NAB LEAGUE FINALS

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The NAB League finals are upon us and a number of top prospects for November’s AFL Draft will be in action this weekend.

NAB LEAGUE BOYS TEAMS / PREVIEW: FINALS WK 1

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Today’s games at Mars Stadium are previewed by AFL Draft Central here -

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Northern Knights vs. Western Jets

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Eastern Ranges vs. Sandringham Dragons

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Tomorrow, the finals move to Ikon Stadium where the top three draft prospects Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers) and Hayden Young (Dandenong Stingrays) will all be on show.

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Calder Cannons vs. Dandenong Stingrays

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Gippsland Power vs. Oakleigh Chargers

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2019 NAB League

Northern Knights   6.1  6.3  10.3  11.3 (69)

Western Jets   0.1  6.3  9.4  12.5 (77)

GOALS:

Northern Knights: D'Intinosante 5 Cox 2 Bowne 2 Howard  Boyd 

Western Jets: Manton 4 Jeka 2 Reynolds 2 Clarke  Cousins  Honey  Failli 

BEST:

Northern Knights: Sturgess Davies D'Intinosante Taylor Philp Cox

Western Jets: Manton Cousins Failli Kennedy Reynolds Crimmins

2019 NAB League

Eastern Ranges   1.6  4.6  5.10  7.10 (52)

Sandringham Dragons   1.0  2.2  4.4  5.8 (38)

GOALS:

Eastern Ranges: Rossiter 4 Sonsie 2 Stapleton 

Sandringham Dragons: Bergman 2 Courtney  O'Leary  Mackay 

BEST:

Eastern Ranges: Rossiter Ross Garner Smith Stapleton Mellis

Sandringham Dragons: Watts Byrnes Burke Bowey McAsey Bergman

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Jets soar over Knights after quarter time in windy conditions

Ranges down Dragons to move through to preliminary final

 

 

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2019 NAB League

Gippsland Power   2.2  9.2  11.3  12.3 (75)

Oakleigh Chargers   5.1  5.3  9.7  12.11 (83)

GOALS:

Gippsland Power: Flanders 4 Phillips 2 Neocleous 2 Connolly  Fitzpatrick  Baldi  Baldi 

Oakleigh Chargers: Stathopoulos 4 Ugle-Hagan 3 Laurie 2 McInnes  Bianco  Phillips 

BEST:

Gippsland Power: Flanders Serong Reid Phillips Bentvelzen  Hourigan

Oakleigh Chargers: Rowell Phillips Laurie Stathopoulos Guiney Bianco

Oakleigh charges through to preliminary finals with epic win over Gippsland

2019 NAB League

Calder Cannons   1.1  3.4  5.7  11.9 (75)

Dandenong Stingrays   1.4  4.6  5.8  5.9 (39)

GOALS:
Calder Cannons: Cardillo 2 Sutton 2 Mott 2 Eyre 2 Ramsay  Keeping  Allison 

Dandenong Stingrays: Gay 2 Nyuon Lewis George

BEST:

Calder Cannons: Mott Ramsay Gentile Newman Keeping Sutton

Dandenong Stingrays: GoonanToner Lewis Nyuon Young Gay

Cannons fire through to semis

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Brodie Newman from Calder.  Again showed his best. I only saw him play once this year against my local team (Chargers).  He was like Easton Wood and Brendon Goddard type.  Controlled the backline.  Mature and composed and kicked with real purpose.  Not a lot of hype but I reckon he is the AFL type.  I will keep on seeing him as a pick 50-60 type. Think how the Hawks, Swans, Pies keep getting these types as 50+ bargains.  

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It’s semi final day today at Ikon Park

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Sandringham Dragons vs. Calder Cannons

NAB League Boys 2019 Finals Series preview: Gippsland Power vs. Western Jets

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The Sandy Dragons had a great win today over the Calder Cannons, keeping them down to a single goal.

Dragons fire through to prelims

 

 

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Gippsland Power is today’s other winner.

Gippsland powers into final four with eight consecutive goals

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Should be ripping prelims this week. Power v Ranges and Dragons v Chargers.  Anderson and Rowell (Suns 1,2) trying to get chargers into GF. 

 

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The NAB Boys League Preliminary Finals are on at Ikon Park today  - here are the AFL Draft Central previews:-

NAB League Boys 2019 Preliminary Final preview: Oakleigh Chargers vs. Sandringham Dragons

NAB League Boys 2019 Preliminary Final preview: Eastern Ranges vs. Gippsland Power

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The from the NAB League website -

MORRISH MEDAL 

Western Jets co-captain and rebounding defender Lucas Rocci has claimed his club’s first-ever Morrish Medal for the NAB League Boys competition’s best and fairest player.

