Jacob Sheean
STRENGTHS: + Kicking + Intercepting + Leadership + Reading the play IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Strength South Adelaide Under 18 captain Jacob Sheean has been a reliable figure for the Panthers across two seasons. He featured in 20 games last year en route to premiership success, before skippering in 10 appearances as a top-ager between […]
Jagga Smith
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Clean hands + Consistency + Decision making + Evasiveness + Leadership IMPROVEMENTS: – Impact-per-possession – Size Smith sought out to play consistent footy in 2024 and certainly delivered on that. He was a frequently high accumulator, averaging 33.8 disposals in the Coates Talent League and 29.2 throughout the Under 18 National […]
Sam Marshall
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Consistency + Inside-outside balance + Kicking + Running capacity + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS – Kick-to-handball ratio – Opposite foot Marshall is the type of player who deals opposition sides a death by a thousand cuts. He is as reliable an accumulator as they come, able to rack up possessions in each […]
Evan Bradley
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Class + Goal sense + X-factor IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Size North Adelaide small forward Evan Bradley has all the class required to be an effective small forward. The diminutive goalsneak is a crafty finisher capable of splitting the big sticks with either side of his foot or over the mark. […]
Darcy Petersen
STRENGTHS: + Attack on the ball + Intercept marking + Lockdown ability + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Durability – In-between size Darcy Petersen has been a staple of the West Australian state team from Under 16s through to the 18s squad in 2024, nailing down a role down back. The red-headed defender is hard to miss […]
Tom Gillett
STRENGTHS: + Mobility + Production + Upside + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Contested work – Endurance Fresh off an AFL premiership, the Brisbane Lions have two significant top-end talents to add to their list in 2024, and perhaps a tall at the back-end in Tom Gillett. The mobile tall has the attention of other clubs too, […]
