on the players identified as standouts by respective talent […]
Team of Week: Academy series – Round 3
IN the second week of the Academy Series, we have put together the Draft Central Academy Series Team of the Week for Round 3, as Sydney and Gold Coast both recorded wins over their cross-state rivals. The Swans have the most players in the 24-player Team of the Week with six, while Gold Coast and […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 3
FOR the second time in three weeks, an Oakleigh Chargers’ dynamo was recognised as the Draft Central Player of the Week. Potential number one pick, Matt Rowell won the Facebook vote against Tasmania Devils’ Mitch O’Neill after both players had terrific games over the weekend. Rowell joins teammate, Noah Anderson and Eastern Ranges’ Mitch Mellis […]
NAB League Boys Round 3 wash-up: Academy derbies headline action-packed weekend
AN ACADEMY derby double led an exciting round of NAB League action, with a Saturday Metro double-header and Sunday Country triple-header producing some ripping contests between the established sides – including a high-scoring draw and top-of-the-table clash. NORTHERN KNIGHTS 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 (21)EASTERN RANGES 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.14 | 13.18 […]
Weekend preview: NAB League Boys – Round 3
WITH a landmark Round 2 come and gone, Round 3’s set of fixtures delivers another nine games and another nine opportunities to observe the best talent from across the nation as the Northern Academies and Tasmania settle into NAB League proceedings. With a Sandringham double-header on Saturday and Bendigo triple-header on Sunday, settle in for […]
Team selection: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IN Round 2 of the NAB League Boys competition, Northern Knights have rolled the dice at the selection table with at least seven changes, while their opponents, Eastern Ranges have gone in unchanged with just three added inclusions to the team that easily accounted for the Western Jets last week. Among the key inclusions for […]
Final Siren Podcast: Episode 5
In a huge episode of Final Siren Podcast, host Matthew Cocks and Draft Central’s Peter Williams and Sophie Taylor chat all things NAB League and this week’s podcast includes: Interviews with: * Bendigo Pioneers midfielder Brooke Hards * Sandringham Dragons forward/ruck Riley Bowman * Oakleigh Chargers midfielder Noah Anderson Other features: * Analysed Bendigo Pioneers’ […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IT might be said every week but last round’s NAB League Boys action was by far the hardest to reduce a Team of the Week to just 24 players. After initial viewing, there were 32 players who on most weeks would make the Draft Central Team of the Week, but with a thirteenth team added […]
Team of the Week: Academy sides – Round 2
IN a special edition of Draft Central’s Team of the Week, we have devised a team featuring the five academies that joined the NAB League Boys competition on the weekend, and will continue with Teams of the Week for the remaining four weeks while they are in the competition. Tasmania while also joining the competition, […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IN a round with plenty of high possession winners, Eastern Ranges’ Mitch Mellis has earned the nomination for Draft Central Player of the Week for Round 2 in the NAB League Boys. Mellis won the Facebook poll against Sydney Swans Academy player, Errol Gulden who had an equally impressive game over the weekend. Mellis joins […]
