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Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft May Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings on the first Monday of every month. In May 2016, Sam Petrevski-Seton sat at number one, before going on to be selected by Carlton at Pick 6. #1 Jarrod Brander Key Position Forward/Defender (Bendigo Pioneers/GWS Academy*) 11/02/1999 […]
Matt Balmer’s 2016 Phantom Draft
Well draft time is upon us. It’s certainly been a big year – I’ve spent just shy of 300 hours watching football this season and it is one of the most even drafts for a long time. The depth of the 2016 draft is a big strength and clubs with multiple late picks should be […]
AFL National & Rookie drafts review
And just like that- The 2016 AFL Draft is over. Matt Balmer has his say on each clubs selections in the AFL National Draft and AFL Rookie Drafts. There was no-preseason draft in 2016, with clubs confirming to the AFL that their plan was to pass their selection. No club receives a grade, every club walks out […]
Cedric Cox’s journey from local footballer to AFL Draft prospect
TWELVE months ago, football was not on Cedric Cox’s mind. In fact – he had not played for a whole year. But that all changed when Cox contacted his former school teacher James Castles to begin his football career. The move which saw his life change forever when the Western Australian moved to Camperdown in country […]
Matt Balmer’s 2016 Final AFL Draft Power Rankings Part 1
EVERY month since May, Matt Balmer has ranked his players from the 2016 AFL Draft pool. With less than three weeks until the November 25 National AFL Draft, he counts down the players ranked 50-1 over the next two weeks. Today will be 50-26, before next Monday’s final rankings from 25-1. Well what a year […]
October 2016 AFL Draft Central Phantom Draft
Our AFL Draft scouts have seen over 200 games combined in 2016 and will give you some of the best analysis online in the lead up to November 25th’s NAB 2016 AFL Draft. For the purpose of the draft, we filled all clubs lists up to the maximum of 40 on the primary list. As […]
Six goal haul a Long time coming
AFTER being overlooked in the 2015 AFL Draft, Ben Long has remained steadfast in his approach to being watched once again in 2016. The ‘over-ager’ boards at Melbourne Grammar and was one of their better players in what as a disappointing season in their APS school football competition. Melbourne Grammar seem destined to have a handful of […]
Top talent on offer in bottom four final show
WHILE they might not have made finals, the unique last round will give players of bottom four sides a chance to impress in front of recruiters at Ikon Park. It is a first for 2016, allowing TAC Cup finalists to have a week’s bye in between the final round of the regular season and the […]
Father/Son update
FATHER/SON PROSPECTS (Updated August 23rd by Matt Balmer) Adelaide/Hawthorn: Ben Jarman Small Forward (North Adelaide/South Australia) 05/05/1998 | 175cm | 68kg Likely bid: Late Pick (50+)/Rookie Ben Jarman has the unique decision of being able to pick either Adelaide or Hawthorn should both clubs elect to nominate him. Father Darren played 109 games with the […]
AFL Draft Central July Twitter Phantom Draft recap
Recap the AFL Draft Central live Twitter Draft from Wednesday 20th July: PHANTOM DRAFT | AFL Draft Central writers go head-to-head tonight in the mid-season Phantom Draft starting at 7.30pm. For all the action follow us on Twitter @afldraftcentral. The head recruiters for the night are as follows: @PatGheller140: ESS, NM, WCE @Uncle_Barrels: BL, STK, […]