2020 AFL Draft recap: Fremantle Dockers
FREMANTLE reeled in an all-local haul in this year’s National Draft, including a couple of bargain Next Generation Academy (NGA) talents and youngsters with senior WAFL experience at the top end. After finishing 12th in 2020 under new coach Justin Longmuir, Fremantle looms as a fast-rising club with one of the best young midfields in […]
2020 AFL Draft recap: Essendon Bombers
ESSENDON became the first club since the expansion era to utilise three top 10 picks at this year’s AFL Draft, taking a mix of the best available players and those who can help form a formidable spine for years to come. After finishing 13th and losing some key personnel at the trade table, incoming coach […]
2020 AFL Draft recap: Collingwood Magpies
AFTER a trade period which was nothing short of disastrous, Collingwood gained some sort of redemption by coming away from the draft table as arguably the biggest winner. It is easy to forget after all the madness of the last two months that the Magpies won a final in 2020, but messy losses of key […]
Draft Central’s YouTube AFL Draft coverage
DRAFT Central’s brand new YouTube channel provided plenty of content during and after the 2020 AFL Draft, and we’ve compiled the videos – both live and post-draft – below so you can watch how the night unfolded and what we made of the draft. Keep an eye out over the next 24 hours as we […]
2020 AFL Draft recap: Carlton Blues
CARLTON is a side pushing hard to become a finals threat once again having proven one of the competition’s sleeping giants for far too long. The Blues finished 11th in David Teague‘s first full season at the helm and attacked trade period hard, addressing their need for speed by bringing in Adam Saad and Zac […]
Traditional rivals return to Ikon Park as AFL Women’s kicks off next month
CARLTON and Collingwood will lock horns on AFL Women’s opening night for the third time in five seasons when the rivals clash at Ikon Park on January 28. The Thursday night fixture kicks off from 7:15pm and will be telecast on Channel 7, one of four free to air games in Round 1. The 2021 […]
2020 AFL Draft recap: Brisbane Lions
BRISBANE is a side on the up and pressing hard to hit the top of the pile, with its trade and draft hauls over the last couple of years indicative such movement. The Lions again went in holding an early-second rounder and built a hand thereafter which allowed them to match incoming bids on their […]
Weekend preview: 2020/21 NTFL Men’s Premier League – Round 11
THE RACE for the final top five spot is set to heat up again in Round 11 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, as Waratah and Darwin look to take out premiership contenders and fend off a chasing Southern Districts. Meanwhile, Wanderers will look to boost its percentage against the winless […]
2020 AFL Draft recap: Adelaide Crows
ADELAIDE went into the 2020 AFL Draft holding all the power with pick one and knowing it would need to absolutely nail each pick or movement as its rebuild continues. Armed with the greatest draft points total of any side coming in, the Crows were able to bolster their midfield stocks, fulfil the pressing need […]
A look ahead: The 21 top prospects for 2021
WHILE we are only a day removed from the 2020 AFL National Draft, Draft Central is already looking forward to the next crop of elite level hopefuls. This year’s AFL Draft Guide featured 21 of the best top-age prospects eligible to be drafted in 2021, providing pocket profiles and an insight into what to expect […]
2020 AFL Draft Fallout: Bolters and Sliders
THE DUST has settled on another AFL Draft after the rookie intake was completed this morning; leaving keen watchers, fans, and analysts to pick up the pieces and make something of what was a rollercoaster event which seemed to drag on for an eternity. Like any other intake, the 2020 version was littered with sliders […]
Weekend preview: 2020/21 NTFL Women’s Premier League – Round 11
EXPECT a tight round of NTFL Women’s Premier League action, with the competition well and truly heating up now as we enter Round 11. The penultimate round before the Christmas break, Saturday’s fixtures will either set teams in motion heading into the latter rounds of the season, or separate the top sides even further from […]
