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Steely resolve for Green ‘draft bolter’

WEST Australian AFL Draft hopeful Steely Green is happy to associate with the term ‘draft bolter’. The South Fremantle prospect was a fair way off club radars 12 months ago, struggling in the Bulldogs’ Colts program and averaging just eight touches a game. But off the back of a “massive” preseason, Green bolted into contention. […]

Draft Central All-Star Team: Subiaco Lions

SUBIACO Lions are a side that has a large West Australian contingency with remarkably only one player in the 24-player side not running out for either West Coast or Fremantle at some point during their career. The Lions have been a rich breeding ground for the two West Australian clubs, particularly in the 1990s where […]

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, […]

Draft dream not over for 2017 state combine nominees

THE draft dream is not over to the 2017 state combine nominees after the AFL today released the list of 96 players from around the country nominated by AFL clubs to attend the 2017 State Combine. 83 PLAYERS INVITED TO THE 2017 NATIONAL AFL DRAFT COMBINE Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia will each run […]

AFL Draft Combine 2016 Day 3 results

Day 3 was an action packed day for the 2016 AFL Draft prospects, with plenty of testing to keep the players occupied over the course of the day. Vic Metro co-captain Jordan Gallucci broke the standing vertical jump record, whilst it was Jarrod Berry, Oliver Florent and Griffin Logue who performed extremely well in the […]

AFL Draft Combine 2016 Day 2 results

Day 2 saw players be put under the spotlight with medicals from clubs, as well as interviews with media and AFL clubs. Players also completed testing for hand-eye coordination and reaction time, such as Ben Ainsworth attempting to hit the coloured lights in the image below. Friday night saw players undertake the kicking, clean hands […]

Stars to shine bright at the National AFL Draft Combine

FOR the draft crop of 2016, the National AFL Draft Combine is the first sign that their AFL dreams are a step closer to fruition. An invitation to the AFL Draft Combine means that at least five AFL clubs have expressed interest in the player. The AFL Draft Combine is a way for clubs to […]

Top talent on show on AFL Grand Final weekend

In a new initiative announced by the AFL, the best Under 17 and Under 18 talent will play games on the Grand Final day long weekend under the eyes of recruiters and fans. The Under 18 All Stars game will be played at Punt Road Oval at 1.30pm, broadcast on Fox Footy on Grand Final […]

80 players invited to the 2016 AFL Draft Combine

FOR the draft crop of 2016, the AFL Draft Combine is the first sign that their AFL dreams are a step closer to fruition. An invitation to the AFL Draft Combine means that at least five AFL clubs have expressed interest in the player. The AFL Draft Combine is a way for clubs to determine […]