AFL Draft Central Podcast Episode 1
AFL Draft Central editors Matt Balmer & Peter Williams come together to record their first AFL Draft podcast of the year, with plenty of Under 18 players to discuss – including looking at who could win the TAC Cup Morrish Medal.
SANFL Round 13 Draft Prospects update
AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent David Chapman cast his eyes over the top young prospects coming up through the SANFL, Reserves, Under 18s and local school football competitions. In Round 13 of the SANFL, members of the State under 18s team resumed SANFL duties at various levels. With school football on a break over […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Toby Wooller
KEY Forward Toby Wooller was one of the Oakleigh Chargers’ best players in their 101-point thrashing of the Gippsland Power, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Wooller clunked 12 marks (two contested) and booted a game-high five goals, singlehandedly outscoring the Power – who managed to just boot three goals […]
Weekend That Was – Round 10
A COMBINED 78 disposals, 16 marks, 12 clearances, 16 inside 50s and two goals to Geelong Falcons pair James Worpel and Cassidy Parish sunk the Bendigo Pioneers to bounce back from the Falcons’ only loss of the season. The Falcons proved too good for the Pioneers, who were missing a number of key players due […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Xavier O’Halloran
STRONG inside midfielder Xavier O’Halloran was one of the Western Jets’ best players in their 33-point win over Eastern Ranges, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. O’Halloran collected 28 disposals (78 per cent efficiency), of which 15 were contested – Laid a round high 12 tackles, had eight clearances, six […]
Under 18 Championships Preview: Vic Country
VIC COUNTRY enters the National Under 18s Championships as a big question mark given it failed to produce a win last season despite being one of the favourites. In 2017, Country has a greater depth of inside ball winners, but less class on the outside, while a plethora of key forwards and the best key […]
TAC Cup Player of the Round: Callum Porter
TOUGH inside midfielder Callum Porter was the clear best on ground in Gippsland Power’s thrilling five-point win over Geelong Falcons, earning him AFL Draft Central’s TAC Cup Player of the Round. Porter amassed 36 disposals (66 per cent efficiency), of which 23 were kicks, including seven long effective kicks. Along with his leather poisoning, he […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft June 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. You can read Matt Balmer‘s May edition of his Power Rankings here: June is crunch time for AFL club recruiters. They will be analysing every move of the players in the National Under 18 […]
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 […]
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 […]
