PROFILED | 2026 AFL Mid-Season draftees
THE 2026 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft has come and gone, with 18 of a possible 19 selections made in Tuesday night’s intake. West Australian native Jaxon Artemis was taken with pick one to Essendon, making up a cohort of 17 players who have not previously had an AFL opportunity. On the other side of the […]
PICK-BY-PICK: 2026 AFL Mid-Season Draft
A BUMPER Mid-Season Draft saw 18 players added to AFL lists, with Collingwood and Melbourne fulfilling all three selections, and West Coast also taking a couple as Port Adelaide passed its third selection. Aged between 19 and 27, the VFL was a massive source for clubs with 11 of the draftees coming from the competition, […]
2026 AFL Mid-Season Draft: Key info, draft order & top prospects
THE 2026 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft is set to take place on Tuesday night, with Essendon holding the keys to pick one. With 12 clubs taking up the option to open up list spots, the final draft order has been locked in with a maximum of 19 selections to be made. Collingwood, Melbourne, and Port […]
The run home: Calder Cannons
IF there was a sleeping giant in the pack of the potential finalists, it is the Calder Cannons. A side which has benefited from a number of top-agers missing during the AFL National Under 18 Championships, it is now ready to make a serious play at the pointy end of the season. They will likely […]
Draft dream not over for 2018 state combine nominees
MORE than one hundred draft hopefuls will test themselves under the watchful eye of AFL club recruiters at the various State Combine’s around the country. After the list of National Combine invitations was released last week – indicating those players with the most draft interest – last night the full list of State Combine, and […]
Weekend Wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 8
IT was a weekend of upsets, with two of the bottom three sides claiming victory, and the other levelling the scores in the dying minutes only to lose the lead again with a match-winning goal. Oakleigh Chargers grabbed a top four spot with victory against Murray Bushrangers on Saturday in the standalone day. Northern Knights […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 3
IT was another big weekend of TAC Cup football, with the Dandenong Stingrays and Sandringham Dragons continuing their undefeated streaks. With some teams missing their best players due to the AFL Academy’s clash against North Melbourne VFL, it allowed for others to step up and make an impact in their absence. MATCH REPORT: AFL Academy […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 1
THE 2018 TAC Cup season kicked-off with a bang with wet weather playing havoc with Saturday’s double header at Skybus Stadium. We had four scouts watching games over the weekend, read their notes below. Calder Cannons vs. Western Jets (Liam Connop & Josh Calvitto) Calder Cannons: #2 Rhylee West – West started at the centre bounces […]
TAC Cup preview: Calder Cannons
CALDER Cannons head into the 2018 season with a strong core of top-end prospects, as well as some impressive 19 year-olds who were unlucky not to be drafted last season. The Cannons had just the one 2017 draftee – Noah Balta – and missed the finals after scraping into the eight in 2016. There are […]
2017 AFL Draft Combine: Day 3 results
AGILE tall Aiden Bonar and exciting West Australian Kyron Hayden were among the top performers on day three of the 2017 National AFL Draft Combine. Players were subjected to a busy day of testing, with the jumps, sprints and agility events held in the morning. The inaugural Yo-Yo test was run in the afternoon, before […]
