THERE was a giant unknown hanging over the Hawthorn Football Club as it entered the 1986 football season. As Hawthorn players, coaches and supporters battled the Easter Monday traffic snarl on the ...

The AFL Draft has become a significant event on the AFL calendar – a far cry from its early beginnings, back in 1986. Now, it’s a much-anticipated event in the AFL community, as the nation’s finest ...

THIS Thursday night on the Gold Coast, the NAB AFL Draft will be celebrating 25 years. It was back in 1986 when the inaugural AFL Draft was held, and the Brisbane Bears took Port Adelaide Magpie ...

ON THURSDAY night, the 26 th NAB AFL Draft will be held - for the first time - in western Sydney. Back in 1986, it was somewhat of a hit and miss exercise. Now it’s one of the most important days on ...