State Leagues wrap: Jeffrey slots nine as leagues limited by lockdowns
JUST three states had unimpeded state league competitions over the weekend with the Tasmanian State League (TSL), West Australian Football League (WAFL) and Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) take place, with a trio of Victorian Football League (VFL) matches in Queensland. We recap the results over the weekend. Tasmania (TSL): Lauderdale caused an upset on […]
Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL – Round 10
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) season rolled on into its 10th round over the weekend, with eight fixtures spread from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, as Victorian sides returned to the fold. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 10 action, as AFL-listed talent and state league guns alike topped […]
Draft Central All-Star Team: Northern Knights
NORTHERN KNIGHTS have some elite players in their All-Star team of the AFL Draft era led by captain and VFL/AFL games record holder Brent Harvey. THE TEAM: The Knights have a well balanced side with some quality talls, an elite midfield and plenty of hardened players who could roost the football and impact on the […]
Q&A: Ewan Macpherson (Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
AS the postponement of all seasons commenced over the last few weeks, we head back to the pre-season 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 Northern Knights’ Ewan Macpherson at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day hosted […]
Queensland weekly wrap: Colts fixtures released; juniors embrace AFLX
IN the past week, Queensland football lovers have seen the release of the QAFL and QFA Colts 2018 fixtures released, as well as an AFLX trial at the Under 14 Cross-Conference Invitational. QAFL and QFA Colts 2018 Fixtures Released AFL Queensland has announced the finalised structure and fixtures for the Under 18 Colts competition ahead […]
Shaking and Spearing the Competition
IT has been a tough couple of years for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup. Yet despite only amassing seven wins in the past 24 months, coach Andrew Shakespeare has lead the development of some top-end talent, with five draftees last year and the possibility of another three or four this year. Sitting down […]
Winners from the AFL Combine
The AFL Draft Combine is done and dusted for another year. While many of the top prospects did not test with minor injury issues, there were a few guys who elevated their draft stocks. All the top ten results are listed at the bottom of the article. Winners Daniel Rioli Rioli had the most to […]
2015 Draft Profile: Darcy Macpherson
Darcy Macpherson (Northern Knights) Height: 174 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Inside midfielder Strengths: Clearances, endurance, reading the play Weaknesses: Scoreboard impact Player comparison: Zach Merrett First year impact: Long term prospect Kicking: Average Marking: Average Endurance: Above average Speed: Average Statistics: Northern Knights TAC Cup: eight games, 7.4 kicks, 8.6 handballs, 16 disposals, 3.9 […]
