Subiaco’s Deluca strong draft chance
CLASSY midfielder Josh Deluca, blessed with speed and agility, all but sealed an AFL career with a scintillating WAFL Grand Final for Subiaco.
CLASSY midfielder Josh Deluca, blessed with speed and agility, all but sealed an AFL career with a scintillating WAFL Grand Final for Subiaco.
WE look at your club’s first pick in this year’s draft, and then see who’s been taken with that selection in recent years. Should Pies fans be just as excited as the Saints?
SUPERFOOTY takes a look at which players might be the best chance of earning another shot when clubs browse the recycled talent on offer come draft time.
MELBOURNE recruiters have seen a set of numbers like these before. But this time it seems the Demons won’t baulk and may select the player some believe can have an instant impact at senior level.
ADELAIDE’S decision to trade its first draft pick down four spots could cost it a shot at gun South Australian teenager Sam Durdin.
THE last pick of each NFL draft is affectionately branded “Mr Irrelevant”. But some AFL players picked last have put the title to shame. VOTE
LITTLE-KNOWN South Australian Sam Durdin could be Fremantle’s next key position prodigy through next month’s national draft.
CAMERON Loersch stands out in a crowd, but he could still be a dark horse when AFL clubs make important draft choices next month.
HE COULD be St Kilda or Melbourne’s next power forward, but Geelong Falcons star forward Paddy McCartin is leaving nothing to chance.
ST KILDA is expected to crown Christian Petracca this year’s No.1 draft pick after rejecting four concrete offers for the coveted selection.
TYPE Peter Spurling’s name into YouTube and you will find something that would make Mark Waugh proud — but nothing suggesting he is an AFL draft prospect.
SYDNEY Grand Final hero Nick Malceski has signed a three-year deal to move to the Gold Coast as an unrestricted free agent.
NEW Brisbane recruit Josh Clayton has been getting constructive criticism over his Cornflakes for as long as he can remember.
COLLINGWOOD secures Darcy Moore after push from the Western Bulldogs, while Sydney gifted top-five calibre Isaac Heeney at bargain price.
UPDATE: SYDNEY secured three draft targets including top-five rated Isaac Heeney, justifying its $1M yearly academy investment.
JAMES Strauss doesn’t have a contract for 2015 and has been told by Paul Roos he’ll be put up for trade when the AFL exchange period opens today.
DYLAN Hodge could only look on enviously as 50 fellow hopefuls strutted their stuff for AFL club recruiting experts at Etihad Stadium last week.
DARCY Moore looks certain to cost Collingwood its prized No.8 draft pick with Carlton and Western Bulldogs considering bids.
THE sanctions Essendon copped in the fallout from its drugs saga led it to uncovering one of the most sought-after Irish talents.
SOUTH Australian cricketer Ben Dougall has shocked the sporting world by pursuing an AFL career, after losing his Redbacks contract last year.
TADHG Kennelly says it’s the self-belief — and not the luck — of the Irish which is allowing them to swiftly transition to the AFL.
ST KILDA has confirmed it is open to trading the first pick of the AFL National Draft, but only if a rival club offers a deal too good to turn down.
HE didn’t dominate the stat sheet, but Darcy Moore proved why he is one of the country’s most exciting prospects in the TAC Cup grand final on Sunday.
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