STRENGTHS:

+ Stoppage craft
+ Contested work
+ Kicking
+ Decision making
+ Clean hands
+ Strength
+ Defensive pressure

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Explosive speed
- Agility

In an era when so many players have similar traits and it is incredibly difficult to standout, D'Addario's stoppage craft is what really sets herself apart from her peers. Her reading of the play off hands is simply elite, and she would just about be the first picked midfielder in this year's draft to stand at an opening centre bounce. So often she will read exactly where the tap is going, and before her opponent has even clicked, D'Addario is clearing the ball forward.

It is her bread and butter, and while some midfielders have that aspect they can improve, she is already at an AFLW level. She has even gone head-to-head with AFLW players and beaten them, such is her high footy IQ. But the best attached trait to that is the fact that she is not just a player who can win the ball and bomb it forward. She also has the wherewithal to lower the eyes and hit targets forward of centre.

D'Addario's vision and expertise in delivering the ball inside 50 is another strength of hers, and even if she doesn't hit a target, she will almost always put it to her teammate's advantage. Throughout the WAFLW finals series, D'Addario consistently set up goals with her vision and execution, especially in the preliminary final where her no less than three goal assists - along with her major - turned the game in her side's favour.

As a whole, D'Addario's contest work is right up there with the best, both at ground level with clean hands, and her strength to extract the ball from congestion. She stands up in tackles, can shrug off opponents with her power, but when the shoe is on the other foot, lays some bone-crunching tackles. Her defensive numbers are up there with the best, so the Swan Districts talent is a true two-way runner.

Speaking of running, D'Addario's endurance is an area that has improved over the course of the season having had so many interruptions in the past. From an athletic point of view, she can still improve her apeed and agility, lacking that explosiveness that other midfielders have at times. However, given her strength and elite footy IQ, it doesn't hamper her at the coalface because she reads it exceptionally well and can execute under immense pressure.

A lot of time is spent talking about ceilings, and while D'Addario is closer to her ceiling than most, her floor (worst performance) is as high as anyone's. Essentially, her consistency and reliability gives coaches certainty around what she will produce for whichever side she is representing.

As a whole, D'Addario is as strong and safe of a selection as anyone else in the AFLW Draft, and with just one game under 20 disposals in the WAFLW this season, she has proven herself against senior bodies. For a club looking at a readymade midfielder, the West Australian prospect is an easy choice to make.