Scouting notes: Under 18 Australian side
IN what has become an annual tradition, Australia’s top Under 18s combined to form a side to face a Victorian Football League (VFL) team in a one-off practice match. After defeating North Melbourne last year, the AFL Academy made it two wins on the trot with a victory over last year’s grand finalists, Casey Demons […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 4
FOR the first time in Player of the Week history, a player representing a non-Victorian club has earned the gong in the NAB League Boys competition. With the introduction of the five academy teams and Tasmania, it was bound to happen, and just three weeks into the season, GWS GIANTS Academy member, Tom Green has […]
Scouting notes: Victorian trials
VICTORIA’S top talents in the 2019 and 2020 draft crops took to Ikon Park yesterday with two trial games in front of Victorian selectors and AFL club recruiters in a bid to impress for selection ahead of the National Under 18 Championships. We took a look at 15 of the top performers from both sides […]
Top Victorians to battle it out at Ikon Park in trial games
THE teams are in for tomorrow’s two Victorian trial games at Ikon Park which pits the best available from Vic Country against their Metro counterparts. Released today, there is plenty of talent across the four sides as players try to stake their claim for a spot at the National Under 18 Championships. Among the sides […]
Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Round 3
ANOTHER blockbuster weekend of NAB League footy saw the best of the best stake their claims as the next big things, with one particular game showcasing some enormous talent to come. With scouts eyeing all nine games across the round, these are our individual, opinion-based thoughts on the players identified as standouts by respective talent […]
NAB League Boys Round 3 wash-up: Academy derbies headline action-packed weekend
AN ACADEMY derby double led an exciting round of NAB League action, with a Saturday Metro double-header and Sunday Country triple-header producing some ripping contests between the established sides – including a high-scoring draw and top-of-the-table clash. NORTHERN KNIGHTS 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 (21)EASTERN RANGES 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.14 | 13.18 […]
Weekend preview: NAB League Boys – Round 3
WITH a landmark Round 2 come and gone, Round 3’s set of fixtures delivers another nine games and another nine opportunities to observe the best talent from across the nation as the Northern Academies and Tasmania settle into NAB League proceedings. With a Sandringham double-header on Saturday and Bendigo triple-header on Sunday, settle in for […]
Final Siren Podcast: Episode 5
In a huge episode of Final Siren Podcast, host Matthew Cocks and Draft Central’s Peter Williams and Sophie Taylor chat all things NAB League and this week’s podcast includes: Interviews with: * Bendigo Pioneers midfielder Brooke Hards * Sandringham Dragons forward/ruck Riley Bowman * Oakleigh Chargers midfielder Noah Anderson Other features: * Analysed Bendigo Pioneers’ […]
Team of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IT might be said every week but last round’s NAB League Boys action was by far the hardest to reduce a Team of the Week to just 24 players. After initial viewing, there were 32 players who on most weeks would make the Draft Central Team of the Week, but with a thirteenth team added […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 2
IN a round with plenty of high possession winners, Eastern Ranges’ Mitch Mellis has earned the nomination for Draft Central Player of the Week for Round 2 in the NAB League Boys. Mellis won the Facebook poll against Sydney Swans Academy player, Errol Gulden who had an equally impressive game over the weekend. Mellis joins […]
