Western Australia announce Under 18 squad
WESTERN AUSTRALIA have named their squad for the Under 18 Championships with a large contingent of bottom-agers included. Peel Thunder’s Aaron Naughton and West Perth’s Oscar Allen have been named co-captains. WAs first game is at Domain Stadium against South Australia on Saturday June 10. SQUAD: Deppro WA State 18s Squad No. Name Surmane DOB […]
Weekend That Was – Round 8
A MATCH-WINNING goal from Harry Benson saved the Geelong Falcons from dropping their first game of the season in what could have been the upset of the season to date. The Falcons were playing bottom-of-the-table Calder Cannons in what was predicted to be anything but close. But to the Cannons’ credit they stood up and […]
Star cricketer headlines Vic Metro U18 squad
DUAL-SPORTS athlete Will Sutherland headlines a strong Vic Metro U18 squad hunting for back-to-back titles at next month’s NAB AFL Under 18 Championships. The Australian Under 19 cricket captain has trained with Metro on a handful of occasions and will be fast-tracked into the squad without playing TAC Cup football. With nearly a dozen clubs watching on […]
Inside presence for Vic Country U18 squad
BIG bodied inside midfielders will headline the top-end talent in the 2017 Victoria Country squad at the National AFL Under 18s Championships. The team is filled with some of the draft crop’s top inside midfielders led by Dandenong Stingrays’ Luke Davies-Uniacke who will be in the battle for the number one draft pick at the end […]
U18 trial Vic Country/Vic Metro/Allies scouting notes
It was a cold and wet finish to a mostly sunny day at Ikon Park today – hosting Vic Country v Allies and Vic Metro v Allies final trial games in the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships. Both Victorian teams were severely understrengthed with a majority of their ‘best 22’ being left […]
U18 Trial squads Vic Country/Vic Metro/Allies
IN the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, Ikon Park will host two trial games on Sunday 28th May. Vic Country U18s will take on Allies U18s in the opening game at 10.50am, before the second half of the Allies U18s squad will play Vic Metro U18s at 12.50pm Follow along on Twitter […]
Sharpshooting South Australia U18s defeat North Adelaide Reserves
SOUTH Australia have won their final trial match in the lead up to the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships, defeating North Adelaide Reserves by 50-points at Football Park on Friday night. After trailing at quarter time, a five-goal second quarter kickstarted South Australia’s game and saw them convincingly convert their chances on goal. James Rowe was a […]
Laguntas and Jim Stynes squad face off at Punt Road
The next generation of Victoria Indigenous and Multicultural talent will go head-to-head at Punt Road on Saturday. The exhibition match will be held as a curtain raiser to the VFL match between Richmond and Essendon at Punt Road End. The match will form part of the 2017 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round celebrations. The Laguntas […]
Tough decision looms for Will Sutherland
DUAL-SPORTS athlete Will Sutherland continues to raise eyebrows playing up forward for Scotch College in the APS school football competition this season. Sutherland will have a tough choice on his hands selecting whether to pursue an attempt to be drafted in the AFL or whether to pick cricket, where he is set to be offered […]
SANFL draft prospects update
With the SANFL continuing over the weekend, 2017 South Australian draft talent was on show at League, Reserves and U18s Level. The South Australian U18 squad had their first trial game, while scouts were drawn to some of the prospects playing school football. League: Mitch Crowden (Sturt) had a strong performance playing some more midfield minutes, racking […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Harry Benson
AN all-round performance from Geelong Falcons’ midfielder Harry Benson has earned him the honour of AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Benson was named best on ground in the Falcons’ thrilling four-point win under lights at Torquay. The Cannons looked on track to cause a huge upset when they led by a […]
TAC Cup Scouting notes: Round 8
ROUND Eight of the TAC Cup continued over the weekend and we had scouts watching two of the games. Read their scouting notes below: Sandringham Dragons vs. Greater Western Victoria Rebels (Matt Balmer) Sandringham Dragons: #3 Lucas Barrett – Started at the centre bounce and played a strong role through the midfield. Has a long left foot kick and zips around […]
