Aiden Riddle
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Follow-up work + Handballing + Overhead marking + Ruck craft + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Scoreboard impact – Versatility Riddle has been on clubs’ radars for a while now, having played in four WAFL Colts games as a 16-year-old in 2022, before playing just two games in 2023. Returning this season as […]
Wil Dawson
STRENGTHS: + Mobility+ Overhead marking+ Tackling + Versatility + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Production After playing the first half of the seasons splitting his time between the forward line and ruck with decent results, including a three-goal display in the Country trial games, it was a switch to the defensive 50 in the National […]
Zane Zakostelsky
STRENGTHS: + Intercept marking + Speed + Upside + Versatility + Vertical jump IMPROVEMENTS: – Skills – Consistency It is no secret that Zakostelsky’s strongest traits derive from his supreme athleticism. Few players in the draft pool boast an athletic profile to rival Zakostelsky’s. At 196cm, he is exceptionally quick, running a 2.85 second time […]
Lucas Impey
STRENGTHS: + Defensive acts + Follow-up work + Physicality + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Scoreboard impact Western Jets over-ager Lucas Impey established himself as the Coates Talent League’s premier ruck in 2024, earning Team of the Year honours and being Vic Metro’s primary choice in its undefeated run to the title. The 198cm former […]
Brayden LaPlanche
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Kick penetration + Power + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Agility – Production Brayden LaPlanche is one of those rare players who tasted action at both ends of the field this year, playing up forward early in the season before shifting back into defence to close out Eastern’s Coates Talent League campaign. […]
Matt Carroll
STRENGTHS: + Defensive craft + Intercept game + Rebounding + Speed + Vision IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking under pressure – Production One of many Sandringham Dragons invited to the National Draft Combine, Matt Carroll is a player who has emerged this year and fits the prototype of the modern general defender or winger. In particular, his […]
Cam Nyko
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Intercept marking + Kick penetration + Outside run + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Kick consistency – Opposite foot Nyko is somewhat out of the box for what would normally be expected of wingmen or running half-backs, but in many ways also fits the bill perfectly. He offers the very much in […]
Riley Weatherill
STRENGTHS: + Consistency + Forward craft + Marking + Scoreboard impact IMPROVEMENTS: – Ground balls – Versatility Riley Weatherill is a marking forward out of the Eastern Ranges who enjoyed an ultra-consistent season. Though he did not get many opportunities to go to that next level at Vic Metro – he played just the one […]
