AFL Draft

Brisbane has nominated Lachie Johnson as a father-son rookie, meaning if he gets through the national draft without being taken they can list him as a rookie. They won't get option to match a bid in the national draft though.

St Kilda NGA prospect Bigoa Nyuon ran the 20-metre sprint in 2.855 seconds today at the Victorian state Draft Combine. Would have seen him win the national Combine test.

Sam Flanders (28 disp), Caleb Serong (2 gl, 21 disp) and Ryan Sparkes (26 disp) all good for Gippsland in NAB League defeat to Eastern Ranges. Lachie Stapleton, perhaps the Ranges’ best draft chance, had 28 touches.

With 17 players out of 48 in this month's under-17s NAB All Stars clash already tied to clubs it has plenty asking if we're going to see the most compromised draft ever in 2020 afl.com.au/news/2019-09-05/w…

Road to the Draft podcast: We're joined by top-five prospect Hayden Young on this week's show. Tune in for that, a weekend wrap of the U18 stars and all Twitter questions afl.com.au/news/2019-08-21/l… @Nat_Edwards

Ex-West Coast midfielder Luke Partington, mid-season draft chances Sam Lowson and Lochie Dickson and potential Port father-son Trent Burgoyne among the list of 118 state Combine invitees. Full list here... afl.com.au/news/2019-08-07/e…

Brodie Kemp, who shaped as a possible top-10 draft pick, went down with a knee injury earlier today playing school footy. Fingers crossed, but there are fears it could be serious.

Teams are in for this Friday's U18 games in Geelong. First one at 10.30am, next at 1pm. Vic Metro's final game of the carnival.

Teams are in for this Saturday's NAB AFL Under-18 Championships games in Adelaide. A shame that SA's top-20 prospect Cameron Taheny will miss through injury.

Nick Daicos, eligible for the Pies as a father-son in two years, just kicked this goal after the siren to give Carey a one-point win over Brighton. Carey was six goals down early in the last quarter.

Wrote about draft bolter Sam Sturt earlier this week. Well, he’s just been invited to test at the national draft combine next month after his form spike. The interest is real.

Road to the Draft podcast: Great to have @GWSGIANTS recruiting manager Adrian Caruso on the show this week. Lots of interesting views on recruiting & the Giants' list. afl.com.au/news/2018-07-31/p…

Two mature-agers - Josh Corbett and Shane McAdam - have been invited to this year's @AFLDraft Combine. Plus a whopping 17 players who could be bid on. See the full list here... afl.com.au/news/2018-07-27/m…