Boyd Woodcock
STRENGTHS: Accumulation, versatility, overhead marking, scoreboard impact IMPROVEMENTS: Defensive pressure Boyd Woodcock is a small forward who has exploded into contention after a sensational South Australian National Football League (SANFL) finals campaign with premiers North Adelaide in which he kicked 8 goals in the last three finals. Having been a ball winning machine at U18 […]
Lachlan McDonald
STRENGTHS: Endurance, versatility, athleticism IMPROVEMENTS: Accumulation, contested work SUMMARY: Lachlan McDonald is an endurance athlete who has shown he can play in multiple positions across the ground. Often settling into defence, McDonald has good athleticism, and showed off his gut-running at the recent State Combine with a 21.5 yo-yo test. At the National Under 18 […]
Nicholas Blakey
OVERVIEW Nick Blakey, the Sydney Swans Academy member and son of 359-game AFL player John Blakey, had the option of North Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney come this year’s national draft, with the highly-rated forward choosing the Swans as his preferred location. The decision came as no surprise to the majority of the football world, with […]
Nathan Ireland
DESPITE being an overager, Ireland is still developing his game having stepped up to Swan Districts’ Reserves and League squads this season as a key defender. While he is not the fastest player, he is far from a complete slouch, and has decent mobility for his height which bodes well for shutting down increasingly mobile […]
Jake Tarca
STRENGTHS: Strength, speed, goal sense, vertical leap, agility IMPROVEMENTS: Versatility, size SUMMARY: South Adelaide small forward Jake Tarca endured a consistent season at both SANFL Under-18 and Reserves level for the Panthers. A regular amongst the goal kickers, Tarca caught the attention of recruiters after he kicked four goals for South Adelaide in a losing Under 18s […]
Daly Andrews
ANOTHER 19-year-old who returned to the NAB League Boys competition and was one of Western’s most consistent players this season, developing his inside game and adding a nice hardness to his outside speed and penetrating kick. He has a more all-round game than 12 months ago and while there are still deficiencies, he has come […]
