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#2

Nate Caddy

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Overhead marking + Reach + Speed + Scoreboard impact + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Ground balls – In-between size There has been much conjecture over how and where Caddy fits in at AFL level, mostly due to his standing at 193cm. In the junior grades, he presents as a genuine centre […]

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#10

Ben De Bolfo

Australia

POSITION: Defender A 19-year-old prospect who became a key part of Northern’s side as a relative newcomer to the program in 2021, De Bolfo is as solid as they come. He earned Vic Metro Under 19 honours, being one of the few 2002-born players afield, having showcased his nous across the backline as the Knights’ NAB […]

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#5

Josh D’Intinosante

Australia

NOT many players have put in the body of work that the uncompromising small forward/midfielder has in 2018-19. A Knights’ best and fairest winner last year and runner-up this year, D’Intinosante finished second overall in the competition goalkicking and regularly added scoreboard and defensive pressure with a great goal sense. He is not an athlete, […]

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#7

Ryan Gardner

Australia

HIGHLY touted coming into the year, the talented outside midfielder had his fair share of injury concerns at the worst times in 2019, but still shared his time between school and NAB League competitions. A lightly built outside midfielder, Gardner has nice composure and good decision making, with a look to add an inside game […]

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#8

Adam Carafa

Australia

CONSISTENT as they come, Carafa is one of those reliable inside midfielders that you can throw into any onball brigade and know he will do a job. He does not have the athletic traits that other midfielders have, but is a workhorse around the stoppages with his contested numbers (51.6 per cent) and clearances (7.3) […]

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#1

Lachlan Potter

Australia

AFTER a quiet start to the season, the line-breaking speedster built form leading up to the Under-18 Championships, then self-proclaimed “underperformed” in the championships, and then got injured in his second game back. Possibly the quickest player in the AFL Draft crop, Potter would have pushed Knights teammate Sam Philp for the 20m sprint record […]

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#45

Ayce Taylor

Australia

NINETEEN-year-old Ayce Taylor settled into the Northern side with time, building form in the back-end of the year to lock down a permanent position in the back six after also being tried up the other end. Having come from a dual basketball and football background, Taylor committed to football this year and it showed in […]

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#30

Justin McInerney

Australia

STRENGTHS: Speed, transition, kicking, disposal efficiency IMPROVEMENTS: Consistency, contested ball SUMMARY: Flying Northern wingman Justin McInerney has come a long way over the last two years to catch the eye with standout performances at school level for Marcellin, while also showing glimpses at TAC Cup level more recently. The Banyule junior was the Knights’ only […]

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