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 […]
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), […]
Team Building 101: From Tiger Turmoil to Tiger Time
REIGNING premier Richmond has historically been poor at team-building and drafting. From the mid-2000s until the mid-2010s, Richmond’s record of drafting players was horrific. Richmond supporters who are “twenty-something” or older, will remember the constant “trolling” by opposition supporters through this period. The most infamous draft decision, being the selection of Richard Tambling at pick […]
2014 Draft Profile: Jackson Nelson
Jackson Nelson (Geelong Falcons) Position: Defender/midfielder Height: 187 cm Weight: 80 kg Strengths: Tackling, marking, clearances machine, contested ball-winner, versatility. Weaknesses: Speed Player comparison: Nick Vlastuin A picture of consistency and versatility, Jackson Nelson continues to float under the radar and could very well launch himself into first round contention, according to draft experts. Although Nelson […]
