2024 AFL Draft Preview: Port Adelaide
FRESH off a fourth top four finish in the last five years, Port Adelaide welcomed three new players via trade period to help soften the blow of Dan Houston‘s move to Collingwood. Now, the Power boast a pair of top 30 selections and will look to remain a contender into the long-term. >> FREE: View […]
2024 AFL Draft Profiles
ALL of our 65 in-depth AFL Draft Profiles have been completed and can be found via the links below. We have separated them between our 30 players to watch, as well as the remaining National Draft Combine invitees just like in our 2024 AFL Draft Guide. >> FREE: Check out our 2024 AFL Draft Guide […]
Club-tied talent keen to impress at Draft Combine
JUST under 20 per cent of invitees to the 2024 AFL National and State Draft Combines are already tied to clubs, either via father-son eligibility or as Academy members – Northern and Next Generation (NGA). It means there may be a little extra emphasis on results for some eager to impress those in attendance. >> […]
Up the Grades: Welsh boots a bag in SANFL Showdown
ADELAIDE father-son hopeful Tyler Welsh was the standout junior to turn out at state league level over the weekend, after booting five goals in the Crows’ thumping SANFL Showdown win. Find out how he, and a raft of other AFL Draft prospects fared up the grades. SANFL Welsh posted a season-best return of five majors […]
Up the Grades: Pick one contenders impress in VFL
WHILE state leagues are quickly coming to their crescendos around the nation, leading AFL Draft prospects are only just getting a taste of senior football. Oakleigh Chargers gun Finn O’Sullivan and Brisbane father-son prospect Levi Ashcroft were the latest top-agers to make their VFL debuts. VFL O’Sullivan joined club teammate Jagga Smith in Richmond’s VFL […]
Around the Grounds: Bulldogs, Bays all but lock in top two spots
CENTRAL District has set up a top-of-the-table clash with Glenelg in the final SANFL Under 18s home-and-away weekend, after beating third place Sturt in Round 17. In what was effectively an eight-point game among the top three, the Bulldogs saluted by 21 points to go a game clear in second spot. Centrals trailed at the […]
PREVIEW | VFL hosts Coates Talent League prospects
A LEAGUE-WIDE bye will allow the opportunity for several Coates Talent League players to gain senior experience in the Victorian Football League (VFL) this weekend. Among the prospects named to debut is Finn O’Sullivan, who will feature for Richmond alongside fellow top pick contender Jagga Smith. The Oakleigh Chargers pair are will team up to […]
Extended AFL State Draft Combine list released
THE AFL has announced a list of 62 players to attend this year’s State Draft Combine, set to be held across Victoria, South and Western Australia in October. It comes after 25 players were selected for the shortlist last week alongside a bumper collection of National Combine invites. >> SCROLL to see the combine lists […]
Around the Grounds: Panthers continue to blood youngsters
SOUTH Adelaide berthed another League debutant in Round 16, with Dakota Sterzl becoming Panther number 1837 over the weekend. The promising utility, fresh off representing South Australia at Under 18 level, broke through to the top flight after making three appearances at Reserves level this season. Sterzl posted 12 disposals and three marks in the […]
Around the Grounds: Twin father-son guns make senior debuts
CARLTON father-son prospects Ben and Lucas Camporeale turned out for their SANFL Reserves debuts on Sunday in typically prolific fashion. The sons of 233-game Blue Scott helped Glenelg hold on for a two-point win over Sturt at Unley Oval in their maiden senior berths. Ben, who was recently named South Australia’s Under 18 MVP, notched […]