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The Number One: Part Two

NUMBER One. The First. The Best. The Brightest; but is it all what it’s cracked up to be?   So much is made of the first pick in the National Draft each year, in print, conversation and online they are dissected, combed over in the most minute way, but are we placing too much pressure […]

The Number One: Part One

NUMBER One. The First. The Best. The Brightest; but is it all what it’s cracked up to be?   So much is made of the first pick in the National Draft each year, in print, conversation and online they are dissected, combed over in the most minute way, but are we placing too much pressure […]

APS premiership favourites Haileybury down Carey in top two clash

It was a cold but crisp and clear day when venturing to Bulleen to watch the highly-anticipated top of the table clash between Carey Grammar and Haileybury College. Weaving through luxury European cars and poodle-crosses, lured by the smell of many a charity snag, it clear that the anticipation surrounding the contest had caused a […]

APS: modern footy’s greatest nursery?

  In the first week of June, two schools – Scotch College and Melbourne Grammar met amidst the shipping containers at Edwin Flack Oval in Port Melbourne for the 158th running of the oldest rivalry in football, the Cordner-Eggleston Cup. In a hard fought and close battle, it was the boys from Hawthorn who prevailed, […]

2015 Draft Profile: Nick O’Kearney

Nick O’Kearney (Calder Cannons) Height: 181 cm Weight: 71 kg Position: Midfielder Strengths: Decision making, running power, work rate, ball-winning Weaknesses: Size, body strength, hurt factor, goal threat Player comparison: Brent Stanton First year impact: Medium to long-term prospect Kicking: Above average Marking: Average Endurance: Elite Speed: Above average Statistics: Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) – 13 games, 17.4 kicks, 8.2 handballs, 25.5 disposals, 62 per cent disposal efficiency, 7.1 handball receives, 5.5 marks, 4.3 tackles, 0.4 goals Vic […]

2015 Draft Profile: Callum Moore

Callum Moore Calder Cannons Height: 193 cm Weight: 85 kg Position: Key position utility Strengths: Athleticism, contested marking, workrate Weaknesses: Kicking, football IQ Player comparison: Tom Lynch (Adelaide) First year impact: Long-term prospect Kicking: Below average Marking: Elite Endurance: Average Speed: Above average Statistics: Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) – seven games, 9.3 kicks, 4.3 handballs, […]