Out to impress: SANFL Semi Finals
TEENAGE sensation Lachlan Jones will return to the Eagles senior side for their semi-final clash with North Adelaide. The Port Adelaide Next Generation Academy prospect rolled his ankle in Woodville-West Torrens’ round 13 victory over West Adelaide, preventing him from taking part in the final match of the minor round. Jones did not test in the South […]
Out to impress: SANFL Round 14 Preview
THE final round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) action is here, with a host of young talent looking to impress for what could potentially be the final time on the field this year. Bloods midfielder Bailey Chamberlain has been forced to wait patiently for his League debut after being named in the selected side […]
Sprinting ace Grubb takes a tough year in his stride
KEEN South Australian draft watchers may remember him as the winner of last year’s SANFL Grand Final sprint, but Central Districts speedster Lachlan Grubb has more in his locker than pure straight-line speed. Sprinting and football run through the 17-year-old’s veins, with his father a former Reserves player at Norwood, while his uncle took out […]
Fast and fierce Huynh embodies Centrals’ spirit
SHE may be small, but packs a punch. Central District forward Laitiah Huynh is a prospect who personifies everything great about her side’s style; pace, an attacking mindset, and ferocity in the tackle. The 17-year-old has cut her teeth throughout the South Australian pathway, rising the ranks via her state’s Under 16s, and Under 18s […]
Out to impress: SANFL Round 13 Preview
THE penultimate round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) action is upon us, with a couple intriguing matches coming given the way the respective ladders are currently set up. As we roll into Round 13, Draft Central continues its new weekly preview format, highlighting some of the best up-and-comers who will be out to impress […]
Player notes: SANFLW All-Stars
LAST week’s South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s All-Star display between Team Marinoff and Team Hatchard was a brilliant spectacle as plenty of players stood up and had an impact. We have taken a look at every player from the sides. Team Marinoff: Alex Ballard Playing out of full-back, Ballard was one of the […]
Out to impress: SANFL Round 12 Preview
POTENTIAL top ten draft pick Riley Thilthorpe will return to the West Adelaide league side for their Round 12 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Friday night clash with South Adelaide. The athletic big man has been named at full forward, after spending a fortnight on the sidelines with a minor groin injury. Thilthorpe could be […]
South Australian AFLW All-Stars to battle it out in blockbuster clash of talent
SOUTH Australia’s best young talents will have a chance to strut their stuff via the SANFL site tonight when 48 of the top talents from the state run around in an AFL Women’s All-Stars match. The teams are named after Adelaide stars, Anne Hatchard and Ebony Marinoff, with no AFL Women’s players, and those in […]
SANFL Women’s season review: Central District
CENTRAL District is the first team up in our South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season review series as we look at the eight sides in reverse ladder order and who their 2020 seasons went down. Position: 8th Wins: 2 Losses: 8 2020 IN A NUTSHELL Coming off a seventh placed finish in their […]
Draft Central All-Star Team matchup: Dandenong Stingrays vs. Central District Bulldogs
OUR next All-Star Team battle is one between a Victorian club and a South Australian club, in the Dandenong Stingrays and Central District. The two captains voted in by the public as the All-Star Players of the AFL Draft era were Brendan Fevola (Dandenong Stingrays) and Shannon Hurn (Central District). TEAMS: Dandenong comes into the […]
