The 2012 NAB AFL Draft will be held on Thursday, November 22 at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. The great facilities and stunning backdrop of the Gold Coast will be the home of one of the AFL’s biggest events for the next three years.
In the lead up to the draft, AFL National and International Talent Manager, Kevin Sheehan has released his list of the 30 leading prospects. Detailed profiles of Kevin Sheehan’s Top 30 are attached.
Kevin Sheehan said that close to 100 players will be given the chance to make AFL lists this year.
“I believe that they all have excellent chances of having exciting careers but the beauty of AFL talent identification is that selections are never clear cut and only father-son selections and upgraded rookies can be certain of their destination,” Mr Sheehan said.
“It now comes down to opinions – human judgements on which players, in the view of the individual clubs, have what’s necessary to make a difference at the elite level.”
“There will be passes late in the draft to leave room for preseason draft selections in late December. ”
Fans across Australia can follow the NAB AFL Draft and their club’s latest recruits live on FOX FOOTY from 7pm EDT nationally.
All the action will be broadcast live and in full on radio networks 3AW from 6pm EDT, 1116 SEN from 6.30pm EDT into Melbourne, FIVEaa from 4pm CDT into Adelaide and GOLD FM from 4pm EST. Triple M will also be crossing live from the NAB AFL Draft throughout the evening.
AFL.com.au will have extensive live coverage of the NAB AFL Draft. As announced, every pick will be live on Draft Tracker with photos, exclusive video, interviews and stats. Follow the Draft live on AFL.com.au
The 2012 NAB AFL Draft on the Gold Coast is proudly supported by the Queensland Government through Events Queensland. There is a full program of activities for the local AFL community to get involved in including the first AFL Talent Identification Course held in Queensland. For full details listed people should visit aflq.com.au/nabafldraft
High resolution player headshots and action shots are available. Please contact Amy Hattam on (03) 9643 1783.
Detailed media arrangements for the event will be issued the week of the NAB AFL Draft but media will require their 2012 AFL Media Accreditation to gain entry. Those needing accreditation should contact the AFL media department.
Issued by:
Amy Hattam
AFL Media Coordinator
