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None on the list on this link but we do have one prospect Deakyn Smith who is on next year’s Next Generation Academy who isn’t playing today.

The game is on now and all eyes would be on Jamarra Ugle-Hagan who will be all the rage in next year’s draft. The kid is being hailed as the next Buddy. Sadly, he’s in the Bulldog’s Next Generation Academy so they will have the first dibs.

I think it’s interesting that Patrick Cripps was on course to win the Brownlow until Teague came along and changed the way Carlton played bringing more players to the fore who ultimately took votes away from him.

On another note, what do people think of New Zealand’s tactic of use of two fly-halves in the Rugby World Cup?

I was at a local final yesterday and speaking with some Essendon supporters who are expecting him to go to the Swans. They believe that Daniher has some serious fitness issues but notwithstanding the fact that he’s going to find it difficult to get back on the park, are expecting a couple of first round picks in exchange.

He’s still just 12 but seems to be coming along nicely.

The decision is set to be announced in the next few days. The conspiracy theorists will maintain that the AFL is deliberately burying the story amid the general noise of the Brownlow Medal count and the hype surrounding Grand Final week. It’s indisputable that the Gold Coast Suns need special assistance. The help they received last year wasn’t enough to provide the instant fix they wanted but there were some extenuating circumstances. They had salary cap issues and let a top line midfielder in Jarryd Lyons go to Brisbane for nothing, their #3 draft pick in Izak Rankine was injured and didn’t play a game and not enough time has passed to determine how they fared in trading out Lynch and May. They are set to lose a potential gun in Jack Martin. Yet the word is out that the Suns are set to receive a priority draft pick at the start of the draft - notwithstanding that they have performed no worse than Melbourne did when it was crying out for draft assistance earlier this decade and was categorically denied. I accept that Melbourne will be the main “victim” of such a move and that it’s not a great disaster to get #3 instead of #2 but it nevertheless reeks of AFL inconsistency and decision-making on the run. The governing body seems clueless and conflicted whether it’s in making decisions on priority picks or in allowing people to sit on tribunals who clearly should not be there.

INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (after week three of finals) ROUND ONE 1. Gold Coast 2. Melbourne 3. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 4. Sydney 5. St Kilda 6. Fremantle 7. North Melbourne 8. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 9. Port Adelaide 10. Hawthorn 11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon) 12. Western Bulldogs 13. West Coast 14. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane) 15. Brisbane (received from Collingwood) 16. Geelong 17. Greater Western Sydney 18. Richmond ROUND TWO 19. Brisbane (received from Gold Coast) 20. Melbourne 21. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 22. West Coast (received from Sydney) 23. Sydney (received from St Kilda) 24. Fremantle 25. North Melbourne 26. Adelaide 27. Port Adelaide 28. Hawthorn 29. Essendon 30. Western Bulldogs 31. West Coast 32. Brisbane 33. Collingwood 34. Geelong 35. Essendon (received from Greater Western Sydney) 36. Richmond ROUND THREE 37. Richmond (received from Gold Coast) 38. Melbourne 39. Carlton 40. Sydney 41. Western Bulldogs (received from St Kilda) 42. Brisbane (received from Fremantle) 43. North Melbourne 44. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 45. Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide) 46. Western Bulldogs (received from Hawthorn) 47. Essendon 48. Western Bulldogs 49. Sydney (received from West Coast) 50. Brisbane 51. Collingwood 52. Geelong 53. Greater Western Sydney 54. Gold Coast (received from Richmond) ROUND FOUR 55. St Kilda (received from Gold Coast) 56. Melbourne 57. Sydney (received from Carlton) 58. Sydney 59. West Coast (received from St Kilda) 60. Essendon (received from Fremantle) 61. Port Adelaide (received from North Melbourne) 62. Port Adelaide (received from Adelaide) 63. Port Adelaide 64. Collingwood (received from Hawthorn) 65. Essendon 66. Port Adelaide (received from Western Bulldogs) 67. St Kilda (received from West Coast) 68. North Melbourne (received from Brisbane) 69. Collingwood 70. Richmond (received from Geelong) 71. Carlton (received from Greater Western Sydney) 72. Richmond ROUND FIVE 73. Gold Coast 74. Melbourne 75. Greater Western Sydney (received from Carlton) 76. Sydney 77. St Kilda 78. Fremantle 79. North Melbourne 80. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 81. Port Adelaide 82. Hawthorn 83. Essendon 84. Western Bulldogs 85. Gold Coast (received from West Coast) 86. Brisbane 87. Hawthorn (received from Collingwood) 88. Geelong 89. Greater Western Sydney 90. Richmond

