Western Australia

#16

Ethan Hansen

Australia

STRENGTHS: Decision-making, ball handling, pace, skill, aggression IMPROVEMENTS: Endurance, consistency  SUMMARY: Ethan Hansen is a medium-sized midfielder who is aggressive in the contest, but also has the class to deliver on the outside. He uses his big frame to barge himself into congestion and win the ball for his team, then uses his pace to burst away from […]

Western Australia

#29

Dillon O’Reilly

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A strong marking key forward who reads the flight of the ball well and has strong hands."

South Australia

#32

Luke Valente

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: “A leader beyond his years that will impact as a ready-to-go midfield accumulator.”

Allies

#46

Tarryn Thomas

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: “A highly talented and skilled player able to hit the scoreboard and go through the midfield” 

Vic Metro

#38

Buku Khamis

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: “One of the great stories of this year’s draft, Khamis is an athletic tall defender who intercepts and kicks extremely well.” OVERVIEW Buku Khamis is a late bloomer when it comes to football, but has developed at a break-neck speed over the past two seasons to become one of the leading tall prospects […]

Allies

#22

Izaak Wyatt

Australia

  STRENGTHS: Defensive pressure, goal sense, footy IQ, upside IMPROVEMENTS: Athleticism, endurance, size SUMMARY: Izaak Wyatt is one of the more unknown quantities to draft watchers, having not played a game in the Allies squad for the National Under 18 Championships, but having showed enough to make the squad in the first place after impressive […]

Allies

#49

Nicholas Blakey

Australia

OVERVIEW Nick Blakey, the Sydney Swans Academy member and son of 359-game AFL player John Blakey, had the option of North Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney come this year’s national draft, with the highly-rated forward choosing the Swans as his preferred location. The decision came as no surprise to the majority of the football world, with […]

Allies

#50

Thomas Matthews

Australia

  STRENGTHS: Overhead marking, kicking, vision, decision making, class, tackling IMPROVEMENTS: Endurance, inside game SUMMARY: Tom Matthews is a player who has been a highly rated prospect in northern Australia for some time and yet looms as an underrated prospect heading into the National AFL Draft. The knocks on him are his endurance – he […]

Allies

#10

Chayce Jones

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A versatile, speedy player of great character who finds the football and works hard defensively."

Western Australia

#13

Jason Carter

Australia

  STRENGTHS: Speed, skill, smarts, agility IMPROVEMENTS: Accumulation, contested possessions   SUMMARY: One of the most exciting prospects in this year’s draft, Carter first burst onto the scene when he kicked the goal of the 2016 AFL U16s Championships – where he gathered the ball on the defensive flank and ran the length of the field to kick […]