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, […]
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 […]
Zac Harding
STRENGTHS: + Aggression + Physicality + Production + Ruck craft IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Forward craft An established player in the Victorian pathway, Zac Harding could not have done much more in his over-age campaign. Having missed out on Vic Country honours last year, he broke through to become the team’s primary ruck option in […]
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 […]
