Riak Andrew
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Competitiveness + Upside + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Durability – Size Often referred to with ties to brother, Mac of Gold Coast Suns fame, Riak Andrew began to truly establish his own path to the top level in 2024. He returned to the Dandenong Stingrays as an over-ager and found a home […]
Cooper Simpson
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Character + Clean hands + Kick penetration + Scoreboard impact + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Versatility Playing most of his best junior football in midfield, Simpson is an on-baller with points of difference. His turn of speed gets him out of tight spots and is a weapon through the centre […]
Jed Dignan
STRENGTHS: + Clean hands + Production + Outside game + Scoreboard impact IMPROVEMENTS: – Inside game – Strength South Australian talent Jed Dignan can play as a forward or further afield, and while he was not a massive accumulator at the national carnival, he has certainly been that at SANFL Under 18s level. A clean […]
Lachlan Charleson
STRENGTHS: + Defensive pressure + Ground level game+ Intensity+ Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Conversion One of the best pressure forwards in this year’s draft pool, Lachlan Charleson has traits that aren’t too dissimilar to West Coast’s Noah Long. The pair share share a similar path as primarily inside midfielders that developed as small forwards […]
Alex Holt
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Defensive versatility + Intercepting + Kick penetration IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Decision making A two-way defender who has proven a mainstay in South Australia’s talent pathway, Alex Holt well and truly found a home down back. He impressed as a bottom-ager in the Croweaters’ Under 18 side and went on to […]
Patrick Weckert
STRENGTHS: + Contested marking + Scoreboard impact + Set shot goalkicking + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Upside Patrick Weckert was highly touted coming into 2023 off the back of an incredible debut at Reserves level in 2022. In the match against North Adelaide, the schoolboy kicked 8.1 from 10 kicks. That held him in […]
Ryley Sanders
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Clean hands + Consistency + Inside game + Stoppage craft + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Explosive speed – Impact-per-possession An old school footballer in both look and method, Sanders is the embodiment of ‘pull your socks up’. He often cracks in at the contest with 100 per cent intensity, and that […]
Koen Sanchez
STRENGTHS: + Skills + Consistency + Decision making + Footy IQ + Forward craft + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Durability – Size Sanchez is a prospect who would please the football purist. While he possesses some solid athletic attributes, his best traits are largely football-based. The 18-year-old is a strong exponent of the fundamentals of the […]
