Classic Contests: Cannons grab momentum at ideal time to upset Bushies
IF you are missing footy like we are, then let us somewhat salvage that with a look back our series of Classic Contests. In today’s contest we look at one of the would-have-been Round 16 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Calder Cannons and Murray Bushrangers. In this edition, we wind the […]
Classic Contests: Cannons hold off wasteful Knights
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 11 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Calder Cannons and Northern Knights. In this edition, we […]
Classic Contests: Falcons scrape home under Friday night lights
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 5 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Calder Cannons and Geelong Falcons. In this edition, we […]
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 […]
Draftees named for AFLX
RICHMOND and Western Bulldogs have loaded up on youth in the AFL’s newest pre-season competition, AFLX. In the final night of the three-night competition, a total of 16 draftees from the 2017 National and Rookie drafts have been named, of which the Tigers and Bulldogs have supplied nine. At the other end of the scale, […]
Calder Cannons 2017 review
With the off-season now officially here for TAC Cup clubs, AFL Draft Central will go back and review what 2017 was like for each of the 12 clubs. We kick off the series with Bendigo Pioneers and will end with the Western Jets. Calder Cannons Finished: 9th Wins: 6 Losses: 12 Percentage: 79 Points: 24 Players Drafted: (1) Noah […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 Final AFL Draft Power Rankings Part 2
EVERY month since May, Matt Balmer has ranked his players from the 2017 AFL Draft pool. With the November 24 National AFL Draft on this Friday, he counts down the players in his top 25, after revealing his 50-26 players last week.. You can find his 50-26 rankings here. Having seen just under 90 games […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 early Phantom Draft
IT IS just over a month until AFL clubs will meet at Sydney Showgrounds for the 2017 NAB AFL Draft. At the conclusion of trade week, Matt Balmer predicts who will go where inside the first round, in his 2017 early Phantom Draft. Pick 1: Brisbane – Luke Davies-Uniacke Inside Midfielder (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country) 08/06/1999 […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft October Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings every month throughout 2017. You can read Matt Balmer‘s September edition of his Power Rankings here: The season is just about over for the 2017 NAB AFL Draft prospects after a long year, with some players pushing themselves through just […]
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 […]
