Keeping Tabs: Standout players from Round 20
A NUMBER of new faces were among the first-year players who impressed in their games on the weekend, continuing the season trend of readymade draftees from last year’s AFL National Draft. Hunter Clark Hunter Clark was typically calm and composed across the St.Kilda half-back line in their defeat to the Western Bulldogs. The 19 year-old […]
Draft dream not over for 2018 state combine nominees
MORE than one hundred draft hopefuls will test themselves under the watchful eye of AFL club recruiters at the various State Combine’s around the country. After the list of National Combine invitations was released last week – indicating those players with the most draft interest – last night the full list of State Combine, and […]
School fill-in to Black Swans skipper; Duffy’s “smooth transition” pays dividends
FROM filling in at school to captaining her state, Sabreena Duffy’s football development has been rapid. After coming from a soccer background, she pulled on the Aussie Rules jumper to make up the numbers for the school footy team. Duffy only needed to play one game of school football to get noticed, receiving an offer that she […]
Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 14
IN the last school football affected round of TAC Cup action, some top sides managed to overcome challenges from their opponents to get the four points, while others combated the challenges of high winds. Sandringham Dragons 9.12 (66) defeated Eastern Ranges 8.8 (56) By: Scott Dougan On a cold, blustery day in Box Hill, the […]
QWAFL Weekly wrap: Round 17
IN the final round of the season, the top three sides of the Queensland Women’s Australian Football League (QWAFL) asserted their dominance with three big wins. We take a look at how the final ladder finished up and a look ahead to finals. Round 17: YERONGA SOUTH BRISBANE 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 […]
Player of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 14
IN a round where big ball winners were the norm, Oakleigh Chargers’ Trent Bianco rose above all others to claim the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Player of the Week for Round 14. The bottom-age prospect won the Player of the Week vote count with 59 per cent of the vote over Sandringham Dragons’ Ryan […]
Scouting notes: VFLW – Round 13
TWO of the closest games this week occured in the Casey v Carlton and Darebin v Hawthorn clashes. Casey got the job done over the Blues by 10 points while the Falcons caused an upset, defeating the finals-bound Hawks by four points. We watched both games in the round and noted down which players made […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
THRILLERS, young stars taking clutch moments, and firing up the second chance saloon, there was plenty to like about the weekend of football. Greatest AFL round of all time? That was the question being posed by the end of Saturday night, with an unprecedented round of thrillers. Five of the six games to date had […]
Western Australian weekly wrap: Lions tame the elements to make it eight straight
IT has been a wet old winter on the west coast and this week was no exception. It is always fascinating to see how individuals adapt in these conditions as it can be a key element of being a good all-round player. Find out below who excelled in the gloomy conditions and whether South Fremantle […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: August 2018
IN one of the most recognisable draft crops in some time, the 2018 AFL National Draft is heating up to be one of the most talked about in the lead-up with so many tall and small prospects who are already looking like genuine AFL stars. As with last year, on the first Monday of the […]
Country girl Caris passing on lessons from “amazing experiences”
WHEN the siren sounded at the end of last year’s Herald Sun Shield Grand Final, Ballarat Grammar’s Rene Caris joined her teammates in rejoicing the win. It was not just a one-point victory, it was the result of many years of hard work and a close bond between the players. “I first started when I moved away […]
Weekend wash-up: VFLW – Round 13
BIG wins from NT Thunder and Geelong combined with a loss to Hawthorn made for a shake-up of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s top four in Round 13. In other games, the Casey Demons defeated the Blues, the Saints upset the Dogs and the Pies took care of business at RAMS Arena against the […]
