Results we found for: GWS GIANTS
2015 Draft Profile: Jacob Hopper
Jacob Hopper (North Ballarat Rebels) Height: 186 cm Weight: 82 kg Position: Inside midfielder Player comparison: David Armitage Strengths: Contested ball, strength, clearances, goal kicking Weaknesses: Outside game, footskills First year impact: Rising star nominee Kicking: Average Marking: Above average Endurance: Elite Speed: Average Jacob Hopper was one of those players that has been locked […]
2014 Draft Profile: Jeremy Finlayson
Jeremy Finlayson (Hills Eagles) Height: 195 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Key position utility Strengths: Versatility, work rate, football smarts Areas of improvement: Field and goal kicking, contested marking Player comparison: Jack Watts (less skilled but works harder) Jeremy Finlayson is possibly the most unappreciated player in this draft crop. A versatile key position player, […]
Rising Stars Phantom Draft: Peter Williams
After months of chopping, changing, swapping and adding I have come up with my phantom draft as it stands now. There are still multiple players that I could see moving around, but that is the nature of completing a phantom draft. Before reading I believe it’s always helpful to explain what I call qualifications for […]
Top 10: Ridiculous Draft Rumours
Please note, this is not a serious article. Nothing in this article is intended to be taken seriously, unless of course these rumours do come true. In that case I am a prophet and should be held in the same high regard that Emma Quayle is as a draft guru. This article contains spoilers so […]
2013 Draft Profile: Matt Scharenberg
Matt Scharenberg (Glenelg) Height: 190 cm Weight: 89 kg Position: Utility Player comparison: Brendon Goddard/Ben Reid Strengths: Decision making, overhead marking, positioning, versatility Weaknesses: Unknown in terms of tagging, not elite in any one category Matt Scharenberg is one of the most interesting prospects in a number of years. If players were selected by ability […]
2013 Draft Profile: Sam Heavyside
Sam Heavyside (Bendigo Pioneers) Height: 177 cm Weight: 72 kgs Player Comparison: Josh P. Kennedy (Sydney) Strengths: Overhead marking, stoppages, one on one contests, pressure Weaknesses: Efficiency, injuries Sam Heavyside is just the type of player a club like Bendigo needs in its current situation. Sitting 11th on the ladder with just three wins and […]
Phantom Draft June edition: Jourdan Canil
One of our Rising Star team, Jourdan Canil has bravely stuck his neck out and created a phantom draft for the first four rounds. It should be noted that plenty can change over the next few months and with the great diversity of our writers, much like the public, everyone has a different opinion. Jourdan […]
Shiel leads Stingrays’ Giant AFL contribution
The Giants of Sydney’s greater west vaunt an embarrassment of raw midfield talent. Take out the Stingrays of Melbourne’s south east and they’d just have an embarrassing midfield. The names Shiel, Whitfield, Treloar and Scully make up the cream of the Dandenong Stingrays alumni that run through the Giants’ midfield, and their production has been […]
2013 Draft Profile: Tom Boyd
Tom Boyd (Eastern Ranges) Height: 199 cm Weight: 102 kg Player Comparison: Josh Kennedy/Matthew Kreuzer in full flight. Style: Jonathan Brown Strengths: Marking, Agility and Kicking. Weaknesses: Mentality when being niggled Tom Boyd is a mountain of a man at 199 cm and 102 kg who is a huge focal point for Eastern Ranges. But […]
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Harvey Thomas
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Decision making+ Endurance+ Short-range skills+ Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Size– Speed Representing five sides across the season – Wesley College, Oakleigh Chargers, GWS Academy, GWS VFL and the Allies – Harvey Thomas has done remarkably well to compile consistent performances considering the constant changes of environment he has endured. To go along with the […]