The 175cm top-ager averaged 17 disposals, four marks and five rebound-50s per game across 13 home-and-away matches. He polled 17 votes to finish clear of Sandringham Dragons skipper Ryan Byrnes on 14 votes, with fellow top-agers Ned Gentile (Calder Cannons), Mitch Mellis (Eastern Ranges) and Jay Rantall (GWV Rebels) rounding out the top five on the leaderboard on 13 votes apiece.

2019 NAB LEAGUE BOYS TEAM OF THE YEAR

COACH Darren Bewick (Eastern Ranges)
CAPTAIN Lachlan Ash (Murray Bushrangers)

B Darcy Cassar (Western Jets) Sam De Koning (Dandenong Stingrays) Brodie Newman (Calder Cannons)
HB Hayden Young (Dandenong Stingrays) Fischer McAsey    (Sandringham Dragons) Lachlan Ash (Murray Bushrangers)
C Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers) Jay Rantall (GWV Rebels) Trent Bianco (Oakleigh Chargers)
HF Jack Mahony (Sandringham Dragons) Josh Worrell (Sandringham Dragons) Sam Flanders (Gippsland Power)
F Cody Weightman (Dandenong Stingrays) Brodie Kemp (Bendigo Pioneers) Mitch Mellis (Eastern Ranges)
FOLL Charlie Comben Gippsland Power) Matthew Rowell (Oakleigh Chargers) Caleb Serong (Gippsland Power)    
I/C Samuel Philp (Northern Knights) Lachlan Stapleton (Eastern Ranges) Jesse Clark (Geelong Falcons) Mitch O’Neill (Tasmania Devils) Ryan Byrnes (Sandringham Dragons) Lucas Rocci (Western Jets)
 
Back pocket: DARCY CASSAR (Western Jets) 183cm top-ager / averaged 25 disposals, 6.5 marks and 5.5 rebound-50s in eight NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in four matches

Full-back: SAM DE KONING (Dandenong Stingrays) 200cm top-ager / averaged 11 disposals and three marks in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Back pocket: BRODIE NEWMAN (Calder Cannons) 191cm top-ager / averaged 19 disposals, 6.5 marks and 4.5 rebound-50s in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in two matches
 
Half-back: HAYDEN YOUNG (Dandenong Stingrays) 188cm top-ager / Dandenong captain / averaged 22 disposals, four marks and four rebound-50s in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Centre-half-back: FISCHER McASEY (Sandringham Dragons) 195cm top-ager / averaged 12 disposals and five marks in five NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in four matches / won Vic Metro’s MVP award / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Half-back: LACHLAN ASH (Murray Bushrangers) 186cm top-ager / Murray co-captain / averaged 23 disposals, five marks and four tackles in nine NAB League games / Vic Country co-captain / represented Vic Country in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team
 
Wing: NOAH ANDERSON (Oakleigh Chargers) 188cm top-ager / averaged 27 disposals and five inside-50s as well as kicking 11 goals in four NAB League games / Vic Metro captain / represented Vic Metro in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Centre: JAY RANTALL (GWV Rebels) 184cm top-ager / averaged 26 disposals and 6.5 tackles as well as kicking 10 goals in 11 NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches

Wing: TRENT BIANCO (Oakleigh Chargers) 178cm top-ager / Oakleigh co-captain / averaged 25 disposals, 5.5 marks and five rebound-50s in eight NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in four matches

Half-forward: JACK MAHONY (Sandringham Dragons) 176cm top-ager / averaged 18 disposals, 5.5 tackles and four inside-50s in three NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in four matches

Centre-half-forward: JOSHUA WORRELL (Sandringham Dragons) 195cm top-ager / averaged 14 disposals and four marks in four NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in four matches

Half-forward: SAM FLANDERS (Gippsland Power) 182cm top-ager / averaged 22 disposals, 4.5 inside-50s and four tackles in nine NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Forward pocket: CODY WEIGHTMAN (Dandenong Stingrays) 177cm top-ager / averaged 16 disposals and 3.5 inside-50s as well as kicking seven goals in five NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Full-forward: BRODIE KEMP (Bendigo Pioneers) 192cm top-ager / averaged 17 disposals and three marks in three NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Forward pocket: MITCH MELLIS (Eastern Ranges) 173cm top-ager / averaged 24 disposals and four inside-50s as well as kicking nine goals in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in three matches

Ruck: CHARLIE COMBEN (Gippsland Power) 199cm top-ager / averaged 12 disposals, 3.5 marks and 10 hitouts in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches

Ruck rover: MATTHEW ROWELL (Oakleigh Chargers) 178cm top-ager / averaged 27 disposals, 10 tackles and 4.5 inside-50s in four NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Rover: CALEB SERONG (Gippsland Power) 178cm top-ager / averaged 22 disposals, six tackles and four inside-50s in two NAB League games / Vic Country co-captain / represented Vic Country in four matches / won Vic Country’s MVP award / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Interchange: SAM PHILP (Northern Knights) 185cm top-ager / averaged 19 disposals and four tackles as well as kicking eight goals in 14 NAB League games

