Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL – Round 13
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season rolled on into its 13th round over the weekend, with nine fixtures spread from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 13 action, as AFL-listed talent and state league guns alike topped a range of key categories. We take […]
Analysis | The importance of fitness testing in modern football recruiting
THERE has been plenty of debate when talking about potential AFL prospects pertaining to the differences between judging ‘athletes’ against ‘pure footballers’. There is an argument that fitness testing should be taken with a grain of salt and that the eye test is most important, but when it comes to players being drafted – especially […]
State leagues wrap: Teams deliver monster scores
WITH another weekend coming to a close, we take a look at what happened in state league football around the country, with plenty of massive scores as teams hit their straps. Victoria: The VFL had some big wins around the grounds this weekend, including one outside of Victoria, as the Tigers gave the Lions a […]
Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL – Round 5
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season rolled on into its fourth round over the weekend, with nine fixtures spread from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon, as four sides enjoyed byes. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 5 action, as AFL-listed talent and state league guns alike topped a range […]
2021 VFL Round 1 review: Queensland teams make their mark
A NEW era and a new competition full of surprises saw a number of clubs from New South Wales and Queensland join the still rather oddly-named Victorian Football League (VFL), and the majority came away with the points. The four AFL-aligned clubs in the two northern states on the east coast joined the competition, with […]
Classic Contests: Flanders’ first half magic fails to halt Chargers
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back in a new series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest we look at one of the would-have-been Round 7 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Gippsland Power and Oakleigh Chargers. In this edition, we […]
NAB League Boys 2019 Throwback: Round 1 – Future Blues light up Ikon Park
A SPIRITED comeback from the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels was not enough to see them topple the Dandenong Stingrays in the opening round of the 2019 season. The Stingrays led by as much as 36 points at the 15-minute mark of the third term, before the Rebels bolted home to boot eight of the […]
2019 AFL Draft club review: Essendon Bombers
AFTER a trade period that saw Essendon largely retain most of its list despite the likes of Joe Daniher and Orazio Fantasia linked to other clubs, the Bombers headed into the draft to just fill some holes and improve their mid-table finish to a top four hopeful. Fans were keen to see at least one […]
2019 National AFL Draft: Round 2-5 selections
WITH Round 1 selections done and dusted on Wednesday night, Thursday hosted the remainder of the 2019 AFL National Draft, as we look a the top Australian rules talent being picked up across Australia. Below is every pick from the beginning of Round 2 with plenty of analysis to come on Draft Central over the […]
2019 AFL Draft Preview: West Coast Eagles
WEST Coast heads into 2020 as arguably the most balanced list across the competition, with depth across most positions and adding Tim Kelly to a side that was already a premiership contender signals what they might be capable of next year. However everything comes at a cost and grabbing yet another A-grade midfielder has cost […]
