Sienna Burnham
STRENGTHS: + Contested work + Defensive pressure + Work rate + Endurance + Leadership IMPROVEMENTS: – Game sense – Decision making A member of the Southport Sharks’ Reserves premiership, Burnham continually found herself in high performing sides between her QAFLW and AFLW Under 18 Championships. While Gold Coast Suns Academy has no shortage of top-end […]
Lillian Snow
STRENGTHS: + Contested work + Aerial ability + Physicality + Kicking + Strength + Defensive pressure IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Groundballs Snow is a talented inside midfielder who also spent a lot of time forward in season 2025, showing off her versatility through Dandenong Stingrays and Vic Country. With her strength overhead and at ground […]
Mikaylah Antony
STRENGTHS: + Reading the play + Intercepting + Kicking + Aerial ability + Speed + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Accumulation – Endurance Focusing in on what Antony offers gives a great insight into why she still received a State Draft Combine invite despite limited matches in 2025. Having played across all three lines in her junior […]
Charli Hazelhurst
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Aerial ability + Versatility + Reading the play + Competitiveness + Team-first nature + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Production – Kicking efficiency Hazelhurst’s value comes from her combination of athleticism and versatility. She moves well, can jump high and play in any position required. While half-back is her favourite spot due to […]
Olivia Lacy
STRENGTHS: + Defensive pressure + Skills + Contested game + Aerial ability + Versatility + Decision making IMPROVEMENTS: – Athleticism – Speed Lacy’s game begins in defence, because her defensive mindset is clear for all to see. That ground level pressure, as well as her aerial contest stands out, and she is competitive as anyone […]
Lucy Waye
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Defensive pressure + Athleticism + Speed + Decision making + Versatility + Consistency IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Opposite foot Perhaps Waye’s greatest strength is the fact that she doesn’t just have one key differentiating factor. The West Adelaide prospect is so well balanced she can win it on the inside, win […]
Danika McDonald
STRENGTHS: + Kicking + Reading the play + Intercepting + Aerial ability + Rate of development + Composure IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Contested marking McDonald might have played up forward at different points, but has really locked down her tall defensive spot over the last two seasons, and it is where she looks the most […]
Maggie Johnstone
STRENGTHS: + Strength + Aerial ability + Kicking + Hurt factor + Contested work + One-on-ones + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Defensive positioning Johnstone is one of those players who has that aura about her when she steps out on the field. Even though she is not explosive, Johnstone’s offensive hurt factor is enormous […]
