Adrian Cole
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Defensive craft + Leadership + One-on-ones + Reading the play + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Offensive outfit – Production Cole is one of the most persistent and reliable role players in this year’s crop, particularly among the talls. The loss of Nathan Murphy in Collingwood’s defensive unit has outlined the need for […]
Nash King
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Clean hands + Explosiveness + Stoppage craft IMPROVEMENTS: – Hurt factor – Outside game Nash King had to fight through adversity this year to showcase his best form. Coming off a strong bottom-age campaign where he represented Vic Metro, the midfielder sustained a hamstring injury in preseason and went on to […]
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. […]
