Ones to Watch: The draft prospect bottleneck brimming with talent
WHILE the top end of the 2021 AFL Draft pool is shaping up nicely despite constant injuries to gun players, unexpected season intermissions, and the absence of an Under 19 National Championships, a massive bottleneck remains just outside of first round contention. Draft Central released its August Power Rankings update on Monday, which ranked the […]
Scouting Notes | 2021 U19 National Championships: Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
VIC Metro came up trumps in the 2021 Under 19 National Championships opener against Vic Country, winning bragging rights at Windy Hill via a comprehensive 15.15 (105) to 7.7 (49) scoreline. From pick one contenders, to first round hopefuls and fast-rising talents, the current Victorian draft crop shone in its showcase game for the year. […]
Scouting Notes: 2021 NAB League Boys – Round 11
A RAFT of draft eligible representative guns returned to the NAB League in Round 11, ensuring squads were stacked in one of the strongest weekends for talent so far this year. There were plenty of top showings across the six fixtures, as players stepped up across a generally competitive round – which featured three games […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Boys TOTW: Round 11
THE Draft Central NAB League Round 11 Team of the Week has dropped, with 24 of the weekend’s best performed-players featuring in a competitive lineup. Player of the Week nominees Josh Rachele (Murray Bushrangers) and Sam Paea (Calder Cannons) co-captain the side on the full forward line after snaring bags of six and five goals respectively. After the […]
2021 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 11
SQUADS were stacked in Round 11 of the NAB League as plenty of draft eligible stars returned to their regions after last week’s representative trial games. Cold conditions and blustery breezes ensured the class of those players was tested though, with four of the six fixtures decided by a goal or less. There was still […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: July 2021
THE Draft Central July Power Rankings have been locked in after an interrupted, but nonetheless productive month of football around the nation. Two fresh faces feature among the top five as a new number one contender arises, while another two previously unranked players have thrust their way into the overall list of 25 on the […]
PREVIEW | NAB League guns return to stacked squads after representative action
AFTER fulfilling their representative obligations last week, a bunch of draft eligible guns are set to return to the NAB League in Round 11. Five of the weekend’s six fixtures are set to be played on Saturday, starting with a trio of intriguing matchups which bounce down at 1:00pm across the state. Headlining the inclusions […]
Scouting Notes | 2021 Victorian Under 19 trials
IT was Vic Country’s day on Sunday, taking out both Under 19 trial games against their Metro counterparts at Avalon Airport Oval in Werribee. But the results mattered little, with fans, recruiters and pundits alike keen to see which players would put their hands up for further representative honours at the upcoming Under 19 National […]
2021 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 9
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels midfielder Ben Hobbs has taken out the Draft Central NAB League Player of the Week vote for Round 9. The hard-nosed inside ball winner got the nod ahead of Northern Knights jet Josh Ward, with both players co-captaining our Team of the Week. It was a tough week to narrow […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: June 2021
POWER Rankings are back. Draft Central’s first edition for 2021 features 25 of the nation’s best AFL Draft prospects, with plenty of football already played and the best yet to come. This year’s crop already shapes as being much different to that of 2020, as many more midfielders dominate the pointy end and a far […]
