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State leagues junior football wrap
In a new feature article for Bound For Glory News, we review the junior footballers playing across the county outside the TAC Cup competition. While much of the talent could be found in the SANFL, there have also been a few impressing in the WAFL and NEAFL who could get a look-in at the AFL […]
2015 BFGN Rising Stars mid-year phantom draft
Building on the success of last year’s iteration, The Bound For Glory News Rising Stars team will again be running a mid year phantom draft – and we’re tweeting it live to you! Next Wednesday, starting at 8pm, we’ll be bringing you the live draft coverage, totaling five rounds, including father-son picks and academy selections which have been […]
TAC Cup wrap: Round 12 review
Calder Cannons 9.7 (61) Dandenong Stingrays 9.14 (68) Calder goals: T. Condon 2, T. Wallis, A. Barba, T. Young, J. Murphy, T. Gawthrop, J. Flower, D. Tarczon. Dandenong goals: J. Freeman 3, C. MacHaya, M. Poholke, J. Battle, D. Warke, J. Di Pasquale, L. McKay Calder best: T. Wallis, T. Condon, J. Flower, B. Laguda, A. Barba. Dandenong […]
The 30 to Watch: Post-championships edition
Photo courtesy of TAC Cup 1. Joshua Schache – Vic Country (199 cm, 96 kg key forward) Schache has to be considered the number one pick by now – partly due to performance and partly due to position. If Schache is still considered a top three prospect come draft time, with Carlton, Brisbane and potentially Gold […]
The 10 South Australian players to watch in the Championships
South Australia’s squad this year is very deep, with the gap between their strongest and weakest players much smaller than the other sides. It’s a trait that’s become ingrained in South Australian junior sides – and a significant reason why they’ve encountered such success of late. Any number of 20 players could have featured in […]
2014 Draft Profile: Declan Hamilton
Declan Hamilton Position: Forward/midfielder Height: 183 cm, Weight: 68 kg, DOB: 18/03/1996 Club: Port Adelaide Highly regarded among many clubs, Declan Hamilton had a really strong championships, averaging 16 possessions at 76% efficiency from all six games. However, given the vast array of Victorians featuring heavily again in this draft period, Hamilton is one who […]
In the Spotlight: Draft bolters and sliders
As we converge on the national draft in less than two weeks, In the Spotlight takes a look at the draftees whose names are set to be called out on November 27th. In our first edition, we take a look at the bolters and sliders – those who have either shot up the draft order […]
2014 Draft Profile: Jarrod Pickett
Jarrod Pickett South Fremantle Height: 179cm Weight: 76kg Position: Forward / Midfielder Player Comparison: Chris Yarran Strengths: Speed, Tackling, damaging by foot Areas needing improvement: Consistency If you like highlight reels, then be sure to check out Jarrod Pickett’s. The West Australian is all about speed and ball movement. His straight line acceleration is at […]
Luke McAlister’s November Phantom Draft
Pick 1 – St. Kilda: Christian Petracca (Vic Metro, Balanced midfielder/General forward) 186 cm, 92 kg, 4/1/96 Range: Top 5 Comparison: Dustin Martin Going into 2014 there were question marks over Petracca and he’s answered them emphatically, doing everything he possibly could have to prove that he will be a high level AFL midfielder. He […]
End of season draft power rankings
Grading draft hopefuls is a very subjective process. What one person may like in a player, may be seen as a flaw by another draft watcher. As a result it is very difficult to compare players as many people will have different perspectives and ratings of players. As a way to combat this I have […]
