Pocket Podcast | Premium tall prospects
THE Final Siren Podcast team returned this week for another pocket podcast edition, this time assessing the key position players available in this year’s draft. Chief Editor Peter Williams again took over the host chair to grill Draft Editor Michael Alvaro on some of the prime talls options, and why some are poised to feature at the pointy […]
WAFL Player Focus: Joshua Cripps (East Fremantle)
EAST Fremantle ruck-forward Joshua Cripps has struck a rich vein of form over the last three WAFL Colts rounds, with his latest effort yielding 20 disposals, five marks and three goals in the Sharks’ 21-point win over West Perth. Cripps, the brother of Carlton co-captain Patrick, has his sibling covered for height and was added […]
NAB League Player Focus: Mac Andrew (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays ruck Mac Andrew has proven one of fastest risers in this year’s AFL Draft conversation, boasting eye-catching athleticism, handy versatility, and a knack for stepping up to the big occasions. While he is tied to Melbourne as a Next Generation Academy product, Andrew is unlikely to land at the Demons with a bid […]
2021 VFL Player Focus: Ned Moyle (Oakleigh Chargers/Collingwood VFL)
MID-SEASON draft fancy Ned Moyle has taken to senior football with aplomb in 2021, rising steeply to become one of the premium rucks available. The 19-year-old ruck is now three games deep into his Victorian Football League (VFL) career with Collingwood, having managed the same amount of NAB League outings with Oakleigh Chargers. He also […]
NAB League Player Focus: Toby Conway (Geelong Falcons)
GEELONG Falcons ruck, Toby Conway is a prospect on the rise having recently been added to the AFL Academy squad ahead of their clash with Geelong VFL. The 204cm bigman has returned a promising start to the season, averaging a tick under 16 disposals and 28 hitouts across three NAB League outings, making him one […]
Your questions answered – Draft Central’s pre-draft Q&A
YESTERDAY we asked you to send in all your last-minute questions ahead of the 2020 AFL Draft to be answered on our YouTube channel, with those initial enquiries touched on during the Q&A session which you can find here, and linked below. The questions spilled over after the time of recording but not to worry, […]
2020 AFL Draft Positional Analysis: Rucks
DOMINANT rucks often find themselves sliding come draft time, or bolting right to the top should there be a lack of them in the relevant crop. While the key position stocks in this year’s cohort look promising, the search for a pure ruck who can develop quickly at the elite level is often a careful […]
Squad predictions: 2020 Western Australia Under 18s
THE annual Under 18 National Championships may be the only chance we get to catch a glimpse of the class of 2020 before draft day, with carnival likely to take place in October. In the meantime, Draft Central takes a look at how each regional squad may line up should the championships come around, but […]
Under the Microscope: Ruck development
The art of the ruck. They start the game and can be the difference between winning and losing. Ruckmen are the most frustrating and hardest to develop. The golden rule of recruiting is proven with these players – the taller the player, the longer the development. But clubs are now taking ruckmen from the state league […]
