2019 AFL Draft club review: St Kilda Saints
AFTER a massive trade period, St Kilda was one of the quietest clubs in the AFL Draft, picking up just two players in the National Draft, and an additional player in the Rookie Draft. They had also met needs by bringing in the likes of Brad Hill, Dougal Howard, Paddy Ryder, Zak Jones and Dan […]
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 Draft Central Phantom Draft
THE 2019 AFL National Draft is just a couple of days away and it is clear that trying to work out which clubs favour which players is incredibly difficult given the evenness of the draft crop outside the first round. Even inside the first round, preferences will play a huge role in where players go […]
2019 AFL Draft Preview: Carlton Blues
FOR the first time in a long time, Carlton heads into the draft without a stacked hand, featuring only one in the first round and re-entering in the third with a few later picks. A year on from the much-publicised live trade which saw them land pick nine and Liam Stocker, the Blues have hinted […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: November 2019 – 60-41
AS the 2019 AFL National Draft is just around the corner, we work up to the November 27-28 event with a three-part Power Rankings series, counting down our top 60 players heading into the AFL Draft. We have not taken into account any draft selections or club needs, it is purely our opinion. Furthermore, given […]
NAB League Boys team review: Sandringham Dragons
AS the NAB League grand final approaches, we take a look at the sides that are no longer in contention for the title; checking out their draft prospects, Best and Fairest (BnF) chances, 2020 Draft Crop and a final word on their season. The next side we look at is the Sandringham Dragons. Position: 4th […]
Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Preliminary Finals
THE Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers advanced to the NAB League grand final after comprehensive preliminary final victories on Saturday at Princes Park. Before they do battle at the same venue a week later, we take a look at the standout combine invitees and under-agers players from all of the final four sides in our […]
Oakleigh charge into second-straight grand final
OAKLEIGH Chargers earned a second crack at premiership glory in as many years, trumping metro rivals Sandringham by 75 points at Princes Park. The Chargers got on top early with a 28-point half-time lead and never looked back, sealing the 17.7 (109) to 4.10 (34) result. The signs were ominous early as Jamarra Ugle-Hagan produced […]
Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Semi-finals
THE cream is rising to the top as the NAB League finals series narrows down to the final four contenders after a pair of hard fought semi-finals. With a host of national and state combine invitees in action, we cast our eye over the weekend’s action to highlight the best-performing invitees in our opinion-based notes. […]
Ones to watch – AFL Draft watch
FOLLOWING on from Monday night’s Power Rankings which included our current top 30 players, we take a look at some of the players who could make a move up the draft boards based on their season to date, their upcoming finals or perhaps their testing results come October. Mostly, this piece will mention a number […]
