Player focus: Isaac Quaynor
THE Oakleigh Chargers kick started season 2018 with a huge 50-point thumping of the Eastern Ranges in the wet at Skybus Stadium on Saturday. Matt Balmer looks in depth at one of their possible draftees. Isaac Quaynor is an athletic 180cm rebounding defender who showed great improvement in the latter half of the 2017 TAC Cup […]
AFL Draft Central Team of the Year: AFLW
SEASON 2018 in the AFLW has seen consistent players back up their efforts in the inaugural AFLW season, such as Daisy Pearce and Chelsea Randall. It has also unearthed some brilliant young players, such as NAB Rising Star Chloe Molloy and Dogs gun, Libby Birch. The dominance of the Western Bulldogs in season 2018 was […]
Queensland weekly wrap: AFLW Lions fall short; former Roos skipper swallowed up in mini-draft
It has been a heartbreaking week for Brisbane Lions fans as they saw their women’s side fall agonisingly short in the AFLW grand final, while their AFL counterparts lost their season opener at the hands of St Kilda. Meanwhile, the NEAFL/QAFL mini-draft highlighted a busy week elsewhere. AFLW Grand Final | Brisbane Lions vs. Western […]
Bulldogs dominate AFLW Awards
SOME of the league’s most aggressive football players rolled up to the AFLW Awards almost unrecognisable. Hair done, tanned and frocked up, the players were recognised following the conclusion of a memorable AFLW season. The Western Bulldogs were the big winners on the night, taking home plenty of awards after their inaugural AFLW premiership. AFLW […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup Girls – Round 3
AN AFL Draft Central Team of the Week first occurred in round three with four players from one side making the best 22 for the competition on the weekend. The Northern Knights had a season-high four nominees in our Team of the Week, with forward Alyssa Bannan and ruck Gabby Newton making the team for […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 1
AFTER the action-packed first round of TAC Cup action, it is hard to reduce the best players from the round down into a single best 22. But that is what we will be doing each week to create the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week. Every team earned a representative in the […]
Western Australia weekly wrap: Records broken for Optus Stadium AFL debut
WEST Australian football hit the big-time this week as West Coast and Sydney clashed in front of a record crowd in the final game of the AFL’s opening round. The Western Australian Football League (WAFL) season is also set to get underway, as preseason fixtures concluded this weekend. Record Crowd for WA Football Western Australia […]
Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup Girls – Round 3
THE Calder Cannons and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels both enjoyed their first wins of the season in round three. They were joined by the Falcons, Knights and Ranges, who all enjoyed victories to keep their undefeated streaks alive. For the Bushrangers, they still remain undefeated, but dropped two points in a draw against Gippsland, […]
Stars to shine at AFLW Awards night
AFLW 2.0 saw a new crop of players rise to the surface and put on some wonderful displays. Meanwhile the superstars of last year’s inaugural competition got straight down to business and had consistent performances throughout this year’s season. The AFLW Awards comprise of eight categories, with some categories having predetermined results, such as the […]
Scouting notes: AFLW – Grand Final
THE AFLW grand final lived up to expectations, with a close encounter deciding who was to be crowned the 2018 AFLW Premiers. The Western Bulldogs prevailed in the wet, but Brisbane matched it up to them all game, going down by just six points. Former Calder Cannon, Monique Conti was the star of the day, […]
