Oliver Poole
STRENGTHS: + Defensive pressure + Endurance + Outside game + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Strength Ollie Poole is a handy moments player who can stand up and make people take notice of him when he goes for a bursting run or kicks a nice goal. Though those moments were not always front and centre, […]
Daniel Curtin
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Big game player + Skills + Composure + Size + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Durability – Ground balls Among a suite of elite attributes, Curtin’s versatility stands out most. Modelling his game on Matthew Pavlich, Curtin possesses some similar traits to the former Fremantle captain, particularly with his ability to move […]
Caiden Cleary
STRENGTHS: + Clean hands + Consistency + Endurance + Inside game + Power + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Kicking It is little surprise that Cleary is such a consistent accumulator of possessions, with his strong inside game balanced by an equally powerful running capacity. The core of his game starts at stoppage, where […]
Jake Rogers
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Clean hands + Decision making + Skills + Speed + Tackling IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Size It’s a well known notion by now that if you’re a sub-175cm AFL player, you have to be elite in at least one area. Rogers is elite in many, ranging from traits across his exciting […]
Kane McAuliffe
STRENGTHS: + Contested game + Kick penetration + Leadership + Tackling + Power + Size IMPROVEMENTS: – Hurt factor – Outside game Much of McAuliffe’s best work this year was completed at the coalface, where he well and truly got his hands dirty. The big-bodied ball winner put up strong contested possession and clearance numbers […]
Riley Hardeman
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Endurance + Consistency + Leadership + Outside run + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Contested work – Opposite foot An athletic rebounding defender with good footy IQ and leadership qualities, Riley Hardeman shapes as a potential first round selection in this year’s draft. He came into 2023 with plenty of experience, having played […]
Sam van Rooyen
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Agility + Kick penetration + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Production The younger brother of Melbourne’s Jacob van Rooyen, Sam is cut from a similar cloth with a few differences. The largely key forward focused younger sibling is still filling out his frame at 83kg, but has elite agility and […]
Nick Watson
STRENGTHS: + Forward craft + Goal sense + Ground balls + Kicking + Footy IQ + X-Factor IMPROVEMENTS: – Four-quarter consistency – Size Watson’s craft as a small forward is just about unmatched by his peers; proving a menace at ground level, deceptively strong on the lead, and typically creative close to goal. He’s a […]
Jordan Doherty
STRENGTHS: + Follow-up work + Mobility + Production + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Contested work – Ruck craft Dandenong Stingrays ruck Jordan Doherty has emerged this year as a mobile ruck with plenty of potential. Having enjoyed a significant growth spurt over the last couple of years, he has been made to translate his game from […]
