AFL Draft Watch: Riley Thilthorpe (West Adelaide/South 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 […]
Classic Contests: Fletcher, Cannons come up clutch
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back in a new series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest we look at one of the would-have-been Round 9 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels and Calder Cannons. In […]
Draft Central 2020 top 50 players: #1 Jasmine Garner
WITH the AFL Women’s 2020 season officially coming to a close now the awards are done and dusted, Draft Central looks back on our Top 50 Players of season 2020. This countdown purely looks at the 2020 season so does not look at past performances and will not include injured stars such Erin Phillips or […]
Geelong Falcons Player of the AFL Era: Vote for yours via our Instagram
GEELONG FALCONS 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 East Perth All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Dean Cox announced as the winner and captain of the Royals’ All-Star side. Geelong is one of the most talked about […]
Squad predictions: 2020 Vic Country 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 a decision on the recommencement of competition pushed back to at least September. In the meantime, Draft Central takes a look at how each regional squad may line up […]
Draft Central All-Star Teams: East Perth
EAST Perth’s All-Star side does not necessarily have the depth of some others, but it has a good core of elite talents through the midfield, and very strong key position players. One of the greatest rucks of the modern era captains the side in Dean Cox after he won the All-Star Player voting via our […]
Q&A: Joshua Gibcus (GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels’ Joshua Gibcus at the NAB League Fitness […]
Draft Central’s 2020 Top 50 AFLW Players: #2 Madison Prespakis
WITH the AFL Women’s 2020 season officially come to a close now the awards are done and dusted, Draft Central looks back on our Top 50 Players of season 2020. This countdown purely looks at the 2020 season so does not look at past performances and will not include injured stars such Erin Phillips or […]
Classic Contests: Jets pip Stingrays in 2014 thriller
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back in a new series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest we look at one of the would-have-been Round 9 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Dandenong Stingrays and Western Jets. In this edition, we […]
Marquee Matchups: Joshua Clarke vs. Bailey Laurie
DESPITE remaining in the unknown of football’s temporary absence, Draft Central is set to ramp up its draft analysis with another new prospect-focussed series, Marquee Matchups. We take a look at some of the high-end head-to-head battles which look likely to take place should the class of 2020 take the field, comparing pairs of draft hopefuls to help […]
AFLW U18s Ones to Watch: Tyanna Smith (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
IN a new series focusing on the up and coming AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls, we take a look at some names who would be among their respective states’ top draft prospects for the 2020 AFL Women’s Draft. Next under the microscope is Dandenong Stingrays’ Tyanna Smith, a smooth-moving midfielder with terrific athletic traits and footy […]
Q&A: Cameron Fleeton (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Geelong Falcons’ Cam Fleeton at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted […]