Interchange: LACHLAN STAPLETON (Eastern Ranges) 177cm top-ager / averaged 20 disposals, five tackles and four inside-50s in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in one match

Interchange: JESSE CLARK (Geelong Falcons) 188cm top-ager / Geelong co-captain / averaged 21 disposals and 6.5 rebound-50s in 10 NAB League games / represented Vic Country in four matches

Interchange: MITCH O’NEILL (Tasmania Devils) 178cm top-ager / averaged 20 disposals and 4.5 tackles in six NAB League games / represented the Allies in four matches / named in AFL Under-18 All Australian Team

Interchange: RYAN BYRNES (Sandringham Dragons) 181cm top-ager / Sandringham captain / averaged 22 disposals and 4.5 inside-50s in 11 NAB League games / represented Vic Metro in one match

Interchange: LUCAS ROCCI (Western Jets) 175cm top-ager / Western co-captain / averaged 17 disposals, four marks and 4.5 rebound-50s in 13 NAB League games / Morrish Medal winner

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It’s closing in on three quarter time at Ikon Park and the Chargers lead the Dragons by 39 points. While they are not dominating, the 1/2 draft duo of Rowell/Anderson are showing their class and why they’re so highly thought of among recruiters. If the AFL gives the Suns a priority pick at the start of Round 1, it will truly be an absolute gift and probably far better than it would be in most years. The two are going to be great players at AFL level in a very short space of time.

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interesting that all the best nab league players this year were top-agers; usually there's a couple of bottom-agers in the team of the year?

how's the next draft class looking, i wonder?

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Oakleigh Chargers thrashed Sandringham Dragons by 75 points

I’m going early with next year’s NAB Rising Star - Matt Rowell. 

The two wingers in that NAB League Boys Team of the Year, Noah Anderson and Trent Bianco would be handy at Melbourne where we need some classy runners.

2019 NAB League

Oakleigh Chargers   3.2  8.3  12.6  17.7 (109)

Sandringham Dragons   2.3  3.5  4.9  4.10 (34)

GOALS:

Oakleigh Chargers: Ugle-Hagan 4 Graham 3 Anderson 3 Sharman 2 Stone 2 Macrae  Stathopoulos  Jenkins 

Sandringham Dragons: Yorke 2 Ralphsmith  Voss 

BEST:

Oakleigh Chargers: Phillips Macrae Rowell Bianco Ugle-Hagan Guiney

Sandringham Dragons: Burke Voss Courtney Mackay Bowey Ralphsmith

Oakleigh charge into second-straight grand final

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39 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

interesting that all the best nab league players this year were top-agers; usually there's a couple of bottom-agers in the team of the year?

how's the next draft class looking, i wonder?

Not overly strong, going on the u16's report from last year. That and the fact that so many of the 'top' talents are already aligned to clubs via NGA, F/S etc.

The amount of quality left for 'open' picks will be slim pickings next year.

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Not overly strong, going on the u16's report from last year. That and the fact that so many of the 'top' talents are already aligned to clubs via NGA, F/S etc.

The amount of quality left for 'open' picks will be slim pickings next year.

Correct. Next years draft will be the most compromised ever by a fair margin. To clubs without academy options, it’s shaping as one of the worst drafts yet. Need to hit the draft high this year while we have the chance.

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4 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

It’s closing in on three quarter time at Ikon Park and the Chargers lead the Dragons by 39 points. While they are not dominating, the 1/2 draft duo of Rowell/Anderson are showing their class and why they’re so highly thought of among recruiters. If the AFL gives the Suns a priority pick at the start of Round 1, it will truly be an absolute gift and probably far better than it would be in most years. The two are going to be great players at AFL level in a very short space of time.

The gift to GC will also be in how much of a penalty is being applied to other clubs, given the drop from the calibre from those two to the next group. They'd be getting a fair leg up in this draft pool if they get pick 1 and 2 as many suspect they will.

One of the standouts in next years crop was on on show today. Key forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been very good this year and kicked 4 today. He has been called the next Buddy by some, but is already tied to the Bulldogs NGA. Next years draft looks like another highly compromised edition.

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16 minutes ago, ChaserJ said:

The gift to GC will also be in how much of a penalty is being applied to other clubs, given the drop from the calibre from those two to the next group. They'd be getting a fair leg up in this draft pool if they get pick 1 and 2 as many suspect they will.

