No.1 pick would be ‘amazing honour’ for draft gun
Northern Knights co-captain and explosive midfielder Ellie McKenzie says it would be an honour to be the AFLW Draft’s No.1 pick but knows the hard work is only just beginning.
Northern Knights co-captain and explosive midfielder Ellie McKenzie says it would be an honour to be the AFLW Draft’s No.1 pick but knows the hard work is only just beginning.
It’s a stressful time for 18-year-olds across Australia as Year 12 exams loom but it’s actually helping Northern Knights young gun Maeve Chaplin keep relatively calm as she waits to learn her fate at the AFLW Draft.
Footy season cancelled, Year 12 exam stress and training alone, Northern Knights’ AFLW prospect Alyssa Bannan believes the challenges of 2020 have helped her improve on and off the field.
From learning how to play footy growing up in Singapore to injury robbing her of a shot at a premiership, Ash Snow has certainly walked a different path but is determined to reach the AFLW.
SYDNEY will land top-three talent Isaac Heeney with a late first-round selection after the AFL opted not to change the controversial draft bidding system.
ST KILDA will put its first-round draft pick on the table – potentially the No.1 selection – for the right offer, says Alan Richardson.
ST KILDA has not ruled out trading the No.1 draft pick if it remains at the bottom of the ladder with GWS in the market.
WESTERN Bulldogs could be dealt pick No.26 as maximum compensation for the potential departure of free agent Shaun Higgins.
DESPITE missing out on All Australian selection, South Australian gun Sam Durdin looms as one of the first picked on draft day.
PADDY McCartin has firmed as St Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt replacement with the forward in the frame to land at Seaford as this year’s No. 1 draft pick.
EASTERN Ranges prospect Christian Petracca leads a strong Victorian contingent in the U18 All-Australian team named today.
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HE’S in a foreign country and playing a foreign sport, but 211cm draft prospect Mason Cox is could be the real deal when it comes to the AFL.
ESSENDON has axed small forward Alwyn Davey.
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