All-Star Team of the AFL Draft Era: Which club is the best of the best?
EVERY year, a new crop of AFL Draft talents rise up and make waves at AFL level. Some clubs such as Calder Cannons and Geelong Falcons are referred to as ‘footy factories’. Others are less well known, but nonetheless vital in providing players with their start to the AFL. Over the past couple of months, […]
Draft Central All-Star Team: Woodville-West Torrens Eagles
WOODVILLE-WEST Torrens Eagles are the final team in our All-Star Team of the AFL Draft era. The Eagles have a strong spine and plenty of speedy types as well as those who can hit the scoreboard regularly. THE TEAM: Matthew Pavlich, Michael Long, Brian Lake and Scott Camporeale are the headline acts in what is […]
Out to impress: SANFL Round 10 preview
HEADING into South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Round 10, Draft Central brings to you a new weekly preview format, highlighting some of the best up-and-comers who will be out to impress with each passing game. In our first edition, we zone in on the talented youngsters taking the field across all three major divisions. […]
Caught the Eye: 2020 SANFL – Round 9
THE TOP junior prospects from South Australia rolled on into Round 9 of the SANFL Under 18s competition, with a number of standouts continuing to emerge. But in this edition of Caught the Eye, we have compiled a list of the best and most promising performers from across all three grades this past weekend, with […]
Scouting Notes: 2020 SANFL Under 18s – Round 9
ROUND 9 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) brings along with it another edition of our scouting notes, focusing on the top draft-relevant performers from around the competition this weekend. In this instalment, we again turn our attention to the prospects running around in the Under 18 competition, with a focus on State […]
Woodville-West Torrens Eagles Player of the AFL Draft Era: Vote for yours on our Instagram channel
WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS EAGLES are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The West Perth All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Mark LeCras announced as the winner and captain of their All-Star side. The Eagles have some star-studded champions making up […]
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 […]
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 […]
AFL Draft Watch: Tariek Newchurch (North Adelaide/South Australia)
IN the build up to football eventually returning, Draft Central takes a look at some of this year’s brightest names who have already represented their state in some capacity leading into 2020. While plenty can change between now and then, we will provide a bit of an insight into players, how they performed at pre-season testing, and some […]
