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DRAFT GUIDE | The wait is over! Draft Central’s 2020 AFL Draft Guide is now out and able to be downloaded. With 140+ pages, get to know this year’s
#AFLDraft
crop ahead of next week’s draft.
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AFL DRAFT GUIDE | The 2021 Rookie Me Central AFL Draft Guide will be released tomorrow 👀
Full profiles with colour coding and key stats for 90 National Combine invites ✅
Profiles on all Draft Combine invites and some Others to Consider ✅
Top 22 in 2022 ✅
Tomorrow night 📝
DRAFT GUIDE | With 200+ Profiles (also on our site), including all National, State and Rookie Me Combine profiles for those available in next week's draft, we hope you enjoy the free AFL Draft Central 2018 Draft Guide.
#AFLDraft
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#AFLDraft
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#AFLDraft
Guide is here!
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130+ Total Profiles ✅
Additional content ✅
22 players to watch for 2022 ✅
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#AFLDraft
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Top 50 Power Rankings ✅
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DRAFT GUIDE | The 2019
#AFLDraft
Guide is here and ready to download. Follow the link to download your 130+ page guide for FREE. All you need is an email and it's yours! Enjoy all the hard work the team has put in to compiling the guide.
FOOTBALL |
@OakleighCharger
and
@CollingwoodFC
NGA prospect Youseph Dib is a small utility who defies his size with competitiveness at the contest, but also offers typical speed and smarts.
His full
#AFLDraft
Profile 👤⬇️
THANKS | It's been a huge year in 2018 for the site, and on behalf of the AFL Draft Central team, we thank everyone who has read or shared our content. Expect content to continue over the off-season but we farewell 2018 and look forward to being bigger and better in 2019.
AFL DRAFT PROFILES | All 90 initial
#AFLDraft
Combine profiles have been completed and can be browsed via the page below. Our Pocket Profiles of additional Combine invites are also underway and will run all this week. Check out the 90 Player Profiles 👇
AFL DRAFT REVIEW | The 2018
#AFLDraft
could be remembered as the draft that turned
@NMFCOfficial
into a contender, bringing in some terrific value picks that add class and run to the side.
POWER RANKINGS | The wait is over. It’s time to reveal our Top 20
#AFLDraft
Power Rankings, in the first instalment for season 2023. See who made the cut!
AFLW DRAFT GUIDE | Draft Central’s 2021
#AFLWDraft
Guide is here! Download your free copy of our 80-page guide featuring 50+ full page player profiles and 100+ all up in the most comprehensive guide to next week’s draft.
A read you won’t want to miss 👀👇
NETBALL | She has represented her country at the Under-21 World Cup and already captained
@TeamBathNetball
twice. This is midcourter Imogen Allison's story.
#VNSL
📷: Team Bath
DRAFT PROFILE |
@Adelaide_FC
NGA prospect Tariek Newchurch is a small forward who provides electric speed and shrewd goal sense, with all the potential to move into midfield.
Check out his
#AFLDraft
profile ⬇️
📷:
@CrowsAcademies
PHANTOM DRAFT | Our 2018 AFL Phantom Draft is in, with the first four rounds completed and a few others to keep an eye on. We have completed it as a group rather than individual coaches for each team!
#AFLDraft
POWER RANKINGS | Our first
#AFLDraft
Power Rankings for the year are in, featuring 25 prospects from around the nation and unique types at the top end. 📈
NETBALL | We're counting down the final three in our Top 25 International Young Guns countdown and our top English young gun in at
#3
is
@Wasps_Netball
and
@EnglandNetball
Fran Williams (
@fwills11
)
#VNSL
📷: Getty Images
FOOTBALL | The Power Rankings are IN 🔒
Our first edition for the year outlines the top 25
#AFLDraft
prospects, featuring three Victorian mids at the top and plenty of tall timber to follow. Check out who made the cut ⬇️
FOOTBALL | 📣 Draft Central's July Power Rankings are LOCKED IN 🔒
We profile the top 25
#AFLDraft
prospects after another month of action, with two fresh faces in the top five and another pair of new names among the overall list ⬇️
DRAFT WHISPERS |
#AFL
clubs are trying to keep their mouths shut 🙊 but our team have been working the phones over the weekend to provide the latest
#AFLDraft
whispers. If there's one article to read this weekend - this is the one ⬇️
DRAFT PROFILE |
@NMFCOfficial
bound, Bailey Scott is a well-rounded prospect who has not trouble finding the football and can hit the scoreboard.
