2022 AFL Draft Review: St Kilda
ST KILDA extracted good value from its 2022 AFL Draft haul, nabbing a couple of sliders among its four picks within the top 50. We recap the Saints’ selections and analyse what each player may bring to their new club. NATIONAL DRAFT #10 Mattaes Phillipou (Tall Forward/Midfielder, WWT Eagles/South Australia)#31 James Van Es (Key Defender, GWV Rebels/Vic Country)#35 Olli Hotton (Midfielder/Forward, […]
Chargers produce most 2022 AFL draftees
OAKLEIGH Chargers have produced the most draftees for the 2022 AFL Draft with a total of 10 players landing on AFL lists this week. The Chargers finished ahead of Sandringham Dragons (seven players) and Gippsland Power (five), while West Adelaide and Tasmania Devils (four each) recorded the most AFL draftees outside of Victorian clubs. Three […]
2022 AFL Drafts: Team-by-team selections
AFTER the two nights of the 2022 AFL National Draft, the Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts, there are officially 90 new players on AFL lists, with 31 rookies joining the never previously listed 58 National Draftees. We list all your team’s selections below, not including those who have been re-listed or were rookied from another AFL […]
Pick-by-Pick: 2022 AFL Rookie Draft
A SHALLOW draft has been rounded out by today’s rookie intake, with 12 of the 27 selections made being re-listings, and three other players given a lifeline having been discarded by other AFL clubs. Among the fresh faces, four were taken from state leagues, while the remaining eight draftees were of the more conventional draft […]
AFL Draft | What’s next? Remaining picks and bids
NIGHT two of the 2022 AFL Draft is fast approaching, with a bunch of highly sought after prospects and club-tied talent left on the board. We take you through each clubs’ current crop and remaining picks, the order of round two, and which bids may roll through across a night which is set to yield […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League – Round 7
ROUND 7 of the NAB League hosted just three fixtures, with plenty of fresh and familiar faces thriving in the midst of greater opportunities across the six regions in action. There were a number of notable performers, and multiple age groups covered among them, of which we highlight in the latest edition of Scouting Notes. […]
2022 NAB League season preview: Sandringham Dragons
THE 2022 NAB League Boys season is set to kick off at the start of April, with genuine excitement surrounding the latest crop of AFL Draft prospects. The 13 full-time regions are again set to compete in Australia’s most prolific talent pathway, and we preview each squad as season proper approaches. Next up, the Sandringham […]
Next Gen gripes: The Academy prospects who will have recruiters sweating
THE SHIFT in Next Generation Academy (NGA) related rules means clubs will only be able to match bids which come after pick 20 in this year’s draft, with the ‘first dibs’ concession set to be pushed back to pick 40 in 2022. Still, there will be a few clubs sweating on the form of their […]
2021 NAB League Boys Round 1 preview: Six games in five days across Easter weekend
OPENING the first full round of the NAB League Boys season after a standalone season opener last week, six games will be played across five days to celebrate a blockbuster Easter weekend. After winning last weekend in the standalone clash, Western Jets will head back to the scene of the success on Good Friday to […]
2021 NAB League team preview: Sandringham Dragons
POWERHOUSE NAB League region, Sandringham Dragons produced a handful of AFL draftees in 2020, but looks set to build on that strong crop through its formidable 2021 squad. The Dragons have essentially retained their full 19th-year list, only adding to some of the nation’s most exciting 18th-year talents at their disposal. There are three AFL […]
