That decision sums up top AFL draft prospect Ryley Sanders and his incredible football year in a nutshell:he is next-level professional.
West Coast are set to make Tongala teenager Harley Reid the league’s latest No.1,but the uncertainty begins as early as North Melbourne’s back-to-back picks.
When Will Pucovski came back from injury in a first-grade game for Melbourne last year,he thanked his opening partner for his calming words. That player was AFL draft prospect Harry DeMattia.
In a draft already set to be the wildest in years,one pick could become a hot-ticket item and throw the top of the draft into chaos.
Gippsland Power forward Zane Duursma is set to be the third member of his family to enter AFL/W ranks as one of the leading prospects in this year’s draft crop. But when recruiters spoke to him,what they wanted to know had nothing to do with his relatives.
The popularity of football among Victorian girls has left single-sex schools strapped for space,and created a race to pluck promising players for scholarships.
Marcus Bontempelli says the likely addition of a father-son prospect in this month’s national draft will add to “good headaches” at selection next year.
Hawthorn have cut injured forward Chad Wingard and promised to add him to their rookie list as clubs made final changes to their lists.
Our reporters chat to the top prospects for this year’s national draft.
Collingwood chief Craig Kelly has opened up about both the Jack Ginnivan trade and his own son’s departure,while insisting the club will next year be focussed on reaching a goal it hasn’t achieved in almost 90 years.
For everything Nick Watson does well – and the list is long for the silky-skilled teenager dubbed “the Wizard” for his outrageous bag of tricks – a “but” about his height is never far away.