2013 Draft Profile: Matt Merlo
Matt Merlo (Calder Cannons) Height: 183 cm Weight: 85 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Luke Ball Strengths: Contested ball, Stoppages, Vision Weaknesses: Pure inside midfielder Matt Merlo is a fantastic on-field leader who excels around the stoppages for Calder and is one of the smokies for this year’s draft. While he’s had injury concerns in […]
2013 Draft Profile: Alex Spina
Alex Spina (North Adelaide) Height: 181 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Forward Player comparison: Steve Johnson Strengths: Skills, Goal sense, X-factor Weaknesses: Consistency Alex Spina is an incredibly talented small forward who with time, could develop into a handy pinch hitting midfielder in the same mould as a Stevie Johnson. He has fantastic skills, knows […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jake Kolodjashnij
Jake Kolodjashnij (Launceston) Height: 192 cm Weight: 88 kg Position: Key Defender Player Comparison: Cale Hooker Strengths: Rebounding, link-up player, versatility Weaknesses: Not a great shut-down player, disposal needs work Jake Kolodjashnij is one of the better key defenders from this draft, but he’s unique in the way he plays the game. He’s offensively minded […]
2013 TAC Cup team of the year
TAC Cup AA Discussion Listen to the discussion on the team with Peter Williams and Jourdan Canil on SYN FM’s ”The Sports Desk’. Rising Stars writer Jourdan Canil, who wrote his phantom draft earlier in the year, has devised a team of the best TAC Cup players for 2013. Much like the All-Australian team there are […]
2013 Draft Profile: Meyrick Buchanan
Meyrick Buchanan (Geelong Falcons) Height: 177 cm Weight: 77 kg Position: Forward Player comparison: Trent Cotchin Strengths: Agility, footy smarts, decision making Weaknesses: Limited football action Meyrick Buchanan is by far the most interesting prospect in this draft along with Dayle Garlett. The reason? Both have question marks over their football but the difference is […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jesse Tardio
Jesse Tardio (Northern Knights) Height: 179 cm Weight: 72 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Nathan Jones Strengths: Ball getting, stoppages, positioning Weaknesses: Outside game Jesse Tardio is not often a player that is thrown into the mix when discussing the Northern Knights. The likes of Marcus Bontempelli, Ben Lennon or the injured Cameron Conlon get […]
2013 Draft Profile: Toby Nankervis
Toby Nankervis (North Launceston) Height: 199 cm Weight: 100 kg Position: Ruck Player Comparison: Mark Jamar Strengths: Tapwork, strong mark, goal kicker Weaknesses: Vertical leap Nankervis basically popped up from nowhere to be the best ruck prospect this year, overtaking the likes of Michael Apeness, Agape Patolo and Jack Leslie. He was overlooked in the […]
2013 Draft Profile: Nathaniel Paredes
Nathaniel Paredes (Gippsland Power) Height: 177 cm Weight: 79 kg Position: Midfield Player Comparison: Brad Sewell Strengths: Winning the contested ball, tackling and body use. Weaknesses: Disposal efficiency. There has been much talk about the elite midfielders of the TAC Cup competition in the lead up to the draft. These players gather 25+ possessions a […]
2013 Draft Profile: Zachary Merrett
Zachary Merrett (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 178 cm Weight: 73 kg Position: Outside Midfielder/Small Forward Player comparison: Leigh Montagna/Brent Harvey Strengths: Disposal, tackling, vision Weaknesses: doesn’t run hard defensively, predominately an outside player Zac Merrett resembles his brother Jackson in many ways. Merrett plays a very role that isn’t too different from Jackson and is also […]
2013 Draft Profile: James Toohey
James Toohey (Oakleigh Chargers) Height: 196 cm Weight: 94 kg Position: Key position utility Player comparison: Jake Carlisle Strengths: Marking, Athleticism, Versatility Weaknesses: Consistency James Toohey is an over-age prospect who missed out on being drafted in 2012. He is a tall key position utility who has the body to out-muscle plenty of opponents but […]
2013 Draft Profile: Zac Webster
Zac Webster (Glenorchy) Height: 180 cm Weight: 71 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Dale Thomas Strengths: Speed, Skills, X-Factor Weaknesses: Consistency Zac Webster is a very unique prospect who has a lot of characteristics of his game to work with. He has the speed, the skills and the X-factor that will have plenty of AFL […]
2013 Draft Profile: James Sicily
James Sicily (Western Jets) Height: 185 cm Weight: 76 kg Position: Forward/Midfielder Player comparison: Jason Winderlich Strengths: Marking, versatility, goal sense Weaknesses: Defensive game, quite skinny, Sicily is an intriguing prospect in this year’s draft. He has been the catalyst behind his young Western Jets team’s rise up the TAC Cup ladder and has flown […]
