North Adelaide Small Forward

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Tariek Newchurch

Australia

Image Credit: Crows Academies POSITION: Small Forward/Midfielder DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Newchurch is an exciting small forward with electric speed and x-factor in spades.” – Eli Duxson Tariek Newchurch is an explosive forward who is dangerous on the ground like a small, but also capable in the air as a leading half-forward. He showed good versatility for much […]

South Adelaide Outside Midfielder

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Brayden Cook

Australia

Image Credit: Nick Hook/SANFL POSITION: Medium Forward/Wing DRAFT ANALYSIS: “This year’s draft bolter, Cook is a forward/wingman with great attacking nous and the ability to win games off his own boot.” – Michael Alvaro There seems to be one every year and in 2020, Brayden Cook is the player who has bolted from the clouds to […]

Sturt Tall Utility

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James Borlase

Australia

Image Credit: Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos POSITION: Key Position Utility DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Borlase is a competitive and strong-marking key position utility who enjoyed a successful season with Sturt and Prince Alfred College.” – Tom Wyman Adelaide Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect, James Borlase produced a strong season with Sturt across all three tiers of SANFL football, and also shone […]

West Adelaide

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Riley Thilthorpe

Australia

Image Credit: Dean Martin/AAP POSITION: Key Forward/Ruck DRAFT ANALYSIS: “A versatile and athletic tall who thrives aerially, Thilthorpe has long been touted as a potential top five draft pick.” – Michael Alvaro Key position stocks within the 2020 draft class have been identified as strong from a long way out, and West Adelaide’s Riley Thilthorpe is […]

Glenelg Key Forward

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Kaine Baldwin

Australia

POSITION: Key Forward DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Baldwin is a physical key forward with terrific contested marking and the ability to impact further afield.” – Michael Alvaro One of the hard luck stories out of this year’s potential draft crop is Baldwin, a talent with first round potential who has been sidelined for two years due to […]

Glenelg Inside Midfielder

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Luke Pedlar

Australia

Image Credit: Naomi Jellicoe/The Messenger POSITION: Inside Midfielder/Forward DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Perhaps the biggest ‘bull’ in this draft, Pedlar is as hard as they come. His power and scoreboard impact separate him from other strong bodied midfielders in the 2020 cohort.” – Ed Pascoe Glenelg and Prince Alfred College (PAC) representative Luke Pedlar started the year […]

North Adelaide Balanced Midfielder

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Julia Clark

Australia

Julia Clark is a skilful small who packs a punch, and has developed another string to her bow this season spending more time on the inside for North Adelaide. The winger provided run and carry in the past, and is still able to do that, but uses her courage and smarts to extract the ball […]

South Adelaide Medium Utility

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Zac Dumesny

Australia

Image Credit: Nick Hook/SANFL POSITION: Medium Utility DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Dumesny is a smart prospect with a neat skillset, capable of fulfilling a range of roles on each line.” – Tom Wyman After competing in back-to-back SANFL Under 18 grand finals with South Adelaide in 2018 and 2019, Zac Dumesny made his League debut in Round 1 […]

Adelaide Small Utility

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Abbie Ballard

Australia

Abbie Ballard is a top-age talent with great contested traits and offensive impact, playing between midfield and forward for West Adelaide. Whilst she is a small player, Ballard packs quite a punch with her defensive pressure – particularly her terrific tackling technique – and her contested work both at the coal face and around forward […]

Woodville-West Torrens Defender

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Lachlan Jones

Australia

Image Credit: Cory Sutton/SANFL POSITION: General Defender DRAFT ANALYSIS: “Lachlan Jones is a big-bodied defender who is capable of playing shutdown roles both tall and small, while also propelling rebounds out of the defensive half” – Eli Duxson Lachlan Jones is versatile defender who has the potential to run through the midfield, but is a […]