Eastern Ranges Ruck Forward

#15

Jacinta Hose

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Athleticism + Presence + Versatility + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Durability – Fundamentals PROFILE: Hose will be a fascinating watch for clubs in the upcoming draft on a number of fronts. Though the Eastern Ranges tall will miss the majority of next off-season having torn her ACL in August, she fits […]

Sandringham Dragons Key Forward

#11

Calsher Dear

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Scoreboard impact + Upside + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Rawness While much of Hawthorn’s father-son focus will be on first round prospect Will McCabe, Calsher Dear – the son of late 123-game Hawk Paul – has quietly gone about his business building some great form at the backend of […]

Oakleigh Chargers Balanced Midfielder

#11

Will Lorenz

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Agility + Clean skills + Composure + Decision making + Inside-outside balance IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Strength The grandson of Hawthorn legend Graham Arthur, Will Lorenz has been a prospect with eyes on him for 18 months given his strong lineage. The AFL Academy member came into the season highly touted as a […]

Eastern Ranges Midfielder

#3

Josh Bennetts

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Disposal efficiency + Class + Scoreboard Impact IMPROVEMENTS: – Forward Craft – Contested Game A Hawthorn Next-Generation member, Josh Bennetts is a classy user around the ground and makes things happen with his creativity by foot, particularly in the forward half. Playing his best football through the midfield this year, Bennetts is more […]

Oakleigh Chargers Key Forward

#33

Jerome Lawrence

Australia

One of the lesser-known father-son prospects in a draft crop lead by one, Jerome Lawrence may be a relatively rare player to land at Hawthorn via such eligibility. The Oakleigh Chargers product popped up out of the blue this year, earning a spot among the prolific NAB League region as an over-ager and turning out […]

Box Hill VFLW Key Defender

#25

Cadhla Schmidli

Australia

PROFILE One of the NAB League’s big improvers who truly got to prove her worth in 2021, Cadhla Schmidli was a key figure among an Eastern Ranges side which extracted the best of itself this year. The 176cm tall defender provided great aerial solidity on the last line and helped drive her side out of […]

Eastern Ranges Small Forward

#14

Paul Haasbroek

Australia

Hawthorn pulled a small surprise in nominating Paul Haasbroek as a Next Generation Academy (NGA) candidate, providing another club-tied talent after recent academy and father-son coups. The Eastern Ranges small played six NAB League games in his 19-year-old campaign, utilised mostly as a small forward but also rolling up to the wing. A speedy athlete, […]

Claremont Midfielder

#2

Joel Western

Australia

Image Credit: WAFL POSITION: Midfielder/Small Forward DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Western is a dynamic and skilful midfielder who also poses a threat when moving forward.” – Lenny Fogliani A member of the Fremantle Dockers’ Next-Generation Academy (NGA), Joel Western is a leading small prospect among 2020’s potential AFL Draft pool. In 2019, Western finished second in Claremont’s […]

West Adelaide

#36

Riley Thilthorpe

Australia

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 […]

Eastern Ranges Medium Defender

#20

Connor Downie

Australia

  POSITION: Half-Back/Wing DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Downie is a half-back/midfielder who can incite attacking chains with daring run-and-carry and his penetrating left boot.” – Michael Alvaro 2020 was set to be a big year for Connor Downie, voted in as captain of the Eastern Ranges and ready to try his hand as an inside midfielder. While […]