STRENGTHS:

+ Agility
+ Clean hands
+ Defensive pressure
+ Speed
+ Vertical leap
+ Versatility

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Contested game
- Endurance

As the modern game requires, Sousa plays at a high speed and blends his athleticism with cunning ball use. He's the type of player who loves to take the game on and doesn't have to force the issue, with his top traits being conducive to an attacking game style. The transition game is where he thrives.

Sousa sees himself as a natural wingman who can use the expanses to showcase his pace and hurt the opposition. In that role, he connects the lines brilliantly by driving his legs and bringing the play forward. While capable of folding into the contest, he holds his width well and provides spurts of energy on the outside.

That kind of play is also suitable to the high forward role, where Sousa can work up the ground and use his speed on the way back to goal. Although, by his own admission, he'll need to elevate his endurance base in order to play the same way at AFL level. His repeat sprint efforts are dangerous, but need to be consistent.

Along with the usual wing/forward rotation, Sousa shone when unleashed in midfield. He's deceptively competitive and tough, able to fight for the loose ball and apply pressure or put his body on the line aerially. His ability to win possession and drive from in to out caught the eye, exiting congestion with quick gear shifts.

Sousa's quick and clean hands are complimented by daring decisions by foot. While prone to being slightly erratic at times, he can combine his athleticism and skills to deal compound damage to the opposition. His strength is doing so on the outside, but he has done well to elevate his contested work when challenged this year.