Showing posts for: AFL U18 Championships
Julian Patterson

STRENGTHS: Marking, ruck positioning IMPROVEMENTS: Strength, endurance, speed, footy IQ SUMMARY: Julian Patterson is a lightly built ruckman who is still very much developing. He showed at times he was capable of clunking contested marks and out-positioning his opponent in ruck contests. However he still needs to add a fair bit of strength, build his […]

Lloyd Meek

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "An over-age ruckman, Lloyd Meek has worked on his ground level ability, strength around the contest and influence up forward to become one of the better ruck prospects in the draft crop."

Jeremy Goddard

A monster ruck who is not overly athletic, but provides a physical presence and was one of the dominant rucks in the WAFL this season. Averaging 39.4 hitouts per game, Goddard just needs to build his endurance base and he would be ready to step into an AFL side from Round 1 given his size […]

Oliver Eastland

STRENGTHS:: Senior experience, tap work, positioning IMPROVEMENTS: Physical size, goal kicking SUMMARY: The 2017 Western Australia Under 18 representative has missed out on being drafted. However, Oliver Eastland took a big step forward in his quest to play AFL by playing 20 games for Claremont seniors in 2018. Eastland played five games at the tail-end […]

Jake Brown

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Joshua Jaska

STRENGTHS: Aerial ability, one-on-one, spoiling IMPROVEMENTS: Speed, agility, endurance SUMMARY: Josh Jaska is another tall raw prospect who came from the Northern Territory and joined the Geelong Falcons as a 19 year-old. He played a a key defender and was rarely beaten, matching up well on stronger opponents one-on-one, beating them in the air and […]

Tom Highmore

Image Credit: Brenton Edwards/The Advertiser POSITION: Key Defender DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Originally from Canberra, Highmore is a mature-aged key defender who is strong in the air, reads the ball well, and is a capable rebounder.” – Tom Wyman Tom Highmore was perhaps unlucky not to be picked up by an AFL club back in 2016, when he […]

Sam Fisher

A FORMER Sydney Swans listed player who made the trek down to Victoria in search of reinvigorating his game and trying to force his way back onto an AFL list, Fisher has been a standout this year in the Northern Blues’ midfield. He uses the ball well, is clean and makes good decisions, with the […]

Callan Wellings

Callan Wellings is an over-ager who finds the ball with ease. Whilst there is some queries over his disposal, Wellings covers the ground well and moves well through stoppages, reading tap work with precision.

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