Scalps continue to mount for unassuming Appleby
IN a football landscape where statistics often dominate the headlines, outstanding performances without the ball can often be forgotten. While much of this weekend’s TAC Cup action surrounded the likes of star-studded performances from top 10 picks Paddy Dow, Cam Rayner and Jarrod Brander, there was an unassuming defender who, for the third week in […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 16
ROUND 16 of the TAC Cup was completed over the weekend – with all teams at full strength following the conclusion of school football. We had scouts watching all six games, read their notes below. Northern Knights vs. Western Jets (Michael Alvaro) Northern Knights: #2 Mitchell Andrews – Put on the long sleeves in the second […]
Victorian school football update August edition
WE ARE at the end of the season in the APS and AGSV Victorian school boy football competition and Matt Balmer delves deeper into which prospects have stood out in the last few rounds after the school holidays. The annual APS v AGSV game was held on Saturday, with the APS running out 38-point winners. […]
Scouting notes: Herald Sun Shield Grand Final
ST BERNARD’S College have won the Herald Sun Shield, with a 16-point victory over St Patrick’s College at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday. In appalling first half conditions, both teams could only muster a goal each – with the wet conditions making for a sloppy first half. The sun came out in the second half and […]
SANFL Round 16 Draft Prospects update
AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent David Chapman cast his eyes over the top young prospects coming up through the SANFL, Reserves, Under 18s and local school football competitions. On the weekend, round 16 of the SANFL took place with school football continuing. We look at the top performances from the weekend: League: Adelaide father-son prospect Jackson […]
Scouting notes: Vic Metro v Vic Country U17 Futures
VIC Country Under 17s defeated Vic Metro Under 17s by 59-points at Ikon Park on Sunday. Michael Alvaro was there watching the TAC Cup Futures teams, with players eligible for the 2018 draft playing. Vic Metro’s Bailey Griffiths was the sole overager in the game and has been invited to the State Combine to be […]
Scouting notes: APS v AGSV schoolboy match
The APS made it seven-in-a-row with 38-point victory over the AGSV out at Carey Grammar on Saturday. The annual Victorian school boys representative game has seen players such as Jayden Hunt (2013), Brayden Sier (2015) and Oliver Hanrahan (2016) push their names into consideration to be drafted – with Hunt and Hanrahan bypassing the Under […]
SANFL Round 15 Part 2 Draft Prospects update
AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent David Chapman cast his eyes over the top young prospects coming up through the SANFL, Reserves, Under 18s and local school football competitions. An extended Round 15 SANFL continued with limited league and reserves games as well as school football, but no under 18s. So we look at the top performances across […]
Draft dream not over for 2017 state combine nominees
THE draft dream is not over to the 2017 state combine nominees after the AFL today released the list of 96 players from around the country nominated by AFL clubs to attend the 2017 State Combine. 83 PLAYERS INVITED TO THE 2017 NATIONAL AFL DRAFT COMBINE Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia will each run […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft August Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. You can read Matt Balmer‘s July edition of his Power Rankings here: Victorian school football is done and dusted for another year and in a fortnight the TAC Cup will be at full […]
