NTFL Men’s Premier League wrap: Round 9 – Tigers, Buffs get up in thrillers
WHILE St Mary’s won big in Round 9 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, Nightcliff and Darwin narrowly edged bottom four sides in an action-packed weekend of NT football. In the round’s other game, Southern Districts kicked away to return to the winners list after a tight three quarters. PALMERSTON MAGPIES […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Geelong Cats
WHEN it comes to approaching the National AFL Draft for Geelong, the Cats fans and wider general public expect a couple of things. Firstly, a player linked to the Geelong region in some way, shape or form, and a bolter from obscurity that anyone outside serious draft watchers would have to deep dive into Google […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Fremantle Dockers
FREMANTLE has berthed a new generation with its haul in the 2019 AFL Draft, adding a high-quality crop of youngsters to a list fronted by dual Brownlow medallist, Nat Fyfe. Claiming a rare three consecutive top 10 picks, the Dockers were diverse in their selections; packaging two incredible Vic Country talents and one from their […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Essendon Bombers
AFTER a trade period that saw Essendon largely retain most of its list despite the likes of Joe Daniher and Orazio Fantasia linked to other clubs, the Bombers headed into the draft to just fill some holes and improve their mid-table finish to a top four hopeful. Fans were keen to see at least one […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Melbourne
THE 2019 AFLW season was an interesting one for the Demons, who found themselves in a difficult conference playing against premiers, Adelaide and flag favourites, North Melbourne, winning four of their seven matches and ultimately would have made finals in the alternate conference. However, the Dees have proved they have consistency over the first three […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Collingwood Magpies
ENTERING with an uninspiring hand and exiting with two steals of the National Draft, Collingwood supporters and staff alike should count themselves as one of the big winners out of the 2019 AFL Draft. Much of the talk around the Magpies coming in was that they would take a tall with their first pick, but […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Carlton Blues
AFTER an improved second half of the season under new coach David Teague, Carlton headed into the AFL Draft confident of finding a quality player at Pick 9. Instead, the Blues made a couple of clubs earn their Academy stars in Stephen Silvagni‘s last year at the desk, and then opted to trade down their […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Brisbane Lions
COMING into the draft having already dealt on the trade table, the Brisbane Lions recruiting team was one of the busier ones come the second draft night. A handful of Academy products were in the frame to be selected by the 2019 top four bolters, but the Lions were made to pay up to land […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Adelaide
ADELAIDE was determined to hit the draft hard with a number of experienced players leaving over the off-season. The holes the Crows needed to fill included a key defensive post with the departure of Alex Keath, and some extra depth through the midfield after the likes of Cam Ellis-Yolmen and Hugh Greenwood also left. Armed […]
NTFL Men’s Premier League preview: Round 9 – Race for fifth hots up on super Saturday
ROUND 9 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League bounces down under Friday night lights, before a super Saturday poises top five teams Nightcliff and Tiwi against each other in what shapes as the game of the weekend. PALMERSTON MAGPIES vs. DARWIN BUFFALOES Friday November 29, 7:00pm Palmerston Oval The Darwin Buffaloes […]
2019/20 NTFL Women’s Premier League preview: Round 9 – Darwin looks to bounce back
WARATAH will be looking to extend their reign at top of the ladder with another strong performance while the Southern Districts will be wanting to keep in touch with the top four. It has been a trying season for the Big River Hawks who are yet to register a win but if they can muster […]
2019 AFL Draft – Club-by-club selections
WITH the 2019 AFL National, Pre-season, and Rookie Drafts come and gone, here are the full club-by-club selections after three days worth of drafting. ADELAIDE: National Draft: 6. Fischer McAsey (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro) | 197cm | 91kg | Key Position Utility 24. Harry Schoenberg (Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia) | 182cm | 83kg | Inside Midfielder 28. […]
