Regan Spooner
STRENGTHS: Versatility, foot skills, speed, scope IMPROVEMENTS: Physicality, strength SUMMARY: AFL teams are ever increasingly looking for players who use the ball with procession coming out of the defensive 50. If they are looking for a draft prospect with clean skills then Regan Spooner is certainly someone who ticks that box. The 18 year-old […]
Kade Chandler
STRENGTHS: Tackling, defensive pressure, vertical leap, endurance IMPROVEMENTS: Size, speed SUMMARY: Kade Chandler is a small forward who pieced together some strong performances for Norwood in his top-aged year and was also an integral inside midfielder for the club. After missing out on the first game (against Western Australia), Chandler played the remaining three for […]
Jason Carter
STRENGTHS: Speed, skill, smarts, agility IMPROVEMENTS: Accumulation, contested possessions SUMMARY: One of the most exciting prospects in this year’s draft, Carter first burst onto the scene when he kicked the goal of the 2016 AFL U16s Championships – where he gathered the ball on the defensive flank and ran the length of the field to kick […]
Kai Pudney
STRENGTHS: Accumulation, endurance, athleticism, IMPROVEMENTS: Kicking efficiency, strength SUMMARY: South Australian wingman and Port Adelaide Next Generation Academy member, Kai Pudney has put himself right into draft contention with a superb year in the SANFL Under 18s competition. His fantastic season was capped off with winning the McCallum-Tomkins medal for the best player in […]
Ryan Bennell
An overager who had strong form for Peel Thunder at the start of the season in the League side after crossIng from Swan Districts, and earned a place in Western Australia’s Under-18 Championships campaign. He managed two games at the National Championships to average nine disposals per game, then returned to the WAFL to play […]
