NEW Brisbane Lions defender Matt Maguire admits being frustrated at St Kilda last season in a year where he was stranded on 99 AFL matches. The 25-year-old questioned his position in the team after the Saints had won 19 straight games and pondered if clubs believe that he could actually get back to his best. [...]
FOR all the hype and media attention surrounding the first potential Sudanese AFL footballer, there were only shattered dreams at the end of it all for Majak Daw. The athletic Western Jets utility said it felt as if he had “lost something” on the night of his Mackillop College school graduation. Another Jet, Sean Tighe, [...]
THE Western Bulldogs have discovered a back-up plan for valuable defender Brian Lake after giving former Hawthorn rookie Lukas Markovic a second chance on Thursday night. The former Box Hill Hawks co-captain was the first of only two VFL players that were snared in the national draft at selection 63; the other being 20-year-old Sandringham [...]
NEW West Coast Eagle Koby Stevens was one of the sliders in the draft but it didn’t worry the Bairnsdale country kid one bit. The Gippsland Power co-captain was eventually an Eagle at pick 23 after being floated as a top 10 target throughout the draft. Insiders say Stevens is a steal for the Eagles. [...]
MATT Maguire is officially a Brisbane Lion after being snared at pick 91 in Thursday night’s AFL draft. His former Saints team mate Luke Ball found his way to Collingwood at pick 30, while the Hawks swooped on Rhan Hooper. The Saints also chose former Tiger ruckman Adam Pattison and former Kangaroo Jesse Smith. But [...]
FN EXCLUSIVE: WERRIBEE Tigers midfielder Michael Barlow has become the pick of the VFL in the lead up to Thursday night’s AFL draft with at least six AFL clubs circling the 21-year-old. Recruiting managers have looked more closely at state leagues this year because of the perceived low talent pools at under 18 level given [...]
DON’T miss our live coverage of the 2009 AFL national draft from 6:30pm on Thursday night. Our roving sports reporter from The Sunday Age Brent Diamond will deliver his verdict on your clubs picks and have all the latest from the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.
Barry Hall faces instant dismissal from the Western Bulldogs should he lose control on the football field and face another serious striking charge.
BRISBANE Lions midfielder Daniel Rich’s blistering debut season has given self belief to several draft hopefuls in state leagues this season. For so long, AFL clubs have been patiently awaiting their draft prospects to blossom through the TAC Cup in three or four years from the day they are drafted. Now, players such as East [...]
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