Hunter Wright
STRENGTHS: + Clean hands + Leadership + Scoreboard impact + Size IMPROVEMENTS: – Accumulation – Speed Bendigo Pioneers co-captain Hunter Wright provided on-field leadership throughout the year with canny positioning and reliable work rate. He worked particularly well in tandem with precocious on-baller Cody Walker, often magnanimously relinquishing A1 status to the bottom-ager when he […]
Cameron Nairn
STRENGTHS: + Kicking + Leading patterns + Overhead marking + Running capacity + Scoreboard impact + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Ground balls Nairn offers a unique makeup in the medium forward role, capable of playing above his height but also covering serious ground and possessing slick foot skills. Most importantly, he impacts the scoreboard. […]
Jacob Farrow
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Intercept marking + Kicking + Power + Rebounding + Size IMPROVEMENTS: – Defensive craft – Endurance Used mostly at half-back throughout 2025, Farrow’s raw power and size make him an ideal prospect athletically for his role. His ability to read the play, take intercept marks and create from defence with penetrative […]
Avery Thomas
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Defensive effort + Intercepting + Power + Speed + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Decision making – Endurance You’d be hard pressed to find a more desperate defender than Thomas in this year’s draft crop. He’s a willing competitor who throws himself into every contest, leaning on his athletic attributes to impact […]
Ryda Luke
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Power + Upside + X-factor IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Endurance Ryda Luke burst out of the ground with an eight-goal first half early in the WAFL Colts season, a game which helped propel him into the West Australian state squad. The Fremantle Next Generation Academy member missed the first two National […]
Adam Sweid
STRENGTHS: + Defensive pressure + Evasiveness + Resilience + Scoreboard impact + Speed + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Size Sweid has already shown resilience to bounce back from some early adversity in his career. As mentioned, his bottom age year at Coates Talent League level was wiped out by a knee injury and […]
Callum Smith
STRENGTHS: + Clean hands + Contested ball + Scoreboard impact + Size IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking consistency – Speed While often referred to as the grandson of Richmond legend Kevin Bartlett, Callum Smith has blazed his own trail through the footballing pathway. Having been tied to Oakleigh’s region, he represented Vic Metro at the Under 16 championships […]
