Calder Cannons

#23

Daniel Hanna

Australia

  STRENGTHS: Versatility, marking, composure, positioning IMPROVEMENTS: Durability, kicking action SUMMARY: Essendon Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect Daniel Hanna has good footballing pedigree, and put his name forward well after being invited back for his over-age year at Calder. The nephew of Carlton cult-hero Mil, Hanna also broke through for a game in Essendon’s VFL side […]

Swan Districts Midfielder

#6

Ruby Mahony

Australia

Picture credit: Jon Gellweiler     Bunbury talent Ruby Mahony went from strength to strength in 2023, picking up where she left off in 2022 to become a prolific ball-winner for Swan Districts and earned the Black Ducks’ McSherry Medal, going one better than her runner-up club best and fairest the year before. Also a […]

Northern Knights

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A lightning quick inside midfielder who is strong overhead and can play at half-back or through the middle"

Eastern Ranges

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A hard nosed inside midfielder with a penetrating kick and great endurance."

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "James Worpel is a natural born leader who loves the contested side of football and fierce tackling. His kicking is an area that will need to improve, but his inside game is top notch."

Essendon Midfielder

#22

Amelia Radford

Australia

Essendon’s Amelia Radford is a mature-age midfielder who had an impressive season for the incoming AFLW expansion side’s VFLW unit this season. Though not pre-listed, Radford was one of only a handful of mature-age VFLW players to earn an AFLW Draft Combine invite, suggesting interest from clubs outside the red and black. She does have […]

Essendon VFL

STRENGTHS: Speed, Agility, goal sense, X-factor IMPROVEMENTS: Endurance, Inside game SUMMARY: Alex Boyse has become one of the top state league prospects after starring for Essendon’s VFL side up forward. He booted 31 goals and was named in the Team of the Year. At 24 years of age, Boyse is a mature age player, but […]