2013 Draft Profile: Marcus Bontempelli
Marcus Bontempelli (Northern Knights) Height: 191 cm Weight: 83 kg Position: Midfield/Half Back Player Comparison: Luke Hodge/David Myers Strengths: Long kicking, reading the play, ability to rack up the ball Weaknesses: Predominantly an outside player, consistency Marcus Bontempelli is an interesting prospect and one of the more polarising players in the draft. Tall, talented midfielders […]
2013 Draft Profile: Darcy Gardiner
Darcy Gardiner (Geelong Falcons) Height: 192 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Key Position Utility Player comparison: Jake Carlisle Strengths: Spoiling, Speed, Versatility Weaknesses: Undersized for KPP Darcy Gardiner is like the unique joker in a pack of cards. He has so many traits which make him highly pursued but how does one rank him in […]
2013 Draft Profile: Christian Salem
Christian Salem (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 182 cm Weight: 83 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Scott Pendlebury/Dustin Martin Strengths: Disposal, Strength, Vision, Endurance Weaknesses: Consistency, Ball Getting Christian Salem is one of the most unique talents in the draft pool this year. He combines the rare ‘time and space’ quality that Scott Pendlebury possesses, while also […]
2013 Draft Profile: Luke Dunstan
Luke Dunstan (Woodville-West Torrens) Height: 184 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Midfielder Player Comparison: Sam Mitchell, Scott Pendlebury Strengths: Endurance, leadership, ball-winning ability, contested disposal/possession Weaknesses: Opposite foot disposal Like Dom Sheed, Luke Dunstan is another player who is difficult to place in this year’s draft. His elite kicking and endurance ability could see him […]
2013 Draft Profile: Luke McDonald
Luke McDonald (Werribee/Oakleigh Chargers) Height: 188 cm Weight: 80 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Shannon Hurn Strengths: Disposal, Strength, Penetration Weaknesses: Consistency Luke McDonald is the one player in the 2013 draft crop that has known his fate for quite some time. The son of North Melbourne football chief Donald McDonald will be heading to […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jack Billings
Jack Billings (Oakleigh Chargers) Height: 183 cm Weight: 78 kg Position: Forward/Midfielder Player comparison: Isaac Smith/Jamie Elliot Strengths: Marking, Positioning, Strength Weaknesses: Question marks whether he can play as a full-time midfielder Jack Billings has had top ten draft pick written all over him since he was 16. After an ultra-impressive season in 2012 as […]
2013 Draft Profile: Josh Kelly
Josh Kelly (Sandringham Dragons) Height: 182 cm Weight: 73 kg Position: Midfielder Player comparison: Brett Deledio/Trent Cotchin Strengths: Disposal, Vision, Clearances Weaknesses: Strength Josh Kelly is an interesting player who’s had an up-and-down season thus far. An AIS player who wasn’t far off being drafted in the mini-draft last season, Kelly has probably had a […]
2013 Draft Profile: Dominic Sheed
Dominic Sheed (Subiaco) Height: 183 cm Weight: 82 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Brad Ebert Strengths: Ball winning ability, endurance, decision making Weaknesses: Lack of speed, no right foot There has been a great deal of speculation over where Dom Sheed will be picked up on draft day. The smooth moving midfielder put in a […]
2013 Draft Profile: James Aish
James Aish (Norwood) Height: 183 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Trent Cotchin Strengths: Elite disposal, fantastic awareness, classy Weaknesses: Strength, versatility James Aish was one player who was considered to be the number one selection a fair way out from the National Draft. He’s got the whole package as a midfielder – […]
2013 Draft Profile: Matt Scharenberg
Matt Scharenberg (Glenelg) Height: 190 cm Weight: 89 kg Position: Utility Player comparison: Brendon Goddard/Ben Reid Strengths: Decision making, overhead marking, positioning, versatility Weaknesses: Unknown in terms of tagging, not elite in any one category Matt Scharenberg is one of the most interesting prospects in a number of years. If players were selected by ability […]
Christian Salem is all business
Christian Salem is all business- on and off the field. The Sandringham Dragon’s midfield dynamo might not be too sure what he wants to study next year, but something in business is an option he’s considering. Yet it’s the business he gets down to on the footy field that has made draft experts draw comparisons […]
Mid-year reviews: Eastern Ranges, Northern Knights, Calder Cannons – Friday
Eastern Ranges Ladder position: 3rd Win-Loss ratio: 9-4 Season so far: Four weeks ago the Ranges did what no team had been able to do before them. They defeated the ladder leaders and best team in the TAC Cup, the Geelong Falcons. But they didn’t just beat them; they thumped them to the tune of 108 […]
