2013 Draft Profile: James Tsitas
James Tsitas (Geelong Falcons) Height: 179 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Sam Mitchell Strengths: Clearance, contested work, leadership Weaknesses: Hurt factor James Tsitas is your typical hard nut inside midfielder who plays a ferocious brand of football that inspires his teammates. As co-captain of the Geelong Falcons, Tsitas is a great leader […]
2013 Draft Profile: Lloyd Perris
Lloyd Perris (St George) Height: 179 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Kieran Jack Strengths: Endurance, leadership and footy smarts. Weaknesses: Injury history, hurt factor with disposal Not many eighteen year olds have the resume that St George’s Lloyd Perris does. Perris is an AIS/AFL Academy member, winner of the Cameron Ling and […]
2013 Draft Profile: Josh Scott
Josh Scott (Gippsland Power) Height: 190 cm Weight: 80 kg Strengths: Strong mark, good ground level skills, able to play up the ground well and great goal sense and set shot ability. Weaknesses: Light frame for a forward. Player Comparison: Jack Gunston After having their number one forward Tim Membrey drafted last season, the Gippsland […]
2013 Draft Profile: Trent Dumont
Trent Dumont (Norwood) Height: 185 cm Weight: 87 kg Position: Inside Midfielder Player Comparison: Ollie Wines Strengths: Contested ball winner, ready-made, endurance Weaknesses: lacks the hurt factor, no outside capabilities Trent Dumont is a ready-made AIS academy inside midfielder who has slid somewhat over the past few months. The slide isn’t his fault- his form […]
TAC Cup: Round 15 review
As the third last round of the TAC Cup completed, several teams staked their case for top four and top eight claims. Western Jets all but ended Oakleigh’s chance of making finals while Geelong and Dandenong did enough enough the bottom two sides in Bendigo and North Ballarat to win. Eastern Ranges had an inaccurate […]
2013 Draft Profile: Mitch Harvey
Mitch Harvey (North Adelaide) Height: 195cm Weight: 97kg Position: Key Forward Player comparison: Chris Dawes (more athletic) Strengths: Marking, agility, goal kicking Weaknesses: Consistency, doesn’t utilise his build Mitch Harvey is the commanding full forward from South Australia who worked well with Darcy Hourigan and Luke Reynolds. With football in his blood being the nephew […]
2013 Draft Profile: Max Hayes
Max Hayes (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 191 cm Weight: 86 kg Position: Key Forward Player comparison: Jack Watts Strengths: Marking, positioning, goal kicking Weaknesses: Consistency, versatility Max Hayes is one player that will be very interesting to watch transition at AFL level. He has the right characteristics to become a really good player but at times […]
2013 Draft Profile: Will Maginness
Will Maginness (Oakleigh Chargers) Height: 182 cm Weight: 73 kg Position: Midfield Player Comparison: Brandon Ellis Strengths: Movement, Leadership, Vision Weaknesses: Disposal efficiency Whichever team selects Will Maginness in this year’s draft will have an excellent player on their hands. Given all the talent in the Oakleigh team, Maginness has fallen under the radar a […]
Cam Conlon: The unknown entity
At the beginning of the year, the Northern Knights looked as though they had the answer to Tom Boyd in Cam Conlon. The Herald Sun published an article about him only a few weeks into season 2012, where he had taken the TAC Cup by storm as a 17-year-old. Conlon’s first two weeks his 2012 […]
2013 Draft Profile: Fraser Fort
Fraser Fort (Geelong Falcons) Height: 196 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Key Position Utility Player comparison: Michael Johnson Strengths: Marking, Athleticism, Versatility Weaknesses: Goal kicking Fraser Fort is a quiet achiever of sorts who has gone from an impressive leading forward to a dour defender. His ability to play at both ends as well as […]
2013 Draft Profile: Patrick Cripps
Patrick Cripps (East Fremantle) Height: 188 cm Weight: 88 kg Position: Inside midfielder Player comparison: Ollie Wines Strengths: Clearance machine, size, vision Weaknesses: Lack of speed, athleticism In a draft littered with tall forwards and speedy outside players, quality inside midfielders are few and far between. However Patrick Cripps one of the premier inside players […]
2013 Draft Profile: Cameron Conlon
Cameron Conlon (Northern Knights) Height: 198 cm Weight: 87 kg Position: Key Forward/Ruck Player Comparison: Kurt Tippett Strengths: Athleticism, marking, set shots Weaknesses: Light frame, kicking After missing most of the 2013 season with a horrendous knee injury, Conlon is on the comeback trail and may be able to play the last few games of […]
