STRENGTHS:

+ Aerial ability
+ Vertical jump
+ Competitiveness
+ Mobility
+ Set shot goalkicking
+ Scoreboard impact
+ Upside

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Consistency
- Groundballs
- Strength

Parsons is a player you are taking for the long-term. She is not the finished product just yet, and there is much to develop within her game. However the raw, foundational traits she has shown over the last two years has been promising, and in particular through 2025 gives hope that there is still plenty more where that came from.

Perhaps her biggest strength is what she does in the air, both from a jumping and marking perspective. She is only light compared to other forwards, but she can leap at the ball, has safe hands and will usually out-mark opponents or at the very least, not be out-marked and bring the ball to ground. A mobile talent who stands at 180cm, Parsons is also a late-year born player, turning 18 just five days before the AFLW Draft.

Her competitive nature is very good, and she be that tall who not only provides an aerial contest, but will get her hands dirty at ground level and lay significant tackles or apply defensive pressure. She averaged 2.8 tackles per game at both the Coates Talent League Girls and AFLW Under 18 Championships level, and while she also only averaged the 5.3 touches at both, can inflict significant damage on goal when within range.

Parsons booted the first major for the All-Stars against the National Academy when called up for that match at Whitten Oval, and kicking goals is what she does best. Best stationed as a full-forward, Parsons can play at centre half-forward inside 50 as well, with her long-range kick usually a deadeye on goal. Early in the year, Parsons ran at 'kick for your life' type accuracy, nailing goals from all distances and angles.

She showed in her final game of the year that she still could be a match-winner too, with a couple of great goals for North Shore in the grand final. At times this year her consistency wavered, but that is to be expected playing inside 50, particularly for the Allies when they had the likes of bottom-age talent Majella Day as the number one forward inside 50.

When Parsons has a full preseason at the elite level, expect her to grow in both strength and confidence which will in turn help her game going forward. From an upside perspective, she is one who has a lot more to give, and when she is fully developed can be a real headache for opposition defenders. Given her vertical leap she will likely become that secondary ruck, and is a name to remember for the future.

DRAFT RANGE: 40-60