2020 WAFL Club Preview: Claremont
CLAREMONT will be looking to continue its strong form across all West Australian Football League (WAFL) levels as action returns this month, boasting strong squads in each grade. Fourth and third-place finishes over the past two seasons at League level are under Claremont’s belt, but its mission to go at least one better than 2019’s […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: July 2020
THROUGH pandemics and great uncertainty, draft hopefuls and fans alike have been assured that the 2020 AFL Draft will go ahead in some capacity, albeit at a later date. As budding elite-level players across the country return to action, it is time to let the cat out of the bag with our first, monthly Power […]
2020 AFL Draft Positional Analysis: Outside Midfielders
DASHING, daring outside midfielders are becoming increasingly important amid the current trend of contested, scrum-like styles of play, able to break the lines and change the course of games in a flash. Among this year’s crop lies a versatile bunch of outside types who can double in different positions, and while not all of them […]
2020 AFL Draft Positional Analysis: Inside Midfielders
STRONG, big-bodied, and tall inside midfielders have been in vogue for quite a while, but this year’s crop of engine room operators comes in varied shapes and sizes. Though they may not currently have the opportunity to show their worth on the field, exposed form and long preseasons for most allow for a window into […]
AFL Draft Watch: Joel Western (Claremont/Western 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 at Under 17 or Under 18s level in 2019. While plenty can change between now and then, we will provide a bit of an insight into players, how they […]
Squad predictions: 2020 Western Australia Under 18s
THE annual Under 18 National Championships may be the only chance we get to catch a glimpse of the class of 2020 before draft day, with carnival likely to take place in October. In the meantime, Draft Central takes a look at how each regional squad may line up should the championships come around, but […]
Preseason testing analysis: Which State has the best endurance runners?
THE current sporting hiatus serves as somewhat of an extended preseason for the nation’s brightest AFL Draft prospects, who will be itching to get back on the field. Aside from a few scratch matches on the eve of Round 1, much of the 2020 class has had little in the way of competition thus far. […]
Draft Central All-Star Teams: Claremont
CLAREMONT has had some absolute stars roll through its program prior to being drafted, making the top-end talent of the Tigers’ AFL All-Stars team undeniable. With Nat Fyfe voted the Best Player of the AFL Era, he leads a team full of talent across the park. The onball brigade and defence in particular is impressive, […]
Claremont Tigers Player of the AFL Era: Vote for yours via our Instagram
CLAREMONT Tigers 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 Central District All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Shannon Hurn announced as the winner and captain of the Bulldogs’ All-Star side. The Tigers have an immense amount of top-end […]
Former hockey junior McDonald ready to fly
MANY current and future AFL Women’s players have come from other sports, or tried out other codes before settling on Australian rules football. For Sophie McDonald, she is no different with the former hockey playing heading down to a West Coast Eagles identification day to give it a crack, and 12 months later she earned […]
