2022 AFL Draft Review: West Coast
WEST Coast was one of the big winners in this year’s AFL Draft, particularly on night one as the Eagles got two local midfielders through the door. With seven new players on the list, there’s plenty of long-term cover for the West Australian club. We recap the Eagles’ intake. NATIONAL DRAFT #9 Reuben Ginbey (Midfielder/Defender, East Perth/Western […]
Chargers produce most 2022 AFL draftees
OAKLEIGH Chargers have produced the most draftees for the 2022 AFL Draft with a total of 10 players landing on AFL lists this week. The Chargers finished ahead of Sandringham Dragons (seven players) and Gippsland Power (five), while West Adelaide and Tasmania Devils (four each) recorded the most AFL draftees outside of Victorian clubs. Three […]
2022 AFL Drafts: Team-by-team selections
AFTER the two nights of the 2022 AFL National Draft, the Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts, there are officially 90 new players on AFL lists, with 31 rookies joining the never previously listed 58 National Draftees. We list all your team’s selections below, not including those who have been re-listed or were rookied from another AFL […]
2022 AFL Draft: Night Two – Bolters, talls & passes
NIGHT two of the 2022 AFL Draft saw 38 players added to AFL lists, capping off a national intake of just 59 picks overall. Across an even crop of players, there were plenty of surprise bolters, with a blend of tall talent and outside runners proving popular as clubs lodged their selections at at Marvel […]
Rookie Me Central’s 2022 Phantom AFL Draft
ON the eve of the 2022 AFL Draft, Rookie Me Central has nailed down its final Phantom Draft order. Though the complexities of bidding and live trading will likely throw most predictions out the window once clubs are put on the clock, recruiters and fans alike will have an idea of where each prospect has […]
2022 AFL Draft Preview: Carlton
WITH season proper and trade period done and dusted, AFL fans and staff alike now turn their attention towards the draft (November 28-30). The chaos has settled on player and pick swaps, and budding prospects have completed their combines, leaving a nervous wait until they learn their fate. In the next of our club by […]
2022 AFL Draft Preview: Port Adelaide
WITH season proper and trade period done and dusted, AFL fans and staff alike now turn their attention towards the draft (November 28-30). The chaos has settled on player and pick swaps, and budding prospects have completed their combines, leaving a nervous wait until they learn their fate. In the next of our club by […]
Rookie Me Central’s 2022 Mock AFL Draft
WITH only a matter of days before the 2022 AFL Draft unfolds, it is time for fans and pundits alike to put their recruiters’ hats on. Rookie Me Central has done exactly that, with our panel of analysts from around the nation collaborating for a mock draft. We take you through each pick made across […]
AFL Draft | Prospects exit the injury ward in leaps and bounds
INJURIES have consistently played a role in the stories of many budding AFL Draft prospects over the years, and continue to do so in 2022. Coming off consecutive Covid-interrupted campaigns, athletes pressing their claims for the elite level have played the most football of their fledgling careers since 2019. Not necessarily as a result, but […]
Wait not Long now for Noah’s dream
BENDIGO Pioneers and Geelong Grammar midfielder Noah Long is grateful for the injury that ruled him out for a few months this year. It might seem a strange way to put it, but for the 177cm, 73kg talent, maximising his time of the sidelines to learn a new position, and a new perspective, helped him […]
