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2019 AFL Draft Preview: North Melbourne Kangaroos

NORTH MELBOURNE comes into the 2019 Draft with a middle-of-the-way hand, allowing the Roos to top up stocks with no real risk at the back end while also having the potential to nab a few real bargains in the second round. With no academy or father-son prospects to make up picks for, they can go […]

2019 AFL Draft Preview: Essendon Bombers

ESSENDON heads into the 2019 AFL National Draft with a couple of solid picks in the second round, but nothing that will net the club an immediate solution. The Bombers have some flexibility when it comes to live trading both through the second and fourth rounds potentially, with two clumps of picks together for their […]

Draft Central Power Rankings: November 2019 – 40-21

AS the 2019 AFL National Draft is just around the corner, we work up to the November 27-28 event with a three-part Power Rankings series, counting down our top 60 players heading into the AFL Draft. We have not taken into account any draft selections or club needs, it is purely our opinion. Furthermore, given […]

NAB League Boys team review: Sandringham Dragons

AS the NAB League grand final approaches, we take a look at the sides that are no longer in contention for the title; checking out their draft prospects, Best and Fairest (BnF) chances, 2020 Draft Crop and a final word on their season. The next side we look at is the Sandringham Dragons. Position: 4th […]

Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Preliminary Finals

THE Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers advanced to the NAB League grand final after comprehensive preliminary final victories on Saturday at Princes Park. Before they do battle at the same venue a week later, we take a look at the standout combine invitees and under-agers players from all of the final four sides in our […]

Oakleigh charge into second-straight grand final

OAKLEIGH Chargers earned a second crack at premiership glory in as many years, trumping metro rivals Sandringham by 75 points at Princes Park. The Chargers got on top early with a 28-point half-time lead and never looked back, sealing the 17.7 (109) to 4.10 (34) result. The signs were ominous early as Jamarra Ugle-Hagan produced […]

NAB League Boys 2019 Preliminary Final preview: Oakleigh Chargers vs. Sandringham Dragons

OAKLEIGH CHARGERS (3rd, 11-4) vs. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS (4th, 9-6) Saturday September 14, 11:00am Ikon Park, Carlton North Match Preview: The Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons meet for the fourth time this year with both sides looking to book their tickets to the NAB League Grand Final. These sides have produced two of the highest quality […]

Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Semi-finals

THE cream is rising to the top as the NAB League finals series narrows down to the final four contenders after a pair of hard fought semi-finals. With a host of national and state combine invitees in action, we cast our eye over the weekend’s action to highlight the best-performing invitees in our opinion-based notes. […]

Dragons fire through to prelims

SANDRINGHAM Dragons set up another meeting with Oakleigh, advancing to the NAB League preliminary finals with a 47-point win over Calder at Ikon Park. Remarkably, Sandringham only had three more scoring shots than their wasteful opponents in the 8.7 (65) to 1.12 (18) result, with their hard-working midfield getting well on top in indifferent conditions. […]

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Eastern Ranges vs. Sandringham Dragons

EASTERN RANGES (1st, 12-3) vs. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS (4th, 9-6) Saturday, August 31, 2.00pm MARS Stadium, Ballarat Match Preview: One of the most interesting clashes for the weekend pits top-of-the-table Eastern Ranges against fourth placed Sandringham Dragons for a spot in the preliminary final. On paper, one side has had a dominant season, winning 12 of […]

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