STRENGTHS:

+ Clean hands
+ Elite kicking
+ Vision
+ Decision making
+ Production
+ Composure
+ Aerial ability
+ Versatility

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Speed
- Set shot goalkicking

With Centra it is genuinely a case of where do you begin with her strengths? Her combination of clean hands and elite kicking is what sets her head and shoulders above the majority of players, and few would argue she is clearly the best Victorian prospect in this year's AFLW Draft.

Watching her highlights alone is enough to get a taste for what Centra is capable of, with a "bad game" not only few and far between, but still at a level that is higher than 90 per cent of other players. If you look at her two lowest production games at Talent League Girls, both come with excuses, not that Centra would ever use them.

In Round 3 against the Sydney Swans Academy, illness saw her have to stop after just over a quarter and three touches, while she was heavily tagged by Tasmania Devils in Round 11 when she still managed the 13 disposals at Shepley Oval. Taking out those two games, her next lowest disposal performance for the Power was 23 disposals against GWV Rebels in Round 15, and she still kicked two ripping goals.

Excluding the two bottom performances, Centra averaged 31.3 disposals per game at Coates Talent League Girls level, as well as 5.0 marks, 4.6 tackles and 3.5 inside 50s. While predominantly spending a 50/50 split between midfield and forward, there were times where Centra dropped into defence to be an intercepting force again as she had been in her bottom-age campaign.

A one-touch player both in the air and at ground level, Centra is a strong aerial player who can clunk some strong grabs even with contact coming her way. Off the deck, she can use a terrific low centre of gravity to swoop in collect the pill and spin out of a trouble. But unlike a lot of players who might pull out the party tricks for show, Centra can do all of that and still find a target in space and nail the kick under immense pressure.

Her vision is second to none, able to spot a needle in a haystack, and her split-second decision making is equally an incredible trait. Never flustered, Centra assesses the options in front of her like anyone, but does it at a rapid rate. Seldom will you ever see Centra hack kick from a stoppage or bomb away without looking. Each possession is calculated, and even in the odd occasion it does miss a target, usually there was merit to the decision.

Outside of her ball use, vision, composure and decision making, Centra is also an incredibly versatile player as shown by her career playing across all three lines. Coming through the Power pathway, Centra was always known as the player who could do magical things with ball in hand, but the main question mark was her understanding when not in possession.

At times she would look lackadasical to the lay person, but when digging deeper, it was more about still developing her understanding of off-ball work and positioning. That was what lead to the move to defence, and it naturally lifted her understanding of the game and reading of the play. It took her from a potential top prospect, to the leading Victorian one, and she remained so over the next 18 months.

While Centra's profile is among the best one can hope for, she too has areas that do not necessarily hold her back, but are further room for growth at times. The easier one to fix is her set shot goalkicking. For a star ball user who can pinpoint teammates in heavy traffic, it almost seems a little strange that when it comes to putting the ball through the big sticks with time on her side, she struggles.

However that is the case, with Centra leaving quite a few chances out there and while quite a few of her 17 behinds (to 18 goals) would have been from tough positions, she still missed a few that a player of her class should put away without any problems. That includes both close and medium range. It is an area that has come along a little because in her double bottom-age year, it was her Achilles heel as a forward, now it is more of a work in progress.

Aside from that, the other main element that Centra lacks compared to the modern-day star is speed, and while not slow, does not possess that explosive burst that so many midfielders come through the pathway with nowadays.

Though akin to Scott Pendlebury which is often attributed to "slowing time", Centra has the same trait, seemingly able to sidestep opponents and dance around them like they are not even there. When tackled, her composure and lightning quick decision making whips into action and she has the strength to still dispose of the ball cleanly.

Centra's agility is also very good, so while not having that breakaway speed, her skill to glide around and step through traffic allows her to not limit her in that regard. However it does open the door for opponents to place a heavy tag on her - as the Devils did at Talent League level - especially with a player who can match her strength and work rate. Expect her to learn plenty more tricks with how to deal with extra attention at the elite level, because a star of her quality will receive plenty.