Blake Drury
STRENGTHS: + Football smarts + Leadership + Clean hands + Decision making + Consistency + Workrate IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Finishing Not blessed with the height and athletic traits of many junior footballers in the elite pathways, Drury has outshone them with superior football smarts and running patterns and there is certainly still a place […]
Steely Green
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Clean hands + Contested work + Endurance + Tackling IMPROVEMENTS: – Ball use – Scoreboard impact – Versatility The enduring attribute that stands out when evaluating Green’s game is his toughness and his appetite for the contest. Despite only being small in stature, Green’s attack on the football at ground level […]
Mitch Szybkowski
STRENGTHS: + Contested work + Clean hands + Decision making + Stoppage craft + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking consistency – Speed An important part of all three of his teams; Dandenong Stingrays, Caulfield Grammar and Vic Country, Mitch Szybkowski has played his role as a bigger bodied midfielder superbly all year. Not the flashiest […]
Nick Sadler
STRENGTHS: + Foot skills + Speed + Clean hands + Scoreboard impact + Leadership IMPROVEMENTS: – Size – Contested ball This season Sadler proved a class above the Under 18s competition, averaging a well-rounded 24.1 disposals, 4.6 marks, 3.7 tackles, 4.1 clearances and a goal in 10 matches. He showed an ability to accumulate plenty […]
Charlie Clarke
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Contested game + Goal sense + Speed + Tackling IMPROVEMENTS: – Finishing– Kicking Splitting his time between the forward 50 and the centre bounce rotations this season, Clarke was one who consistently showed up for Sandringham with his impact in either role truly felt. Being one of the rare Dragons prospects […]
Angus Anderson
POSITION: Inside Midfielder SNAPSHOT: “A big-bodied inside midfielder who thrives at the contest with imposing size and clean hands, and runs out games well.” Sydney Swans Academy captain Angus Anderson has put his hat in the ring for AFL Draft contention this year, on the back of a journey spanning three states and a wealth of […]
Toby Murray
Having twice been overlooked at the draft as a Murray Bushrangers player, Murray moved on to Adelaide’s SANFL list and hit the ground running with four goals on debut. The mobile ruck-forward also performed well with 16 disposals and seven marks in the Round 5 Showdown, but has not featured since. He has developed a […]
