AFL Draft preview: Melbourne
MELBOURNE reached the penultimate weekend of the season before disappointingly bowing out to a red-hot West Coast at Optus Stadium. With the acquisitions of Steven May and Kade Kolodjashnij over the trade period, the Demons have one of the most well-balanced lists in the competition. They might target some outside run to help with their […]
AFL Draft preview: GWS GIANTS
GWS GIANTS enter the draft with a very strong hand, holding four picks inside the top 25. They will likely use the latter one to match a bid for a GIANTS Academy prospect, but be able to fill a need at the same time. They lost a number of players over the off-season for various […]
AFL Draft Central Final 2018 Power Rankings
WITH just two weeks until the 2018 AFL National Draft, AFL Draft Central is counting down by naming our top 60 players to watch out for in the draft with our final Power Rankings for the year. We have extended it from 35 to 60 just to throw out some names that might have flown […]
2018 AFL Draft preview: Adelaide
AFTER missing out on the AFL Finals following a devastating Grand Final loss in 2017, Adelaide made a conscious effort to stockpile high picks – through the 2017 and 2018 trade periods, and head into the AFL National Draft armed with four first round picks and plenty of options. List needs: Inside midfielders Outside midfielders […]
AFL Draft Central November 2018 Power Rankings: 16-30
WITH just two weeks until the 2018 AFL National Draft, AFL Draft Central is counting down by naming our top 60 players to watch out for in the draft with our final Power Rankings for the year. We have extended it from 35 to 60 just to throw out some names that might have flown […]
AFL Draft Central November 2018 Power Rankings: 31-45
WITH just two weeks until the 2018 AFL National Draft, AFL Draft Central is counting down by naming our top 60 players to watch out for in the draft with our final Power Rankings for the year. We have extended it from 35 to 60 just to throw out some names that might have flown […]
Future stars fly high on big day of testing
MANY players stood out on the third day of the National AFL Draft Combine, with a couple of huge efforts across the board. Among the top performers were Tasmanian, Chayce Jones, Dandenong Stingrays stars, Sam Sturt, Bailey Williams and Will Hamill, Murray Bushrangers midfielder, Ely Smith, South Australians, Connor Rozee and Izak Rankine, and Geelong […]
AFL Draft Central Power Rankings: October 2018
IN one of the most recognisable draft crops in some time, the 2018 AFL National Draft is heating up to be one of the most talked about in the lead-up with so many tall and small prospects who are already looking like genuine AFL stars. As with last year, on the first Monday of the […]
Scouting notes: 2018 TAC Cup Grand Final
WE witnessed one of the all-time great Grand Finals on the weekend, with Dandenong Stingrays holding on by a goal against the Oakleigh Chargers at Ikon Park. Dandenong Stingrays: By: Peter Bonadio and Peter Williams #1 Sam Fletcher Ball magnet during the grand final always finds a way to get the footy in his hands. […]
Stingrays set out to make own history: Black
IT might have been the proverbial “monkey off the back”, but the focus from the Dandenong Stingrays’ playing group for Saturday’s TAC Cup Grand Final was purely centred around the present, rather than the past. Stingrays coach Craig Black said everyone knew of the club’s grand final heartache – five grand finals all ending in […]
