Charlie West
STRENGTHS: + Aggression + Contested marking + Follow-up work + Speed + Strength + Vertical leap IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Field kicking West’s one wood is clearly his contested marking ability. He averaged six marks per his 10 SANFL Under 18 appearances this year, with a third of them coming in a contest. Part of […]
Jonty Faull
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Mobility + Scoreboard impact + Set shot goalkicking + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Contested marking Faull has claims on being the hardest working and most competitive key forward in the crop. The mobile tall not only fulfils his duty of splitting and winning aerial duels, but also follows up […]
Cody Anderson
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Defensive pressure + Inside game + Strength + Tackling + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Decision making – Outside game – Skills Anderson’s tackle technique and defensive work rate off the ball is one trait clubs and fans alike will come to admire him for. In the 2024 Coates Talent League Grand […]
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. […]
