This weekend,three sons of ex-AFL players with distinguished records are likely to take to the field for the talent-rich Geelong Falcons - but in a twist,only one is eligible for the Cats as a father-son.
The play resulted in a quick turnaround and goal for Port Adelaide.
The smother came at a crucial time in Fremantle's game against Brisbane.
Players drafted in 2020 are entering their fourth year,with many out of contract. The time to make an assessment on how that group is progressing is upon us.
Charlie Curnow kicked just three goals in Carlton’s September run last year,but says he’s ready to attack 2024 with a clean slate. Brisbane cop a $20,000 fine – half suspended – for breaching AFLW concussion guidelines and top 10 pick Ryley Sanders is turning heads at the Bulldogs.
A review of how players move clubs,the struggles of the expansion teams,Hawthorn’s ongoing cultural probe and a pair of underperforming clubs looking to reboot their premiership aspirations loom as key issues in the AFL in 2024.
Next year is shaping up to be a busy one for the AFLW’s newest No.1 draft pick Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner,who will compete at the highest level of footy while finishing her final year of school.
The footballers nominated for Monday night’s draft have grown up playing the game and watching women play it in the AFLW,and they’re poised to take the competition by storm in 2024.
The mechanism for distributing players is unnecessarily complicated and failing to fulfil its basic mission. It is neither fair nor a system that genuinely equalises as it once did.
The AFL will overhaul the national draft to force clubs to pay a fairer market rate to secure father-son or academy players.
First he helped Geelong recruiters identify Tom Stewart’s talents,now club great Matthew Scarlett has helped find another hidden gem for the Cats,convincing Oliver Wiltshire he has what it takes to be an AFL footballer.