SANFL weekly wrap: Eagles dominate Roosters
ALL games for League, Reserves and Under 18s kicked off last weekend in a fantastic round of footy, with plenty of young talent on display. The feature matches for the round were the clashes between Eagles and North – in rematch after 2018 19th man saga, the clashes in all grades were bound to be […]
West Australian draft prospects set to light up Colts competition
IN 2018, twelve West Australians were selected in the AFL National and Rookie Drafts, with five players taken across the first two rounds. Peter Sumich, Michael Ablett, Glen Jakovich, Ash McGrath, Craig Otto, and Mark Seaby, in different capacities respectively, played significant roles in player development across 2018 and are set to have an even […]
Team selection: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IN Round 2 of the NAB League Boys competition, Northern Knights have rolled the dice at the selection table with at least seven changes, while their opponents, Eastern Ranges have gone in unchanged with just three added inclusions to the team that easily accounted for the Western Jets last week. Among the key inclusions for […]
Team selection: NAB League Girls – Round 5
CROSSING into the second half of the NAB League Girls seasons, ladder positions are beginning to become defined with crucial matches across the weekend. Among the huge matches are fourth placed Dandenong Stingrays taking on reigning premiers, Geelong Falcons at Doveton, and second placed Northern Knights taking on Eastern Ranges at La Trobe University in […]
Final Siren Podcast: Episode 5
In a huge episode of Final Siren Podcast, host Matthew Cocks and Draft Central’s Peter Williams and Sophie Taylor chat all things NAB League and this week’s podcast includes: Interviews with: * Bendigo Pioneers midfielder Brooke Hards * Sandringham Dragons forward/ruck Riley Bowman * Oakleigh Chargers midfielder Noah Anderson Other features: * Analysed Bendigo Pioneers’ […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IT might be said every week but last round’s NAB League Boys action was by far the hardest to reduce a Team of the Week to just 24 players. After initial viewing, there were 32 players who on most weeks would make the Draft Central Team of the Week, but with a thirteenth team added […]
Team of the Week: Academy sides – Round 2
IN a special edition of Draft Central’s Team of the Week, we have devised a team featuring the five academies that joined the NAB League Boys competition on the weekend, and will continue with Teams of the Week for the remaining four weeks while they are in the competition. Tasmania while also joining the competition, […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Girls – Round 4
GEELONG Falcons and Eastern Ranges have recorded the most nominess in the Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week for Round 4 following impressive victories on the weekend. In an even spread across the competition, Calder Cannons and Western Jets recorded the one nominee each, while the remaining eight sides had two players […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IN a round with plenty of high possession winners, Eastern Ranges’ Mitch Mellis has earned the nomination for Draft Central Player of the Week for Round 2 in the NAB League Boys. Mellis won the Facebook poll against Sydney Swans Academy player, Errol Gulden who had an equally impressive game over the weekend. Mellis joins […]
Weekend wash-up: NAB League Girls – Round 4
WITH Round 4 of the NAB League Girls complete the Geelong Falcons have continued their winning streak while the Northern Knights have moved into second spot on the ladder after a convincing victory over Sandringham. Up the other end of the table the Jets, Dragons and Power are yet to win a game. NORTHERN KNIGHTS […]
Weekend wash-up: NAB League Boys – Round 2
AN HISTORIC weekend of Under 18 football saw the northern academies debut in the NAB League, while competition new-comers Tasmania also participated after a Round 1 bye. With a couple of close games and boil-overs, this round of nine games certainly delivered on the hype. SYDNEY SWANS ACADEMY 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 7.14 […]
Draft Central Rising Star: NAB League Girls – Round 4
FOR the fourth consecutive week, a different NAB League Girls side has provided the Draft Central Rising Star of the Week. After three weeks of metropolitan representation, reigning premiers Geelong Falcons have become the first country team with a nomination after hard working midfielder, Luka Lesosky-Hay took out the nomination for Round 4. Lesosky-Hay had […]