#AFLDraft
Here at Etihad Stadium for the
#VFLW
Grand Final press conference with
@GeelongVFLW
skipper Bec Goring and
@HawthornFCW
deputy-vice Lou Wotton. Both very excited to play part on Sunday
DRAFT PROFILE | Tiwi Islands native, SA boarder, and Essendon NGA candidate Anthony Munkara possesses a deep bag of tricks, making him a truly electrifying prospect.
#AFLDraft
Profile 👤
📷: AFL Photos
POWER RANKINGS |
@MattBalmer7
counts down his final 'Power Rankings' for 2017 - with Part 2 including players ranked on his draft board from 2️⃣5️⃣ to 1️⃣.
#AFLDraft
| |
#AFL
FOOTBALL |
@sydneyswans
Academy member Indhi Kirk is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week for Round 1, after a polished performance against the Western Jets.
Stats: 28 disposals, 7 marks, 7 tackles, 11 inside 50s, 1 goal 🔥
WEBSITE UPDATE | We’re currently in the process of upgrading the Draft Central website. There will be some down time tonight whilst we make these changes, but rest assured by tomorrow there will be a fresh look about the site 👀
FOOTBALL | The June 2021 Power Rankings are in!
Check out our list of the top 25
#AFLDraft
prospects, with bios and rundowns of their seasons to date. Who won the race to number one, who made the cut, who was stiff to miss out?
All is revealed ⬇️⬇️
THANK YOU | With the curtain closing on 2017, the AFL Draft Central team would just like to thank all those who visited the site this year. While it might be the off-season, it is full steam ahead to the 2018
#AFLDraft
so keep an eye out at .
POWER RANKINGS | There is a fresh face in the top 10 and plenty of movement among the key position talents, in the second edition of Rookie Me Central’s Power Rankings for 2022. Check out who made the list of our top 25
#AFLDraft
prospects ⬇️
DRAFT PROFILE |
@CollingwoodFC
father-son prospect and
@OakleighCharger
player, Will Kelly has developed at a rapid rate in 2018, playing as a versatile tall who nullified some of the best forwards in the draft crop with his high IQ.
#AFLDraft
FOOTBALL | 📣 The final Rookie Me Central Power Rankings for 2021 are IN.
There are plenty of shuffles among a bumper 40-player list, compensating for an agonisingly even crop outside of the top talents.
Check out who made the cut ⬇️
FOOTBALL | Although she may not be the tallest or most well known member of the
@essendonfcw
forwardline, Federica Frew is just as dangerous, and is currently leading the
#VFLW
goalkicking.
📷: Essendon FC
FOOTBALL | Starting tomorrow and running through to December, we will count down the Top 50 players for the 2022
#AFLW
season, collaborating with
@Siren_Sport
,
@outersanctum01
and
@WARFRadio
to determine the final order.
Who do you think will finish
#1
?
NETBALL | Chelsea Pitman may not have played professional netball during 2021, but would be a huge acquisition during the 2022 signing period. We pose the question of where Pitman could go if she made a
@SuperNetball
return.
📷: AAP/PA Images
FOOTBALL | Essendon moved to secure Nate Caddy on night one, before boosting its stocks in quick and classy outside runners on night two.
#AFLDraft
📷: Getty Images
If it’s good enough for
@FOXFOOTY
it’s good enough for everyone! Make sure you download our
#AFLDraft
Guide which is FREE on our website now! 130+ Draft Profiles and much more ✅
NETBALL | Our Top 25 International Young Guns is into the final seven, as
@TactixNetball
Kimiora Poi and
@SaracensMavs
George Fisher enter the countdown as ones to watch for the future for New Zealand and England respectively.
#ANZPremiership
#VNSL
DRAFT GUIDE | Stay tuned tonight - at 8pm the 2019 Draft Central
#AFLDraft
Guide will go live and free to download. With 200+ player profiles and a wrap of the
#AFLWDraft
, there's plenty of content to sift through. Our team is applying the finishing touches today!
FOOTBALL | Our
#AFLDraft
Power Rankings are locked in for July. The list has been extended out to 30 names, featuring plenty of fresh faces and some movement near the top. 📈
APS REVIEW | After six rounds of the
@APS_Sport
football season, we review each of the teams and some of the names standing out so far with Haileybury leading Xavier in the title race.
#AFLDraft
PHANTOM DRAFT | The 2021 Rookie Me Central Phantom Draft is in! We take a look at how the first round might go, then answer key questions about which players are linked to certain clubs, and where bids may fall.
#AFLDraft
questions? Fire them our way 📝
POWER RANKINGS | Rookie Me Central's July Power Rankings are in, with the list extended to 30 names after an enthralling end to the National Championships.
