Keeping Tabs – Season Review: Part 1
TO finish off what has been a huge year for first-year players, we take a look at some of the top performers from each AFL club now the season is done and dusted. In today’s piece we look at the first nine clubs, from Adelaide through to GWS GIANTS, with the remaining nine clubs to […]
Keeping Tabs: Standout players from Round 23
For some, it’s the last game of footy they’ll play until 2019. For others, they’ll be playing the most important games of footy they’ve ever faced. In our last Keeping Tabs, we look back on a few familiar faces, where they sit for the season, and pay our usual respects to this round’s top performers. […]
Keeping Tabs: Standout performers from Round 11
IN Round 11 there were plenty of standout performers from the 2017 draft crop, with mature agers leading the way with some impressive performances. Tim Kelly Again, Kelly’s form stayed true. The Western Australian lad injected plenty of class to aid Geelong in their 85-point smashing over the Suns. With a 79 per cent disposal […]
South Australian College football prepares for revamp
A TRADITIONAL football system is getting a revamp, with the Adelaide College football turning to a multi-tier system involving promotion and relegation, and we look at how it works, what it means and how the College football and State league can work together for the best possible results. College football has a long and proud […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Academy members return to action
WITH Round 3 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) completed, we review the performances of the potential draft prospects for 2018. League: Tall Central Districts midfielder Jackson Hately returned after AFL Academy duties in his team’s nine-point loss to West Adelaide and had 11 disposals, along with five tackles. Jack Lukosius, also returning from […]
NSW/ACT weekly wrap: Community forums; school girls’ grand final
A CROSS-state ride to raise awareness for mental health issues, the conclusion of an inaugural school girls’ competition, and the NEAFL pre-season kicking off, were the key news items for NSW/ACT this week. Independent Girls Schools Grand Final After a successful inaugural competition, the Sydney Independent Girls Schools held its grand final day over the […]
South Australian weekly wrap: SA talent on show at AFL level
IT has been an exciting few weeks for South Australian football, with former-SANFL prospects across the AFL grasping their opportunities throughout the preseason. With a host of players scattered throughout all AFL clubs as both rookies and senior listed players, we will undoubtedly get to catch a glimpse of more local talent at the highest level […]
Draftees named for AFLX
RICHMOND and Western Bulldogs have loaded up on youth in the AFL’s newest pre-season competition, AFLX. In the final night of the three-night competition, a total of 16 draftees from the 2017 National and Rookie drafts have been named, of which the Tigers and Bulldogs have supplied nine. At the other end of the scale, […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 Final AFL Draft Power Rankings Part 1
EVERY month since May, Matt Balmer has ranked his players from the 2017 AFL Draft pool. With less than three weeks until the November 24 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. Having seen just under […]
Matt Balmer’s 2017 AFL Draft October Power Rankings
IN an AFL Draft Central feature, AFL Draft analyst Matt Balmer will rank and update his Power Rankings every month throughout 2017. You can read Matt Balmer‘s September edition of his Power Rankings here: The season is just about over for the 2017 NAB AFL Draft prospects after a long year, with some players pushing themselves through just […]
