2021 NAB League team preview: Western Jets
WESTERN Jets will hold up one end of the 2021 NAB League season opener, when they take on the Calder Cannons at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. After an unforeseen year away from competitive action, each talent region will return to a revamped structure and plenty of unknowns at the end of a condensed […]
Q&A: Jason Horne (South Adelaide/South Australia)
SOUTH Adelaide prospect Jason Horne is the current consensus for top pick out of the 2021 draft crop, credit to an outstanding season last year which saw him crack the Panther’s League lineup. Now part of the AFL and South Australia Under 19 academies, Horne is looking to cement such status with another big season. […]
Q&A: Blayne O’Loughlin (North Adelaide/South Australia)
ADELAIDE fans will again have their eyes on a budding Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect, with North Adelaide talent Blayne O’Loughlin gunning for the big leagues in 2021. The crafty defender enjoyed an exceptional bottom-age South Australia National Football League (SANFL) Under 18s season last year, with his ability to break lines and cleanly deliver […]
Q&A: Morgan Ferres (Sturt/South Australia)
STURT forward Morgan Ferres has already made a name for himself as one of the most damaging junior goalkickers, with his sights set on breaking through for a League berth in 2021. The St Peter’s student will juggle his time between Under 18s football, school football and hopefully League selection, as he looks to cement […]
Q&A: Matty Roberts (South Adelaide/South Australia)
SOUTH Adelaide’s Matty Roberts is one of his state’s best draft prospects for 2021, and is ready to crack the Panthers’ League lineup having trained with the senior side during preseason. The AFL Academy member has been a key part of South’s Under 18 setup for a couple of years now and is also set […]
2021 AFL Academy Squad announced
21 elite top-age prospects have been named in the 2021 AFL Academy squad, as the AFL reverts back to a condensed nationwide program. Previously, the intake entailed as many as 150 talents from around the nation being nurtured in their state hubs, but with cost cutting at the hands of COVID-19 the traditional model will […]
A look ahead: The 21 top prospects for 2021
WHILE we are only a day removed from the 2020 AFL National Draft, Draft Central is already looking forward to the next crop of elite level hopefuls. This year’s AFL Draft Guide featured 21 of the best top-age prospects eligible to be drafted in 2021, providing pocket profiles and an insight into what to expect […]
Scouting Notes: 2020 All Schools Cup Grand Final – Henley vs. PAC
PRINCE Alfred College (PAC) defeated Henley High 10.9 (69) to 8.6 (54) on Tuesday, earning victory in the 2020 All Schools Cup Grand Final at Thebarton Oval. Our scout, Ed Pascoe was on hand to put together scouting notes on the outstanding players, with plenty of 2020 and 2021 AFL Draft prospects among them. Henley: […]
SANFL Player Focus: Lachlan Jones (WWT Eagles) vs. Jason Horne (South Adelaide)
THERE was hope that Jason Horne and Lachlan Jones would line up against each other as South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens (WWT) met in Round 8 of the SANFL League competition. Unfortunately, they did not, but either way we still got to see them both show why they are such highly rated prospects. Port Adelaide […]
Caught the Eye: 2020 SANFL Under 18s – Round 6
THE TOP junior prospects from South Australia rolled on into Round 6 of the SANFL Under 18s competition, with a number of standouts continuing to emerge. In this edition of Caught the Eye, we have compiled a list of the best and most promising performers from across the weekend, with one representative from all eight […]
