Central District Key Defender

#49

Leek Alleer

Australia

Image Credit: Morgan Sette/News Corp   POSITION: Tall Defender   SNAPSHOT: “An athletically gifted and versatile tall defender with plenty of development left, whose intercept marking ability catches the eye.”   One of the rare over-age players among this year’s National Combine list, 20-year-old Leek Alleer has shot right into draft contention on the back of a […]

Western Australia

#6

Wil Hickmott

Australia

  STRENGTHS: Composure, skill, vision, Decision making IMPROVEMENTS: Contested work, Scoreboard impact SUMMARY: The younger son of former Geelong and Carlton player Adrian Hickmott, Wil is a classy outside midfielder who has excellent skills and is a sound decision-maker. In 16 games for Subiaco’s Colts team, Hickmott averaged 22 possessions, four marks and four tackles, with notable performances […]

#22

Samuel Walsh

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "The most consistent player in the draft crop who is the safest selection and will be selected in the top two picks."

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."

Oakleigh Chargers

#18

Ben Silvagni

Australia

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A versatile key position prospect with the lineage to suggest he has plenty of scope for improvement."

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 […]

Northern Knights

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "A versatile, speedy player who provides defensive pressure at either end"

Bendigo Pioneers

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "Paddy Dow is one of the best players in the 2017 draft crop with his trademark burst speed and vision out of a stoppage among his top traits"

North Adelaide Small Utility

#16

Frank Szekely

Australia

A mature-age candidate out of the SANFL, Frank Szekely will be hoping his body of work at state league level prizes him a chance at the top level as a 23-year-old. Szekely impressed in his fourth year with the Roosters, stringing together a career-high 19 games in South Australia’s top flight to put his name […]

Dandenong Stingrays

DRAFT ANALYSIS: "De Koning is an athletic ruck who can play forward and just needs to find an aggressive edge to go to the next level."