Angus Baker
AFTER suffering an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury a couple of years back, Baker has put together a couple of years of good work to emerge as a genuine mature-age option in this year’s draft. Stationed at half-back for Canberra Demons, Baker was an intercept machine, averaging 7.2 marks and 30.6 disposals in the NEAFL. […]
Aaron Redhead
STRENGTHS: Speed, agility, strength IMPROVEMENTS: Kicking style, endurance SUMMARY: Aaron Redhead is a tall key position player who played up forward and through the ruck. Despite standing at 204cm and 90kg, Redneck has unbelievable agility and fantastic speed. At the West Australian State Combine, Redhead recorded 7.91 seconds on the agility test and 2.94 seconds […]
Matthew Harman
STRENGTHS: Ruckwork, contested marking, strength IMPROVEMENTS: Speed, agility, endurance SUMMARY: Matthew Harman is a lightly built ruckman who is still quite strong and can match others with bigger builds. His ruckwork and contested marking is a highlight of his game, with just his mobility, such as speed and agility, and his endurance as areas needing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
