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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

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.

Gippsland Power is today’s other winner. Gippsland powers into final four with eight consecutive goals

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

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

I can’t help thinking that if the Cats had a season injury-wise like we had this year, then they’ll finish 17th in 2020.

Thanks Grapeviney and for those who were taken in by your comments, our tech people are working on a sarcasm metre with bells and whistles. For the rest of us, the time to panic is if we’re reading the same thing on 1 April, 2020.

In the article about Karl Amon’s decision to stay at Port Adelaide, it’s suggested that Sam Gray might move on. Could he be an option for the MFC?

Knightmare’s AFL Draft Power Rankings for September.

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

Jets soar over Knights after quarter time in windy conditions Ranges down Dragons to move through to preliminary final

On Grand Final Day, next year’s prospects will get their opportunity to strut their stuff. Last year Matt Rowell showed the credentials that are making him one of the favourites for the # 1 draft mantle this year.

Hayden Young on Road to the Draft

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

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

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

Thanks @Drunkn167 - you’ve been a great poster, mostly positive and a great supporter of Declan who I, and a few others, thought should have been given one final opportunity late in the season when so many of our talls were out injured. You’re right about the fact that he did get to play at the highest level which is more that can be said of most of us mere mortals who can only dream about such an achievement. Not only that, but it’s not necessarily over and I hope that there’s another club out there willing to take a punt on him as a delisted free agent and if not that, then there’s plenty of good football competitions around where he can find his niche and enjoy the game that he’s been very good at playing. Cheers ?

The Demons need a line-breaker. Line-breaker Lachlan Ash rising up AFL draft boards

Touted as a possible top 3 draft pick:- AFL Draft Wrap: Hints of a Dees defender in pinpoint kick Hayden Young

I’ve been a fan of Hayden Young since the Casey Demons v Australia game earlier in the season. It’s either him or Lachlan Ash for me assuming the AFL has already decided to give pick 2 to Gold Coast (notwithstanding that they haven’t even applied yet).

That’s how this article describes Melbourne’s 2019 season - AFL 2019 season reviews: What bottom 10 clubs must do to bounce back next season