#AFLDraft
POWER RANKINGS | The first Monday of a new month means another Power Rankings update, and in a bumper instalment, the list has been extended out to 30
#AFLDraft
prospects. Check out who’s on the rise 📈
POWER RANKINGS | Rookie Me Central’s FINAL Power Rankings update for 2022 is locked in. Check out who made the cut, as we extend the list of
#AFLDraft
prospects out to 50 📈
DRAFT GUIDE | Six days until the
#AFLDraft
and we’ve got you covered with more than 200 of our profiles in a 40-page Draft Guide released TONIGHT. Stay tuned on socials for the release.
POWER RANKINGS | The wait has been long, but our first
#AFLDraft
Power Rankings for 2020 is here.
@OakleighCharger
have five players in the top 20, whilst Vic Metro and WA are well represented 👀👀
Check out who makes the cut in our Top 20 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
FOOTBALL | A new number one headlines our August Power Rankings update, along with two entrants to the list of 30. See who’s rising the ranks 📈
#AFLDraft
DRAFT PROFILE |
@Ceeentrals
defender Will McCabe is an aerial specialist with serious speed, tied to Hawthorn as a father-son prospect.
#AFLDraft
Profile 👤
POWER RANKINGS | In the first monthly edition for the year, there are FIVE 195cm plus players in the top 10 as we name our top 20 players at this stage of the year.
#AFLDraft
#PowerRankings
FOOTBALL |
@MurrayBushiesFC
prospect Josh Rachele is the leading small forward in this year’s crop, offering slick skills, smarts, and a keen eye for goal. He’s an excitement machine.
His full
#AFLDraft
Profile 👤⬇️
DRAFT COVERAGE | Over the next two weeks we will have:
* Top 60 Power Rankings (countdown begins tonight)
* Phantom Draft
* AFL Draft Previews for all 18 clubs
* More than 200 player profiles on the site
#AFLDraft
NETBALL | The 2021
@NetballSL
season has officially been announced, with the competition set to begin next Friday, January 12, with finals to be held in late June.
@Pulse_Netball
head coach Sam Bird says her team is ready for the
#VNSL
's return.
📷: PA
FOOTBALL |
@freodockers
again capitalised on the high-end local available at this year’s
#AFLDraft
, addressing two key needs and nabbing a second-round steal.
📷: Fremantle FC
We recap the Dockers’ haul
#foreverfreo
FOOTBALL | 📣 The Draft Central September Power Rankings are locked in, extended to a list of 30
#AFLDraft
prospects with a total of six fresh faces overall.
Check out who made the cut, and which players remain in the mix after another month of action ⬇️
POWER RANKINGS |
@MattBalmer7
counts down his final 'Power Rankings' for 2017 - with Part 1 including players ranked on his draft board from 5️⃣0️⃣ to 2️⃣6️⃣.
#AFLDraft
| |
#AFL
NETBALL | The wait is over, our 2019
@SuperNetball
Season Guide is here for download. Follow the link for our 30-page guide on all the teams, 2018 season review, look ahead to next season and multiple features!
#SSN
NETBALL | We're down to our top two in our Top 25 International Young Guns countdown and it's
@Pulse_Netball
and
@Netball_SA
Sigi Burger (
@sigiburger
) ranked as the top shooter in our count with the 24-year-old strong above her head.
#VNSL
📷: Getty Images
POWER RANKINGS | Our June Power Rankings are in with the National Championships underway. There are plenty of players in a logjam for spots as we open it up to 25 with six new inclusions.
#AFLDraft
POCKET PROFILE |
@LionsAcademy
overager Keidean Coleman looks set to achieve his
#AFLDraft
dream after a consistent year in the NEAFL and building on his exciting traits from his top-age year. We spoke to him at the State Draft Combine ⬇️⬇️⬇️.
You may have noticed another change on the websites today, with Draft Central further strengthening its ties under the Rookie Me umbrella by a rebrand to Rookie Me Central.
Whilst the change might be different, the quality of draft news and in-depth analysis won't be!
NETBALL | Sophie Kelly's career is only up from here. Debuting in the
@NetballSL
as a teen, she is already a key member of the Roses Academy and is going places with
@TeamBathNetball
.
📷: via
@EnglandNetball
PHANTOM DRAFT | Our 2019 Phantom
#AFLDraft
is in, with the first three rounds included. It is an even draft crop which made it one of the toughest thus far - and that's before the live trading!
FOOTBALL |
@southadelaidefc
Jason Horne-Francis is regarded by many as the leading talent in this year’s crop, bringing a readymade profile & very few weaknesses as an explosive midfielder-forward.
📷: Scott Starkey/SANFL
His full
#AFLDraft
Profile 👤⬇️