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2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 2 The big names in Ashcroft and Tsatas were on song. Wardlaw was unwell and didn’t play. Finn Emille-Brennan was good a got a vote.

Coming a week after Mitch Brown was put out of the game against Essendon and at least another week by a blow behind the play, this sounds like cruel justice to me.

Apparently not just off ESPN’s books but it would also seem that he’s no longer the golden boy at bigfooty. Pity because it was always interesting to read his draft material and opinions until he started looking for clickbait with some controversial views. He’s now doing you tube videos and stuff. Although I disagreed with some of his output, I wish him luck in the future.

The pioneer club in women’s football is up against the modern day power house. Let’s make it a double today!!!

Not a bad side with 15 AFL listers and 2 of the ins are key premiership players.

Melbourne did manage to draft an NGA player last year in Andy Moniz-Wakefield who is showing a little bit at Casey but I feel the rule that prevents clubs from matching bids on their own NGAs up to pick #40 is unreasonable and prohibitive to the investment involved in the system. Hopefully, the AFL will see the light and reconsider the situation. In the meantime, these are Rookie Me Central’s notes on Finn:- Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Boys – Round 1 “#13 Finn Emile-Brennan Playing out of the backline, Brennan provided plenty of spark with his aggressive ball use and confidence with ball in hand, taking on opponents and showing brilliant composure when under pressure. Emile-Brennan won some impressive ground level balls and spun out of tackles immediately, keeping his hands free to deliver to runners. The real highlight of Emile-Brennan’s game was some of his kicking, whilst some attempted long kicks went astray, his kicking at short-medium distances was superb, getting penetration on the ball to have it move quickly to his target, but having them delivered just softly enough so the kick wasn’t difficult to hold.”

Yet Mitch Brown didn’t even make it to the club’s official injury list. Let’s see if he’s selected for Saturday night’s game vs Williamstown.

Time to show what we’re made of - it’s a game against a team that’s almost on the canvas. Do we put them away or let them off the hook on their own home turf?

West Adelaide’s Tom Scully continues to create excitement in the SANFL Under 18s. The tall key forward booted six goals at the weekend. https://westadelaidefc.com.au/news/under-18s-match-report-round-2-2/ Dare I suggest …

2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 1

Thanks Ivan, I have the NAB League App but it seems to be fixating on the Womens NAB even when I change the tab from NAB League Girls to NAB League Boys :). I even managed to find the previously unidentified Dragons goalkicker as Jamie Hope (who I remember from the East Brighton Vampires).

I searched high and low for details of the NAB Boys League opening round and finally found this ~ NAB League Boys 2022 One of the players highly touted as a possible #1 draft pick, George Wardlaw, kicked the first goal for the Oakleigh Chargers in their win over the Sandringham Dragons. Oakleigh Chargers 4.4.28 6.8.44 11.11.77 11.15.81 Sandringham Dragons 0.3.3 5.4.34 6.6.42 9.9.63 Goals Oakleigh Chargers Ingo Dammersmith, Blake Drury 3, Jerome Lawrence 2, Alwyn Davey, Matthew Jefferson, George Wardlaw Sandringham Dragons Lachlan Benton 3, Jamie Hope, Ollie Hotton, Lachlan Lawrence, Cameron McKenzie, Elliot Perkins, Harry Sheezel. Best Oakleigh Chargers George Wardlaw, Elijah Tsatas, Blake Drury, Player, Samuel Nehme, Alwyn Davey Sandringham Dragons Lachlan Benton, Luca Macnab, Harry Sheezel, Max Ramsden, Archie Roberts, Cameron Mackenzie

It’s our Women’s turn now. A do-or-die Preliminary Final!!’

Australia could have done with some of the reverse swing that Dawson imparted in their ODI v Pakistan last night.

Wow, if true, a major blow to those in the media who plagiarise his work 😀

Undefeated Melbourne comes into tonight’s game with an unchanged lineup while Essendon has its back to the wall with injury forcing further change to a team that has struggled in the opening rounds. On the face of it, a good win to the Demons. Let it be!

There’s been very little discussion on the net and social media about future prospects of late which, will change this weekend with the start of the 2022 NAB Boys League. It would appear that the Oakleigh Chargers are going to be one of the teams to beat again. They have been strong in recent seasons and have consistently provided high draft picks. This year, they have two of the most highly rated midfield prospects in Elijah Tsatas and George Wardlaw in their ranks. Their neighbours from Sandringham are also expected to be up there again. Here are previews for the Oakleigh Chargers and the Sandringham Dragons from Aussie Rules Central - 2022 NAB League season preview: Oakleigh Chargers and 2022 NAB League season preview: Sandringham Dragons.

Who would have thought? The match of the round between two of the top sides facing each other off on a hot steamy night. Bring it on!

Last year there were times when you just couldn’t find the teams until start of play on the day of the game. 😀

Not so quick. The Suns have made a big investment in Mac and are already moving to secure him long term - Suns moving to lock away top draftee

Did Mick Malthouse really tip Essendon to win the flag?

North Melbourne bow out and Fremantle move on to their Preliminary Final. The Brisbane v Collingwood game still in limbo?

Keep an eye of for new Bomber, Kaine Baldwin, who was the country’s best key forward prospect back in 2019 but two knee reconstructions and Covid19 left him unwanted and on the sidelines until rookied by Essendon. I thought at the time that he was a bargain pickup - good luck to him tomorrow night at CHF.

Looks like the top 8's settled for the season.