Scouting Notes: SANFL U18s – Round 10
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Under 18s continued through over the weekend with Round 10, with the latest weekend of action producing plenty more excellent performances from budding 2021 AFL Draft prospects. In the next SANFL Scouting Notes edition for 2021, we again narrow in on SA’s Under 18s competition, with a particular focus […]
2021 SANFLW team review: South Adelaide
IN summarising the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, Draft Central will run through a team-by-team review of how each of the sides fared, and who some of the standout performers throughout the clubs were. The next team in the firing line is South Adelaide. Position: 4th Wins: 5 Losses: 5 Draws: […]
The race to be number one: What separates Daicos and Horne?
IT’S the great debate surrounding this year’s AFL Draft. Nick Daicos and Jason Horne, the race to be number one. On June 1, Draft Central released its first monthly Power Rankings edition for 2021 and there were plenty of questions raised about the pointy end of the list. Daicos has arrived on the scene with […]
Scouting Notes: SANFL U18s – Round 9
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Under 18s returned and rolled on into Round 9, with the latest weekend of action producing plenty more excellent performances from budding 2021 AFL Draft prospects. In the next SANFL Scouting Notes edition for 2021, we again narrow in on SA’s Under 18s competition, with a particular focus on […]
SANFLW mature-age talent continues to flourish
READYMADE mature-age talent is something AFL Women’s clubs are often searching for in order to fill needs, or potentially top up areas of depth that they can exploit at the elite level. Last year the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s contribution to the AFL Women’s Draft might have flown under the radar a […]
Ones to Watch: AFLW Draft eligible surprise packets
EVERY year players produce some out-of-the-box games, but occasionally, those performances stick and become the new norm, helping certain talents put their best foot forward towards the AFL Women’s Draft. In this special edition, we have highlighted 10 players to keep an eye on after piecing together some impressive 2021 seasons. Tahlita Buethke (South Adelaide/South […]
Schirmer’s smooth transition into midfield
GYPSY Schirmer‘s junior football career has almost gone full circle at South Adelaide. Coming in as a young player a few years ago, Schirmer looked up to the Panthers’ abundance of AFL Women’s talent that led her side to back-to-back flags, and now the draft-eligible teenager has been one of the leaders for the next […]
2021 Academy Watch: SANFL Women’s Semi-Finals
IN the first week of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s finals series, Glenelg booked its spot in the 2021 Grand Final, whilst West Adelaide remained alive to face Norwood in the preliminary final next week. We took a look at the State Academy players running out for the four sides, with all […]
2021 Draft Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year
DRAFT Central’s 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Year is in, with the 24 players and three emergencies selected from the initial 44-player squad. A total of 20 players had four or more Team of the Week nominations that were eligible under the five-game minimum criteria, with an additional four […]
SANFL Women’s Semi-Finals wrap: Bays book Grand Final spot as West win another South thriller
GLENELG has booked its spot in the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final after knocking off minor premiers Norwood by 23 points, forcing the Redlegs to cash in their second chance to face a West Adelaide side that fought off South Adelaide by less than a kick for the second consecutive […]