Huge game by likely No.1 draft star leads Oakleigh to Grand Final win Rowell masterclass leads Oakleigh to a dominant premiership Likely No. 1 pick Matt Rowell dominant as Oakleigh claim flag

Chargers win and Rowell BOG 2019 NAB League Eastern Ranges 1.0 3.3 4.5 5.6 (36) Oakleigh Chargers 2.7 3.12 10.13 12.17 (89) GOALS: Eastern Ranges: Keeling Mellis Hickleton Clarke Duffy Oakleigh Chargers: Lucas 3 Laurie 2 Phillips 2 Rowell 2 Graham Sharman Stathopoulos BEST: Eastern Ranges: Nathan Stapleton Ross Mellis Parker Garner Oakleigh Chargers: Rowell Schreiber Laurie Bryan Mastras Lucas

Chargers well in control.

Chargers 2.10.22 to Rangers 3.3.21

The main players to watch are the Oakleigh Chargers duo of Noah Anderson and Matt Rowell who are touted as the #1 and #2 picks at November’s National Draft. They were obvious picks go to next month’s National Draft Combine and will be joined by teammates Trent Bianco, Nick Bryan, Cooper Sharman and Dylan Williams. The Eastern Ranges must be a very even side because they have no invitees from their list although Tyler Edwards, Lachlan Gawel, Billy McCormack, Mitch Mellis, Zak Pretty, Jamieson Rossiter and Lachlan Stapleton will be tested at the State Combines along with Oakleigh Chargers pair Josh May and Kaden Schreiber. Lachlan Johnson of Oakleigh Chargers and Riley Smith of Eastern Ranges will try out at the Rookie Me Combine. In addition to Anderson and Rowell, the player to watch is Trent Bianco who is a good mover and accurate disposed of the football. I would rank him as late first/early second round but he could rise up the list with a good performance in the grand final and/or at the Combine.

This piece from AFL Draft Central tells you just about all you need to know about the Grand Final Comprehensive 2019 NAB League Grand Final Preview

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

A player who is firmly in the top five draft discussion AFL Draft Wrap: Why Caleb Serong is firming as a top-five choice

INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (after week two of finals) ROUND ONE 1. Gold Coast 2. Melbourne 3. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 4. Sydney 5. St Kilda 6. Fremantle 7. North Melbourne 8. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 9. Port Adelaide 10. Hawthorn 11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon) 12. Western Bulldogs 13. West Coast 14. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane) 15. Greater Western Sydney 16. Brisbane (received from Collingwood) 17. Richmond 18. Geelong ROUND TWO 19. Brisbane (received from Gold Coast) 20. Melbourne 21. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 22. West Coast (received from Sydney) 23. Sydney (received from St Kilda) 24. Fremantle 25. North Melbourne 26. Adelaide 27. Port Adelaide 28. Hawthorn 29. Essendon 30. Western Bulldogs 31. West Coast 32. Brisbane 33. Essendon (received from Greater Western Sydney) 34. Collingwood 35. Richmond 36. Geelong ROUND THREE 37. Richmond (received from Gold Coast) 38. Melbourne 39. Carlton 40. Sydney 41. Western Bulldogs (received from St Kilda) 42. Brisbane (received from Fremantle) 43. North Melbourne 44. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 45. Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide) 46. Western Bulldogs (received from Hawthorn) 47. Essendon 48. Western Bulldogs 49. Sydney (received from West Coast) 50. Brisbane 51. Greater Western Sydney 52. Collingwood 53. Gold Coast (received from Richmond) 54. Geelong ROUND FOUR 55. St Kilda (received from Gold Coast) 56. Melbourne 57. Sydney (received from Carlton) 58. Sydney 59. West Coast (received from St Kilda) 60. Essendon (received from Fremantle) 61. Port Adelaide (received from North Melbourne) 62. Port Adelaide (received from Adelaide) 63. Port Adelaide 64. Collingwood (received from Hawthorn) 65. Essendon 66. Port Adelaide (received from Western Bulldogs) 67. St Kilda (received from West Coast) 68. North Melbourne (received from Brisbane) 69. Carlton (received from Greater Western Sydney) 70. Collingwood 71. Richmond 72. Richmond (received from Geelong) ROUND FIVE 73. Gold Coast 74. Melbourne 75. Greater Western Sydney (received from Carlton) 76. Sydney 77. St Kilda 78. Fremantle 79. North Melbourne 80. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 81. Port Adelaide 82. Hawthorn 83. Essendon 84. Western Bulldogs 85. Gold Coast (received from West Coast) 86. Brisbane 87. Greater Western Sydney 88. Hawthorn (received from Collingwood) 89. Richmond 90. Geelong

