Resilience through recovery sees Powell reap benefits in SANFL
STURT midfielder Tom Powell has taken the SANFL under-18 competition by the scruff of the neck so far in season 2020. In doing so, the teenager has announced himself as one of South Australia’s most promising draft hopefuls. As of Round 10, the inside midfielder is averaging a competition-high 36 disposals and nine clearances per game, for a Sturt side currently sitting […]
Draft Central All-Star Team matchup: Murray Bushrangers vs. Sturt Double Blues
OUR next All-Star Team battle is one between a Victorian club and a South Australian club, in the Murray Bushrangers and Sturt. The two captains voted in by the public as the All-Star Players of the AFL Draft era were Steele Sidebottom (Murray Bushrangers) and Brodie Grundy (Sturt). TEAMS: Murray Bushrangers enter the All-Star Team […]
Subiaco Lions Player of the AFL Draft Era: Vote for yours on our Instagram channel
SUBIACO LIONS are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The Sturt All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Brody Grundy announced as the winner and captain of the Double Blues’ All-Star side. Subiaco Lions have a number of premiership players […]
Draft Central All-Star Team: Sturt Double Blues
STURT Double Blues have a strong midfield and some exciting players around the ground in the All-Star Team of the AFL Draft era. With an elite ruck and some hard-nosed midfielders, this team would be strong around the stoppages, with firepower up forward. THE TEAM: The Double Blues all-star team is skippered by Brodie Grundy […]
Sturt Double Blues Player of the AFL Draft Era: Vote for yours on our Instagram channel
STURT DOUBLE BLUES are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The South Fremantle All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Peter Matera announced as the winner and captain of the Bulldogs’ All-Star side. Sturt Double Blues are headlined by the […]
Best ever players and teams from a pathway program? Prepare to have your say
WITH no Under 18s footy on at the moment and June usually being the month where the best of the best go at it through the AFL Under 18 National Championships, Draft Central has decided to run a couple of special feature series throughout the upcoming months to fill the void until footy is back. […]
Quaynor, Thomas and O’Neill kicking goals early at AFL Draft Combine
POTENTIAL Collingwood Next Generation Academy (NGA) draft prospect, Isaac Quaynor aced the National AFL Draft Combine Goalkicking test last night, finishing the first evening of testing with a perfect score. Each of the players have five attempts at goal from various positions, with the Oakleigh Chargers talent kicking all five goals, despite being most suited […]
Fantastic Five – Memorable moments from the weekend
WITH finals spots sealed across all levels of footy, young stars stood out and one team spoiled another’s top-four aspirations. Meanwhile, an old dark navy blue favourite had a day out in what is always an exciting week of football – the one before September. Walsh pushes for the #1 spot Geelong Falcons’ Sam […]
Is Brodie now the best of the 2012 bunch?
AS with any draft, there are going to be players that go on to have long and successful AFL careers, and those that unfortunately do not. The 2012 National Draft for instance has now seen two players reach 100 games in Port Adelaide’s Ollie Wines (112 games) and the Western Bulldogs’ Jack Macrae (104 games), […]
