If you want every piece of information about the top candidates for the 2025 AFL Draft on Nov 19 and 20, download Rookie Me Central’s Draft Guide here. Compiled by Almanac member Murray Bird and Peter Williams with much of the text by Michael Alvaro, it gives a clear and concise look at the talent.
Almanac Footy: Rookie Me Central 2025 AFL Draft Guide available here
November 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Almanac Footy: Update on 2025 AFL Under 18 Champs
June 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The U/18 Championships are underway. Micky McTigger provides some insight into all the main draft prospects.
Almanac Footy: Pre-championships U18 update.
May 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Micky McTigger presents a Pre-Championship Under 18 update of players to look out for.
Almanac Footy: AFL Lists set before the draft
November 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Mickey McTigger provides links to the 2024 AFL Draft and invites readers to reflect on the how their clubs fared.
Almanac Footy: 2025 Draft list – first look
October 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
With the 2024 AFL Footy Season now over Micky McTigger has a first look at the 2025 Draft List.
Almanac Footy: The 2021 AFL Draft, Night Two
November 26, 2021 by 1 Comment
The 2021 AFL Draft has been completed and we think that Les Everett will be happy to see two of his nominations from the WAFL selected.
Almanac Footy: The 2021 AFL Draft, Night One
November 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The 2021 AFL Draft is underway. Here are the top 20 picks from Night One.
AFL Draft: What’s in the WAFL?
November 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
Our WAFL correspondent Les Everett offers his thoughts on possible WAFL candidates for the AFL Draft.
SANFL Draft Dodgers – 1982: You Got Nothing I Want
April 3, 2020 by 20 Comments
The second of the VFL’s hidden drafts took place in 1982. ‘Swish’ lets us know how it turned out for the Croweaters involved.
SANFL Draft Dodgers – 1981: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
March 24, 2020 by 16 Comments
As if we did not need a reminder of the SANFL’s love-hate relationship with the VFL/AFL! Swish Schwerdt runs us through the ‘forgotten’ draft of 1981, and tells us who stayed and who went
AFL post-season: Who is ready for a superdraft?
October 9, 2019 by 3 Comments
Waiting for something to happen in trade period? Still don’t understand how the draft rates the comparative worth of players? Prior to last year’s draft, Dave Brown tried to make sense of how it all works.
Draft Day – Not as good as the movie and the AFL has the wrong script
November 23, 2018 by 5 Comments
There are big problems with the draft process in the AFL system as Steve Earl explains. How does it serve footy generally? And, importantly, who does it serve a large number of undrafted aspirants the system spits out?
The evolution of Jack Macrae
April 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Exactly five years on from the debut of Jack Macrae, Alex Docherty has written about just what makes Jack such a key cog in the Dogs’ midfield and the development that got him to where he is today.
Kevin Sheehan’s Top 40 2017 AFL Draft Prospects
November 22, 2017 by 2 Comments
In preparation for this Friday’s Draft, the AFL has provided us with profiles of Kevin Sheehan’s top 40 prospects.
Confessions of an AFL talent spy
November 20, 2017 by 4 Comments
Les starts off draft week with this run down of the WAFL players who could feature on Friday.
The #1 Draft Pick Fallacy
November 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
With the National Draft not far away, Wesley Hull presents a history of No. 1 draft picks. [Lots of reminders here – Ed]
To trade or to draft, that is the question.
October 25, 2017 by 5 Comments
Dave Boon looks at all sides of the list management conundrum.
AFL Trade Period: Free Madness or Regulated Tyranny?
October 11, 2017 by 3 Comments
Dips O’Donnell reckons that Pope Leo XIII was on the money when it came to AFL labour laws
Retirements, Delistings, Trades: Don’t Dream. It’s Over
October 11, 2017 by 12 Comments
The club departures scoreboard is ticking over rapidly. Who will you miss? Who didn’t you even know about in the first place?
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