AFL Draft Central boost junior football coverage
WITH the football season fast approaching for some and already here for others, AFL Draft Central has an exciting announcement to make about its 2017 coverage. This season we will be extending our coverage of under 18s football to include the 2017 AFL Victoria Under 18 Girls Competition as well as the 2017 Youth Girls […]
TAC Cup to the VFL An AFL Victoria pathway
FOR every player that achieves his dream of playing AFL from his top-age year of TAC Cup football, there are many more that sadly miss out. For one reason or another, they are not drafted in that year, but could be the next, or the year after that; or perhaps, many years down the track. […]
AFL Draft Centrals Ones to Watch in 2017
FOLLOWING on from our piece about the AFL AIS Academy members, we have dug deep to pull out 22 names from across the TAC Cup to keep an eye on this season. This is not to say they will all get drafted, nor does it mean that they are necessarily the 22 best across the […]
St Kilda Stingrays top the affiliate charts
WHEN St Kilda read out tall forward Josh Battle’s name at pick 39 in the 2016 AFL National Draft, the Saints extended their stranglehold on a little talked about record. With Battle’s selection, St Kilda officially has nine, that’s right nine former Dandenong Stingrays on its list – the highest affiliation between an AFL club […]
Matt Balmer’s 2016 Final AFL Draft Power Rankings Part 1
EVERY month since May, Matt Balmer has ranked his players from the 2016 AFL Draft pool. With less than three weeks until the November 25 National AFL Draft, he counts down the players ranked 50-1 over the next two weeks. Today will be 50-26, before next Monday’s final rankings from 25-1. Well what a year […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup Grand Final
Sandringham Dragons 12.13 (85) defeated Murray Bushrangers 9.14 (68) Michael Alvaro’s scouting notes: Sandringham Dragons: #5 Andrew McGrath – Was quiet early but came to life in the third term with a move to half back, racking up the disposals to finish with 38 – including 8 clearances. Has done his No.1 draft pick chances no […]
Scouting notes: Young Guns Game
The annual Victorian Young Guns game was held on Sunday at Trevor Barker Oval. With majority of clubs in attendance (including a few ‘head recruiters’) the Young Guns Black win by two goals. In previous editions Jayden Hunt (2014), Adam Saad (2014) and Tom Papley (2015) have stood out elevating themselves onto AFL lists. Matt […]
Last chance to perform for 2016 Young Guns
Players will have the last chance to put their hand up in the spotlight in front of recruiters in the annual Victorian Young Guns game. The game will be held at 11.30am on Sunday at Trevor Barker Oval in Sandringham and promises to be one that recruiters have marked in their diary. Strong performances in […]
Scouting notes: Geelong v North Ballarat
Matt Balmer’s scouting notes: Geelong Falcons 19.12 (126) defeated North Ballarat Rebels 13.11 (89) Geelong Falcons: #8 Max Augerinos– Booted possibly goal from the year with a 45m soccer goal in the final quarter. Was the best player on the ground, with his 22 disposal effort including six clearances working hard in the contest. #38 […]
2016 TAC Cup Finals preview
1st Dandenong Stingrays Dandenong Stingrays are arguably the most consistent team across the board, without a distinct strength, but very few weaknesses. They have talented players in the defence, through the middle and up forward, and work well as a cohesive unit, particularly at Shepley Oval. Their top prospect for this year’s draft is Josh […]
