Matthew Roberts
Image Credit: On The Ball Media POSITION: Midfielder/Forward SNAPSHOT: “Roberts is a hard-working midfielder or half-forward with a high football IQ who is able to impact the scoreboard on a regular basis.” Matthew Roberts is one of several talented draft prospects out of South Adelaide this year. A ‘footballers footballer’, Roberts has been […]
Baynen Lowe
STRENGTHS: + Scoreboard impact + Defensive pressure + Clean hands IMPROVEMENTS: – Athleticism – Versatility Every year hard luck stories from missing out on the draft determine that a change of scenery could alter their fortunes, and that was certainly the plan for Baynen Lowe. Like many fellow Tasmanians of late, Lowe headed west to […]
Jase Burgoyne
Image Credit: Port Adelaide FC POSITION: Medium Utility SNAPSHOT: “A smooth mover through traffic who always seems to have time and space, Burgoyne is patient with the football and rarely wastes a possession.” Fresh off winning Woodville-West Torrens’ Under 18 best and fairest in 2020, Jase Burgoyne looked primed for a big […]
Jason Horne-Francis
Image Credit: Scott Starkey/SANFL SNAPSHOT: “A midfielder with next to no weaknesses whose power bodes well for tough ball winning and impressive aerial marking, as well as damaging scoreboard impact.” Regarded by many as premier talent of the 2021 draft class, Jason Horne-Francis is one of the most complete prospects in recent memory. The […]
Shay Linke
Image Credit: Cory Sutton/SANFL POSITION: Midfielder/Forward SNAPSHOT: “A strong runner with a great endurance base, Linke outworks his opponents and uses his size to mark and accumulate possessions between the 50 metre arcs.” Tanunda product Shay Linke has risen through the ranks at Central District this year, playing all three grades and notching […]
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
Image Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images POSITION: Outside Midfielder SNAPSHOT: “Wanganeen-Milera is a classy wingman of exceptional footballing pedigree who uses the ball as well as anyone in the draft crop.” Glenelg’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera shot into first round calculations off the back of a wonderful year with Glenelg and a couple of standout showings with South Australia. […]
Arlo Draper
Image Credit: Nick Hook Photography POSITION: Midfielder/Forward SNAPSHOT: “A classy midfielder/forward with impressive skills and agility, who has the ability to push forward and impact the scoreboard.” One of several talented prospects to emerge from South Adelaide in recent times, Draper is a versatile and classy prospect who appears set to be […]
Riley Thilthorpe
Image Credit: Dean Martin/AAP POSITION: Key Forward/Ruck DRAFT ANALYSIS: “A versatile and athletic tall who thrives aerially, Thilthorpe has long been touted as a potential top five draft pick.” – Michael Alvaro Key position stocks within the 2020 draft class have been identified as strong from a long way out, and West Adelaide’s Riley Thilthorpe is […]
Corey Durdin
POSITION: Small Forward/Midfielder DRAFT ANALYSIS: “One of the premier pure smalls in this year’s cohort, Durdin is clean at ground level and tough over the ball.” – Michael Alvaro Central District prospect, Corey Durdin put his name in lights as one for the future after taking out the 2018 Kevin Sheehan Medal during South Australia’s title-winning […]
Lachlan Jones
Image Credit: Cory Sutton/SANFL POSITION: General Defender DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Lachlan Jones is a big-bodied defender who is capable of playing shutdown roles both tall and small, while also propelling rebounds out of the defensive half” – Eli Duxson Lachlan Jones is versatile defender who has the potential to run through the midfield, but is a […]