State leagues wrap: Victorian footy returns as TSL produced trio of beltings
WHILST South Australia took another week off from its state league action, most of the other major state leagues took place, with the Victorian Football League (VFL) joining the respective leagues in Tasmania and Western Australia. Though it was not without some controversy, with a snap lockdown in south east Queensland impacting the QAFL, and […]
Classic Contests: Riccardi ensures Cannons share points in Morwell
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 17 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Calder Cannons and Gippsland Power. In this edition, we wind the […]
Classic Contests: Mozzie’s last minute magic guarantees draw
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 14 clashes in the NAB League this year between the Gippsland Power and Northern Knights. In this edition, we […]
AFL Draft review: Essendon
IN one of the biggest surprises in the draft Essendon snared young gun – Irving Mosquito from Hawthorn’s Next Generation Academy and drafted plenty of other up and coming youngsters. While they did not feature in the first round of the draft Essendon still got their hands on some talented players with the likes of […]
2018 National AFL Draft selections
THE 2018 National AFL Draft selections and club by club selections as they happen today will appear here: Round 1: 1 – Carlton – Sam Walsh (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country) 2 – Gold Coast – Jack Lukosius – (WWT Torrens/South Australia) 3 – Gold Coast – Izak Rankine (West Adelaide/South Australia) 4 – St Kilda – […]
Noah Gown finds his place in TAC Cup
GIPPSLAND Power product, Noah Gown has shown he is a real force to be reckoned with and has a bright future at AFL level, if given the opportunity. After spending time playing both basketball and football Gown decided to make the big decision to focus solely on footy in the 2018 season. “It was more […]
2018 AFL Draft Central Phantom Draft
WE are now just three days away from the first pick being called in the 2018 AFL National Draft, and at AFL Draft Central, we have put our heads together and put forward our Phantom Draft, based on how some of the picks can fall. A few things to note: The pick numbers are different […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Preliminary Finals
THE final four became two with wins to Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers over Sandringham Dragons and Gippsland Power respectively. We took a look at some of the combine invitees from the day, as well as the Under 17 Futures players. Dandenong Stingrays vs. Sandringham Dragons Dandenong: By: Ed Pascoe #9 Zac Foot Foot had […]
Oakleigh charges into Grand Final with 93-point victory over Gippsland
OAKLEIGH Chargers have won their third consecutive game by 15 goals or more with a 93-point thrashing of second-placed Gippsland Power. The Chargers were all over the Power from start to finish and never realistically looked like losing. Their ball use in the wet was superb It was a sense of deja vu for the […]
Weekend Previews: TAC Cup – Preliminary finals
WE are down to the final four TAC Cup sides for season 2018, with Dandenong Stingrays taking on Sandringham Dragons, and Gippsland Power facing Oakleigh Chargers to determine the two, 2018 Grand Finalists. DANDENONG STINGRAYS v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Preliminary Finals – Saturday, September 15, 11.30am Ikon Park, Carlton North Last week: In the first of […]