One of the standouts in next years crop was on on show today. Key forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been very good this year and kicked 4 today. He has been called the next Buddy by some, but is already tied to the Bulldogs NGA. Next years draft looks like another highly compromised edition.

be interesting to see what we do in terms of trading a future first then...

if we split pick 3 into 12 and (let's say) 15, plus a gw$ player, then we'll have the ability to trade our first rounders in 2020-2022 each year

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In the other game, Eastern Ranges prevailed by 5 goals to set up a clash with their neighbours, the Oakleigh Chargers.

2019 NAB League

Eastern Ranges   2.1  4.3  7.4  10.8 (68)

Gippsland Power   1.2  2.4  4.7  5.8 (38)

GOALS:

Eastern Ranges: Rossiter 2 Jaworski 2 Norris  Hickleton  Clarke  Downie  Garner  Sonsie 

Gippsland Power: Serong 2 Pepper  Prowd  Phillips 

BEST:

Eastern Ranges: Stapleton Nathan Ross Smith Garner Pretty

Gippsland Power: Pepper Serong Hourigan Flanders Reid Sparkes

Eastern punches grand final ticket with five-goal win

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NAB LEAGUE BOYS GRAND FINAL
EASTERN RANGES v OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
Saturday 21 September 2019 at 1.05pm
Ikon Park, North Carlton

EASTERN RANGES

B 10. C. Black, 39. J. Nathan, 40. J. Hourihan
HB: 4. J. Clarke, 21. J. Ross, 19. W. Parker
C 20. C.  Downie, 7. L.  Stapleton, 30. T.  Edwards
HF 11. M. Mellis, 18. B. McCormack, 52. T. Sonsie
F 9. J. Duffy, 13. J. Rossiter, 27. J. Jaworski
FOLL 49. R. Smith, 16. T. Garner, 23. Z. Pretty
I/C 6. M. Brown, 14. L. Gawel, 36. B. Hickleton, 26. C. Norris, 59. B. Tennant, 37. J. Weichard, 45. M. Zalac
23P 44. H. Keeling

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 OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

B 15. K. Schreiber, 36. R. Valentine, 34. V. Zagari
HB 5. T. Bianco, 52. N. Guiney, 49. H. Mastras
C 39. R.  McInnes, 6. J.  Lucas, 9. W.  Phillips
HF 27. J. May, 25. J. Ugle-Hagan, 61. C. Stone
F 29. F. Macrae, 73. C. Sharman, 77. N. Stathopoulos
FOLL 4. N. Bryan, 8. N. Anderson, 11. M. Rowell
I/C 58. Y. Dib, 18. F. Elliot, 22. T. Graham, 12. L. Jenkins, 30. S. Tucker, 17. G. Varagiannis, 1. L. Westwood
23P 2. B. Laurie

In L. Westwood, S. Tucker, Y. Dib

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Chargers will be hard to beat. Two absolute guns and Bianco is a top 25 chance. Also Macrae and Ugle-Hagen as youngsters that are highly rated in 2020 draft class. 

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ugle-hagen is tied to footscray via next gen academy, yes?

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1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

NAB LEAGUE BOYS GRAND FINAL
EASTERN RANGES v OAKLEIGH CHARGERS
Saturday 21 September 2019 at 1.05pm
Ikon Park, North Carlton

EASTERN RANGES

B 10. C. Black, 39. J. Nathan, 40. J. Hourihan
HB: 4. J. Clarke, 21. J. Ross, 19. W. Parker
C 20. C.  Downie, 7. L.  Stapleton, 30. T.  Edwards
HF 11. M. Mellis, 18. B. McCormack, 52. T. Sonsie
F 9. J. Duffy, 13. J. Rossiter, 27. J. Jaworski
FOLL 49. R. Smith, 16. T. Garner, 23. Z. Pretty
I/C 6. M. Brown, 14. L. Gawel, 36. B. Hickleton, 26. C. Norris, 59. B. Tennant, 37. J. Weichard, 45. M. Zalac
23P 44. H. Keeling

In J. Weichard, M. Brown, B. Tennant

 OAKLEIGH CHARGERS

B 15. K. Schreiber, 36. R. Valentine, 34. V. Zagari
HB 5. T. Bianco, 52. N. Guiney, 49. H. Mastras
C 39. R.  McInnes, 6. J.  Lucas, 9. W.  Phillips
HF 27. J. May, 25. J. Ugle-Hagan, 61. C. Stone
F 29. F. Macrae, 73. C. Sharman, 77. N. Stathopoulos
FOLL 4. N. Bryan, 8. N. Anderson, 11. M. Rowell
I/C 58. Y. Dib, 18. F. Elliot, 22. T. Graham, 12. L. Jenkins, 30. S. Tucker, 17. G. Varagiannis, 1. L. Westwood
23P 2. B. Laurie

In L. Westwood, S. Tucker, Y. Dib

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