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

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

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 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

At one stage Spud lived in the street behind our house. More recently, I used to see him at Princes Park, Caulfield when he was coaching an amateur women’s team near where one of my grandson’s teams trained. He was dedicated to the game and achieved so much. Condolences to his wife and family.

No change to the draft order after teams 7 & 8 lose their elimination finals. INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (after week one of finals) ROUND ONE 1. Gold Coast 2. Melbourne 3. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 4. Sydney 5. St Kilda 6. Fremantle 7. North Melbourne 8. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 9. Port Adelaide 10. Hawthorn 11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon) 12. Western Bulldogs 13. Greater Western Sydney 14. West Coast 15. Brisbane (received from Collingwood) 16. Richmond 17. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane) 18. Geelong ROUND TWO 19. Brisbane (received from Gold Coast) 20. Melbourne 21. Adelaide (received from Carlton) 22. West Coast (received from Sydney) 23. Sydney (received from St Kilda) 24. Fremantle 25. North Melbourne 26. Adelaide 27. Port Adelaide 28. Hawthorn 29. Essendon 30. Western Bulldogs 31. Essendon (received from Greater Western Sydney) 32. West Coast 33. Collingwood 34. Richmond 35. Brisbane 36. Geelong ROUND THREE 37. Richmond (received from Gold Coast) 38. Melbourne 39. Carlton 40. Sydney 41. Western Bulldogs (received from St Kilda) 42. Brisbane (received from Fremantle) 43. North Melbourne 44. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 45. Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide) 46. Western Bulldogs (received from Hawthorn) 47. Essendon 48. Western Bulldogs 49. Greater Western Sydney 50. Sydney (received from West Coast) 51. Collingwood 52. Gold Coast (received from Richmond) 53. Brisbane 54. Geelong ROUND FOUR 55. St Kilda (received from Gold Coast) 56. Melbourne 57. Sydney (received from Carlton) 58. Sydney 59. West Coast (received from St Kilda) 60. Essendon (received from Fremantle) 61. Port Adelaide (received from North Melbourne) 62. Port Adelaide (received from Adelaide) 63. Port Adelaide 64. Collingwood (received from Hawthorn) 65. Essendon 66. Port Adelaide (received from Western Bulldogs) 67. Carlton (received from Greater Western Sydney) 68. St Kilda (received from West Coast) 69. Collingwood 70. Richmond 71. North Melbourne (received from Brisbane) 72. Richmond (received from Geelong) ROUND FIVE 73. Gold Coast 74. Melbourne 75. Greater Western Sydney (received from Carlton) 76. Sydney 77. St Kilda 78. Fremantle 79. North Melbourne 80. Carlton (received from Adelaide) 81. Port Adelaide 82. Hawthorn 83. Essendon 84. Western Bulldogs 85. Greater Western Sydney 86. Gold Coast (received from West Coast) 87. Hawthorn (received from Collingwood) 88. Richmond 89. Brisbane 90. Geelong

We have to get him first.