Squad predictions: 2020 Vic Metro Under 18s
THE annual Under 18 National Championships may be the only chance we get to catch a glimpse of the class of 2020 before draft day, with a decision on the recommencement of competition pushed back to at least September. In the meantime, Draft Central takes a look at how each regional squad may line up […]
Q&A: Finlay Macrae (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season a month earlier where we sat down with a number of athletes across the country. In a special Question and Answer (Q&A) feature, Draft Central‘s Michael Alvaro chatted with Oakleigh Chargers’ Finlay Macrae at the NAB League Fitness […]
2020 NAB League Boys team preview: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING premiers, Oakleigh Chargers have plenty of bottom-age talent from 2019 that will lead the assault on back-to-back flags, with a host of Next Generation Academy (NGA) and father-son prospects who will create plenty of traction in season 2020. Talent Manager Jy Bond said the club had a lot more bottom-agers last season that usual […]
Comprehensive 2019 NAB League Grand Final Preview
FOLLOWING on from last year’s Grand Final preview, it is that time again where we try and analyse all facets of the NAB League Grand Final from the players to style and what one might expect from the match. TEAMS EASTERN RANGES v. OAKLEIGH CHARGERS Grand Final – 21/09/2019 1:05pm Ikon Park – Carlton EASTERN […]
NAB League Boys Round 14 preview: U16 talent hits the big time
AFTER a week off for all but two of the NAB League Boys sides, the competition recommences full-time action with a double-header at Box Hill City Oval in Saturday’s lone fixtures. A top-four clash between Eastern and Oakleigh firms as the game of the round, with the Geelong and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) clash set […]
Scouting notes: NAB League Boys – Round 12
THE cream always seems to rise to the top in tough conditions, and it was no different in Round 12 of the NAB League as top-end talents stood out in low-scoring affairs. We cast eyes over all five games in the slightly shortened round, taking note of Vic Country, Metro, and Allies squad members, as […]
Scouting Notes: NAB League Boys – Round 11
WITH Vic Country enjoying a bye round, there was plenty of top-end talent back to replenish their respective NAB League sides. The usual suspects also pitched in, and with scouts looking at each game, here are our Round 11 scout notes. Each note is the individual opinion of the writer, with the focus on Allies, […]
Top Victorians to battle it out at Ikon Park in trial games
THE teams are in for tomorrow’s two Victorian trial games at Ikon Park which pits the best available from Vic Country against their Metro counterparts. Released today, there is plenty of talent across the four sides as players try to stake their claim for a spot at the National Under 18 Championships. Among the sides […]
