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Brisbane searches for inside fix
BRISBANE have the worst contested possession numbers in the competition according to the AFL’s official statistics collector Champion Data. The Lions currently find themselves sitting on the bottom of the ladder, but have a winnable clash against North Melbourne at the Gabba on Saturday, with a win to see them avoid winning their second wooden […]
Division Two Round 2 Wrap
The newly formatted Under 18 Academy Series continued over the weekend with two of the three games going ahead, after the Brisbane Lions vs. Tasmania game was cancelled after the poor weather in Queensland. In the opening game of the weekend, Gold Coast academy pulled off a surprise 17-point victory against Greater Western Sydney academy at Blacktown on Saturday. […]
Sons prepare to follow in their fathers footsteps
AFTER a thin year for father-son selections last year with just five players selected in 2016, the next two seasons will provide plenty of interest as to whether a number of household names can follow in their father’s footsteps and play AFL football. Josh Daicos and Callum Brown made their way to Collingwood last year, […]
Official 2016 AFL Rookie Draft
2016 AFL Rookie draft Full list of selections: Pick 1 Essendon Sam Draper South Adelaide Pick 2 Brisbane Lions Jake Barrett GWS Giants Pick 3 Fremantle Taylin Duman Oakleigh Chargers Pick 4 Gold Coast Suns Keegan Brooksby Gold Coast Suns Pick 5 Carlton Kym LeBois North Adelaide Pick 6 Richmond Tyson Stengle Woodville West Torrens […]
Matt Balmer’s 2016 Final AFL Draft Power Rankings Part 2
EVERY month since May, Matt Balmer has ranked his players from the 2016 AFL Draft pool. With less than two weeks until the November 25 National AFL Draft, he counts down the players ranked 50-1. You can find the players Matt has ranked 50-26 here Well what a year it has been. Looking back at May’s rankings, it’s […]
Future prospects star in under 15s V/Line Cup
AS the nation’s top under 18s players go head to head in a series of tests at the National AFL Draft Combine, AFL Draft Central has fast forwarded to the 2019 AFL Draft. It might seem a while off yet, but here are 30 players who impressed at the V/Line Cup last week. For those who […]
Matt Balmer’s August Power Rankings
In an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. Clubs narrowed down their interests last week and the list of 80 players nominated to take part in the National Combine testing was announced Monday. 80 PLAYERS INVITED TO THE 2016 AFL DRAFT COMBINE The combine invites give […]
Father sons dazzle in Round four of the Under 18 championships
South Australia and Vic Metro took the points in cold conditions at Etihad Stadium. Despite the roof being closed, the temperature struggled to reach double figures with crowd members decked out in beanies and gloves across the stands. Ben Jarman played his best game of the Under 18 championships with three first half goals in […]
NSW/ACT seal the deal claiming the Division Two title
NSW/ACT claimed their first Division Two Championship since Isaac Heeney led them to the title in 2014 with a convincing performance over Northern Territory on Sunday. The RAMS made it three wins from three games, with an average winning margin of 89-points throughout the carnival. Possible first round selections Will Setterfield and Zach Sproule were […]
Division Two Round Two Wrap
QUEENSLAND academy members star, as one-sided matches once again continue in the second round of the Division Two Under 18 championship. With the four sides converging in Tasmania, the sun shone through as Northern Territory and Queensland kicked off the day. A superior Queensland side kept Northern Territory goalless in the first quarter, before running […]