Bolters, sliders, and everything in between: a conversation about the 2019 AFL draft
The AFL draft has come and gone for another year, and with all the picks now in the books, Josh Elliott and I sat…
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The AFL draft has come and gone for another year, and with all the picks now in the books, Josh Elliott and I sat…
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For the third year in a row fellow AFL draft nerd Josh Elliott and I have put our heads together to pick the top…
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