
2021 NAB League team preview: Western Jets
WESTERN Jets will hold up one end of the 2021 NAB League season opener, when they take on the Calder Cannons at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. After an unforeseen year away from competitive action, each talent region will return to a revamped structure and plenty of unknowns at the end of a condensed […]

2021 VFLW Round 5 preview: Two top four clashes highlight round
ROUND 5 of the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) will play host to a number of action packed clashes as Collingwood and Port Melbourne look to maintain their undefeated status. The competition is only getting started with sides still trying to finalise their most potent line-ups and looking to solidify their standings in the competition. […]

2021 NAB League team preview: Calder Cannons
CALDER Cannons come into the 2021 NAB League season having faced some challenges over the past year, but boast an exciting list with plenty of pace and a highly-touted draft eligible crop which finally gets the chance to shine. Head coach Ross Smith, who will also overlook the Vic Metro squad on top of Calder’s […]

The Graduates: 2021 VFLW – Round 4
A HEAP of young prospects are set to filter through the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition in 2021, with the revamped structure allowing Under 18 and 19 NAB League players to align with state league sides as both seasons run concurrently. Round 4 saw plenty of talent scattered across each side, and we take […]

Top Performers: NAB League Girls – Round 7/2c/3b
THE 2021 NAB League Girls competition treated us to an extended weekend of fixtures in Round 7. Our weekly (self explanatory) Top Performers series delves into some of the best individual feats across each weekend of action. This week produced plenty of highlights as players continue to impress in the elite talent pathway. Starting with […]

Reserves wrap: 2021 VFL Women’s – Round 4
THE Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s returned for Round 4 on the weekend, with another six enthralling fixtures spread over Saturday and Sunday. As the season runs concurrently alongside that of the AFLW, top-flight players from Victorian clubs who miss out on senior action will be able to run out for what are effectively reserve […]

2021 NAB League Girls Teams of the Week: Round 7 – Country & Metro edition
WITH an additional two matches and therefore four team efforts to pick from, cutting the Team of the Week for Round 7 (and partially Rounds 2 and 3) proved too great, and with so many individual standouts, Draft Central decided to divide its NAB League Girls Team of the Week into two. The Country and […]

2021 VFLW Round 4 wrap: Bombers claim monster win on tight weekend
ROUND 4 of the 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season saw Essendon and the Southern Saints come away big winners, with the remaining four fixtures split by under three goals each. Competition frontrunners Collingwood and Port Melbourne kept their perfect records intact, while at the other end of the table Darebin is still searching for […]

2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 7
AURORA Smith has enjoyed a remarkable start to the 2021 season, with her most recent outing in Round 7 earning her the honour of Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week. The Murray Bushrangers wing was a standout performer during the Bushies’ first win of the season over Gippsland Power, particularly dominant in […]

2021 NAB League Girls: Round 7 wrap – Three teams double-up
THIS past week in NAB League Girls action saw a couple more make-up games take place alongside the regular Round 7 action, with Dandenong, Sandringham, and Eastern all facing quick turnarounds from their midweek bouts. Two contests were decided by the narrowest of margins on the weekend, with three sides also kept scoreless across four […]