2013 Draft Profile: Riley Knight
Riley Knight (Woodville-West Torrens) Height: 180 cm Weight: 73 kg Player comparison: Steele Sidebottom Strengths: Possession winning ability, endurance Weaknesses: Very safe player, lacks hurt factor Riley Knight is a prospect who is having a fantastic season this year yet few people are talking about the young man from Woodville-West Torrens. Knight is an unassuming […]
2013 Draft Profile: Zac Jones
Zac Jones (Dandenong Stingrays) Height: 181 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Small Defender Player comparison: Alan Toovey (Better foot skills), Michael Hibberd (quicker) Strengths: Hardness, Speed, Overhead strength Weaknesses: Endurance (should he eventually move to midfield) Zac Jones is a neat little package who really stood up during the Under 18s Championships winning the Most […]
2013 Draft Profile: Tom Cutler
Tom Cutler (Oakleigh Chargers) Height: 190 cm Weight: 86 kg Position: Defender Player comparison: Ben Reid (smaller) Strengths: Positioning, reading of the play, foot skills Weaknesses: Strength Tom Cutler is an AIS Academy member who has missed much of the TAC Cup season due to AIS, Vic Country and APS football commitments. He has played […]
2013 Draft Profile: Billy Hogan
Billy Hogan Height: 180 cm Weight: 77 kg Position: Small Forward Player comparison: Lindsay Thomas Strengths: Pace, goal kicking ability Weaknesses: Impact on games Small forward Billy Hogan is one of the most exciting forwards in this year’s draft. His pace around goals, and ability to crumb goals ensures that he has the ability to […]
2013 Draft Profile: Clayton McCartney
Clayton McCartney (Dandenong Stingrays) Height: 176 cm Weight: 70 kg Position: Small Forward Player comparison: Josh Hill Strengths: Goal sense, X-factor, Speed Weaknesses: Consistency Clayton McCartney is your typical goal sneak who has some serious X-factor and always threatens to tear games open on a regular basis but his consistency stops him from doing so. […]
2013 Draft Profile: Isaac Conway
Isaac Conway (Sandgate/Queensland) Height: 182 cm Weight: 85 kg Player comparison: Daniel Cross Strengths: Endurance, ball winning, strength Weaknesses: Speed, kicking efficiency Isaac Conway is one player who looks set to join Brisbane through the zone selection bidding system. It is estimated Conway will be taken with either a second or third round pick with […]
2013 Draft Profile: Nick Robertson
Nick Robertson (Perth) Height: 188 cm Weight: 83 kg Player comparison: Brendon Goddard (less hurt factor than BG) Strengths: Endurance, contested situations, versatility Weaknesses: Speed Nick Robertson is an interesting prospect who, due to injury, has slipped from a lot of people’s minds. He was considered a first round prospect earlier in the year, but […]
2013 Draft Profile: Cameron McCarthy
Cameron McCarthy (South Fremantle) Height: 195 cm Weight: 89 kg Position: Key forward Strengths: Jumping, marking, pressure on ball carrier Weaknesses: Injury history, set shot kicking technique Player comparison: John Butcher Tom Boyd is clearly the best key forward in the draft this year but the question on many people’s lips was, “Who is the […]
2013 Draft Profile: Darcy Byrne-Jones
Darcy Byrne-Jones (Oakleigh Chargers) Height: 180 cm Weight: 69 kg Position: Half-back, midfield Player Comparison: Corey Enright Strengths: Contested ball-winning ability, poise in defence Weaknesses: Speed Darcy Byrne-Jones is another player in this year’s draft whose exact draft range remains up in the air. As a third defender/midfielder, he could be taken anywhere between the […]
2013 Draft Profile: Nic Bourke
Nic Bourke (Geelong Falcons) Height: 187 cm Weight: 76 kg Position: Midfielder/Defender Player comparison: Garrick Ibbotson Strengths: Positioning, Marking, Playmaking Weaknesses: Hurt factor Nic Bourke is another versatile star from the Geelong Falcons side this year and despite some injury setbacks, has bounced back in recent weeks to put his hand up to become a […]
2013 Draft Profile: Luke Reynolds
Luke Reynolds (Port Adelaide) Height: 186 cm Weight: 85 kg Position: Forward Player comparison: Lance Franklin (smaller) Strengths: Athleticism, X-Factor, versatility Weaknesses: Consistency, decision making Luke Reynolds is one of the most interesting players in the draft this year. He has that unique ability to turn it on and threaten to tear open a game […]
2013 Draft Profile: Cameron Giles
Cameron Giles (Woodville-West Torrens) Height: 195cm Weight: 93kg Position: Key defender Player comparison: Harry Taylor Strengths: Offensive run, spoiling, athleticism Weaknesses: Tackling pressure, kicking You wouldn’t expect a 195cm, 93kg key defender to be averaging 21.8 possessions a game at 87% disposal efficiency but that is exactly what Woodville-West Torrens back man Cam Giles is […]
