Results we found for: Essendon
Phantom Draft June edition: Jourdan Canil
One of our Rising Star team, Jourdan Canil has bravely stuck his neck out and created a phantom draft for the first four rounds. It should be noted that plenty can change over the next few months and with the great diversity of our writers, much like the public, everyone has a different opinion. Jourdan […]
2013 Draft Profile: Aaron Heppell
Aaron Heppell (Gippsland Power) Height: 181 cm Weight: 78 kg Player Comparison: Heath Shaw Player Style: Corey Enright Strengths: Ground contests; Football IQ; Positioning Weaknesses: Stamina; Overhead contested marking Gippsland Power have started the 2013 TAC Cup season with a bang and despite losing their past two games, are still sitting nicely in fifth position […]
TAC Cup: Season so far
The TAC Cup season is now well and truly underway. There’s been plenty going on, so if you’ve missed the start of the season, this is how the league is panning out at the early stages. Team to beat Geelong Falcons have set the tone early, demolishing an inaccurate Dandenong Stingrays last week. The […]
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Waylon Davey
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Evasiveness + Forward craft + Goal sense + X-factor IMPROVEMENTS: – Conditioning – Running capacity One of the Northern Territory’s best prospects this year is Waylon Davey-Motlop, who has footballing royalty flowing through his veins. He’s the nephew of Alwyn and Aaron Davey on one side of his family, and the cousin of […]
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Jobe Shanahan
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Clean hands + Mobility + Overhead marking + Scoreboard impact + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Follow-up work – Ground balls Shanahan’s versatility has been highlighted by the ability to be swung down back when needed, or placed in the midfield. One of his better performances in 2024 came in Round 16 […]
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Jayden Nguyen
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Dare + Versatility + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Kicking on the run Essendon fans were buoyed by an excellent all-round showing by Bombers Next Generation Academy member Jayden Nguyen at the state draft combine. The small utility achieved top five finishes in the 20m sprint (2.897 seconds), agility test (8.126 […]
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Mahmoud Taha
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Consistency + Contested work + Production + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Hurt factor – Kicking Mahmoud Taha is an Essendon Next Generation Academy member and a natural ball-winner. He brought his own pill to the Talent League competition this year, where he averaged 27.2 disposals with Calder Cannons across 12 games. Taha’s main […]
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Rylie Wilcox
AustraliaShe may be small, but packs a punch. At 158cm, Rylie Wilcox has proven size to be no real barrier throughout her top-age campaign, thundering up draft boards to become one of the top Metro talents in Victoria. Likened to new Essendon AFLW recruit Georgia Gee, the clever winger/forward offers a terrific turn of speed […]
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Jemma Ellis
AustraliaSouth Adelaide’s Jemma Ellis could be one of those rare football ‘unicorns’ that get discussed, similar to Nik Cox at Essendon. The reason being, that while most rucks stand at around 180cm or taller, Ellis has held down the ruck role at South Adelaide for more than half the season, standing at just 172cm. It […]
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Alwyn Davey Jr
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Speed + Agility + Vision + Balance + Tackling + Clean Hands IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Production You cannot help but get excited whenever Davey gets possession of the ball because he often does something special with it and just like his father did at Essendon. Davey is not afraid to use his […]
