Stats Central: Damaging duo omissions cause headaches
THERE are plenty of valuable players at TAC Cup level to their teams, but on the inside, few would be more sorely missed than Western Jets stars Cam Rayner and Lachlan Fogarty. They are creating talk around draft circles as likely first round picks – if not in the top 10 potentially, but while they were […]
Calder flies high in successful inaugural TAC Cup Girls season
CALDER Cannons fired the first blow of the TAC Cup Girls’ competition, taking out in the inaugural premiership after going through the season undefeated. In the shorter season which has been earmarked to extend in future years to match that of the boys, the Cannons won all five matches with an ultra-impressive percentage of 412.75 […]
Level One NAB AFL Academy to play NZ Hawks
THE Australian Under 17 team as part of the NAB AFL Academy will return to New Zealand shores to take on the senior NZ Hawks national side in a one off game at Westpac Stadium on Monday the 24th of April. Led by AFL National Talent Manager Kevin “Shifter” Sheehan and AFL Academy coach Luke Power, […]
Who are the contenders for the number one pick?
WE’RE a month into the season and yet we are no closer to having a clear best player in the 2017 draft pool. This time last year Andrew McGrath wasn’t on the radar as a possible number one draft pick, however with a thinner draft pool this year it would be unlikely to see someone bolt as high […]
SANFL Round 2 draft prospects update
With round two of the SANFL Competition continuing over the weekend, 2017 South Australian draft talent was on show at League, Reserves and U18 Level. We take a look at who the top performers were across the grades: League: Alex Martini (Glenelg) made a solid contribution to his teams 61-point demolition of Sturt, finishing the day with 17 […]
Food and friends
Most people who know me know that I’m pretty obsessed with food, like I probably talk about food 80% of the time. A lot of the time you can find me at my local café hanging with friends and eating food. Whenever I’m having a bad day (because really, we all have them) the one […]
Scouting notes: AFL Academy vs. Northern Blues
THE AFL Academy suffered a 75-point loss at Etihad Stadium against the Northern Blues on Saturday afternoon. #2 Cameron Rayner – Started the game on fire with a great mark in defensive 50. Set the tone early and was easily one of the better players in the first half. Booted an outstanding goal off a few […]
Player focus: Andrew Brayshaw
REIGNING premiers Sandringham Dragons have started the season in tip-top shape without a loss from their opening three games, coming off a big 64-point win over Western Jets on Saturday. Matt Balmer looks in depth at one of their most important midfield cogs. Andrew Brayshaw is one of the few players who was part of the 2016 TAC Cup […]
Crowden, Murphy lead top performers in SANFL
With round one of the SANFL Competition beginning last weekend, 2017 draft talent was on show at League, Reserves and U18 Level. We take a look at who the top performers were across the grades: LEAGUE Mitch Crowden (Sturt) and Alex Martini (Glenelg) debuted against AFL reserves sides. In Sturt’s two-point loss to the Crows, […]
Division Two Round 3 Wrap
The newly formatted Under 18 Academy Series continued over the weekend, despite the AFL Academy game going ahead meaning some teams were under strength. The series will take a break over the next two weekends, returning back on April 29th. (The postponed match between Brisbane Lions and Tasmania will be played on April 22nd) Despite being undermanned, the […]
