And even that victory, in the final game last season, came at some cost, via the chance to pick Harley Reid in the national draft. That's as bad as the worst streaks infant teams Gold Coast and GWS compiled during their first two seasons in the AFL. Next in the pantheon of de...
Staunch, dependable, and one of the great set-and-forget players in the league. Weitering has really grown into an elite key back over the last two seasons, rarely beaten and almost always bailing his team out on the last line. The former No.1 draft pick has great positioning, timing ...
AFL (Australian Football League) clubs are allocated player selections ("picks") in the National Draft in reverse order of their final position in the preceding season. Clubs which perform below a certain threshold in a single season are allocated an additional pick, while clubs which meet that...
This study proposes a discount rate function in the Australian Football League based on the difference between a player's contribution to his team in his first season to that of his career. The findings reveal a varying discount rate that decreases with the progression ...
“Getting to the Draft League and having the ability to play against the top prospects and being in an environment like Williamsport with so much like rich tradition, it was just super huge and a confidence booster going into the Draft and into pro ball just knowing that I can hold my own...
Thirteen months ago, the Boston Red Sox selected Kristian Campbell in the fourth round of the MLB Draft after he played just one season at Georgia Tech. Now, he’s standing on Fenway Park’s doorstep. “Focus on one game at a time,” Campbell said. “When the time is right, everythin...
GWS Follows Script; Giants Go with Predicted Top Picks at the AFL DraftAFL: Greater Western Sydney recruited powerful young Victorian key forward Jonathon Patton with the No.1 pick in last night's AFL draft.
but his rapidly evolving game has shown off goalkicking exploits and penetrating ball use forward of centre.Josh Smillie is in contention to be the No. 1 pick in this year's AFL Draft.Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images2. Finn O'Sullivan (2)Oakleigh Chargers/Vic CountryMID, 1...
Gippsland Power/Vic Country FWD/MID, 189cm, 80kg ESPN draft rank: 4 Will North bid on Jed Walter, or will they mirror 2022's picks 2 and 3 where they brought in Rising Star Harry Sheezel and fierce midfielder George Wardlaw? Whichever way they go, Duursma is po...
Team news: The Giants come into the 2024 season with high expectations after a heartbreaking preliminary final exit last season at the hands of Collingwood. But coach Adam Kingsley will have to face the reigning premiers without Finn Callaghan (shoulder), and Harry ...