DUAL-SPORTS athlete Will Sutherland continues to raise eyebrows playing up forward for Scotch College in the APS school football competition this season.
Sutherland will have a tough choice on his hands selecting whether to pursue an attempt to be drafted in the AFL or whether to pick cricket, where he is set to be offered a state contract with the Bushrangers.
A number of scouts believe Sutherland is a potential top-five prospect at November’s NAB AFL Draft.
Some vision below (Sutherland wearing No.5 in red) from their Cordner-Eggleston Cup game against Melbourne Grammar in 2016.
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