North Melbourne VFLW Midfielder

#2

Tahlia Meier

Australia

In what was her first full season at VFL Women’s level after 12 games across her last two seasons, Tahlia Meier produced her best year yet. Racking up the most Lambert-Pearce Medal and Coaches MVP votes from her side, Meier played every game and was a consistent performer across the competition. Stepping up to a […]

GWV Rebels Inside Midfielder

#2

Ben Hobbs

Australia

POSITION: Inside Midfielder SNAPSHOT: “A hard-nosed, hard-working inside midfielder who loves to compete both defensively and in a ball winning sense.” Ben Hobbs is a prototype inside midfielder who thrives on the contested ball and never takes a backwards step. A readymade midfielder who could step straight into a lineup from Round 1, Hobbs has […]

GWV Rebels Key Forward

#5

Josh Rentsch

Australia

POSITION: Key Forward/Ruck   SNAPSHOT: “A powerful key forward who dominates aerially with his strength, but also shows his leadership quality with unselfish play inside 50.”   Josh Rentsch is this year’s version of the monster key forward who is simply too big and too strong for his opponents at junior level. Sizing up at 197cm […]

Western Bulldogs Key Position Utility

#33

Analea McKee

Australia

One player who really benefited from a role change out of the ruck to a key forward was Geelong Falcons’ Analea McKee. Her athleticism – most noticeably her vertical jump – was more apparent when leading out inside 50 and clunking strong grabs. In the first half of the season when the Falcons were firing […]

GWV Rebels Outside Midfielder

#2

Jamieson Ballantyne

Australia

POSITION: Outside Midfielder   SNAPSHOT: “A classy wingman who thrives when both manufacturing and operating in space, while running hard and using the ball well on the uptake.”   One of a number of GWV Rebels who added extra depth to the top-end quality this year, Jamieson Ballantyne provided some great outside run and spread for his […]

Eastern Ranges Defender

#60

Tyreece Leiu

Australia

  POSITION: Inside Midfielder/Defender   SNAPSHOT: “A strong-bodied inside midfielder capable of providing marking presence at either end of the ground, with sound reading of the play and clean hands.”   Tyreece Leiu has long been one of the more well known Eastern-based prospects, forming a promising partnership with regional teammates Tyler Sonsie and Jake Soligo […]

GWV Rebels Key Defender

#8

Josh Gibcus

Australia

POSITION: Key Defender SNAPSHOT: “The standout key defender in this year’s draft pool, Gibcus is an athletic intercept marker with sticky hands who defends just as well as he can attack”   With the most ideal combination for a modern day key defender, Josh Gibcus possesses a great leap to go with good speed but […]

North Melbourne VFLW Utility

#61

Nyakoat Dojiok

Australia

Nyakoat Dojiok is an ultra-athletic, high upside player who has proven herself at both ends of the ground across the last few years. Starting her career at the GWV Rebels where she had three seasons playing as a running defender, she has since spent the past two years as a forward for Collingwood in the […]

GWV Rebels

#32

Harry Sharp

Australia

POSITION: Outside Midfielder DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Sharp is an elite outside runner who developed rapidly coming into the GWV Rebels’ program as a bottom-ager.” – Peter Williams Harry Sharp is a high-level runner who is relatively new to the elite level football program at the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels. However, he showed in spurts last year […]

Footscray Bulldogs Utility

#11

Josh Chatfield

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Clean hands + Disposal + Intercept marking IMPROVEMENTS: – Defensive pressure – Production A potential mature-age selection, Josh Chatfield has done the hard yards coming through the GWV Rebels program in 2017-18, and then moving into the state league system. As a 23-year-old now, Chatfield has been utilised at both […]