2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
SOUTH Fremantle‘s first ever West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s win has resulted in a huge haul of players in the Rookie Me Central Team of the Week. The Bulldogs recorded a massive seven players in our 24-player squad following their 74-point win over West Perth. Claremont‘s big victory over Swan Districts resulted in the […]
2020 AFL Draft standouts: Richmond and Fremantle
AHEAD of the 2021 AFL National Draft, we cast our eyes back 12 months ago to when the newest draftees had their names read out, and what they have accomplished since at the elite level. In the fourth piece of 2020 AFL Draft standouts (first chance at AFL level), we look at the 11th and […]
State leagues preview: Finals have arrived in Tassie and Queensland
IT’S a big weekend ahead with QAFL and TSL finals action happening and plenty up for grabs for teams in the SANFL and WAFL looking to cement places in their upcoming finals campaigns. We’ll take you through all the key matchups to look out for this weekend. South Australia (SANFL): Round 18 action continues […]
State league preview: SANFL and WAFL return sets up thrilling weekend of action
FOLLOWING a shortened round of action last weekend, state league football returns in full force as we preview a round of what should be exciting entertainment. Victoria: VFL action has plenty of enticing matchups scheduled for the weekend, with the first taking place at the Gabba tomorrow morning as Brisbane host Richmond in a crucial […]
WAFLW Round 3 wrap: Claremont go back-to-back as Swans rise to top
CLAREMONT Tigers have stormed to their most dominant win of the year, defeating South Fremantle by 51 points in a Round 3 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s victory. The Tigers looked on from the get-go, piling on five goals in the first term, and while the Bulldogs managed to match it with them through […]
2020 AFL Draft recap: Fremantle Dockers
FREMANTLE reeled in an all-local haul in this year’s National Draft, including a couple of bargain Next Generation Academy (NGA) talents and youngsters with senior WAFL experience at the top end. After finishing 12th in 2020 under new coach Justin Longmuir, Fremantle looms as a fast-rising club with one of the best young midfields in […]
2020 AFL Draft Preview: Fremantle Dockers
WITH the 2020 trade period done and dusted, it is now time for clubs and fans alike to turn their attention to the draft. Between now and draft day (December 9), clubs will have the opportunity to exchange picks until the final order is formed a couple of days out. While the chaos ensues, Draft Central […]
AFL Draft Whispers: 2020 Edition
WITH this year’s AFL Draft less than a month away, the rumour mill has been in full swing as supporters turn their attention from trade period, to draft period. There is some early general consensus already, mostly pertaining to where prospects are ranked, but not necessarily where they may end up come draft time. In […]
EXPLAINER | Pocket Podcast: The best 175cm and below players
OVER the past few weeks, Draft Central launched its brand new series of pocket podcasts, a collection of short-form discussions which narrow in on a range of topics heading into the 2020 AFL Draft. In the next edition, Chief Editor Peter Williams again sat down with AFL Draft Editor Michael Alvaro to compare and contrast the best players who measure […]
Top 10s: 2020 National Draft Combine – Running & Standing Vertical Jumps
AFL DRAFT combines have wrapped up around the nation, giving an insight into how each elite level hopeful stacks up athletically. For most prospects, it was a chance to showcase just how much they had improved since preseason, especially after a full season of football – albeit compromised. For the Victorians in action, they finally […]
