STRENGTHS:

+ Explosive speed
+ Run-and-carry
+ Defensive pressure
+ One-on-ones
+ Competitiveness
+ Contested work
+ Endurance

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Groundballs
- Production
- Kicking efficiency

Creaton's game is built off a blend of her competitiveness, and run-and-carry which is helped by her outstanding speed-endurance mix. Those key traits underpin her game and are why she has been able to develop to the point where she is an AFLW Draft chance. While her kicking efficiency could improve, and can be more effective at winning the ball in teh air and cleaner at ground level, the Eastern Ranges defender has plenty to like about her game.

Starting at the athletic side, Creaton clocked a blistering time of 3.252 seconds in the 20m sprint, and 8.504 seconds in the agility test, while posting a 65cm running jump. Ranked among the top 10s for the State Draft Combine invitees across the board in those tests - as well as for all Draft Combine invitees in the sprint and running vertical jump - Creaton's athletic profile is terrific.

The key for players with her kind of numbers is being able to apply it to her game, and she certainly does that out of the back half. Best suited to receiving the ball by hand and then bursting away, Creaton is not afraid to back herself out of defence, often taking a bounce or two before kicking down the ground. The latter part is an improvement for her to refine, but by the time its hit its target, the ball has transitioned 50 or 60m up the field.

Outside of that clear highlight in her game, is a hunger that Creaton has for the contest, and to assist in her team winning at all costs. She thrives when there is a ball to be one, and she will apply plenty of defensive pressure be it through direct or implied pressure. Her one-on-ones are very good, and Creaton's strength for her 164cm height is also impressive.

On top of her speed, Creaton also has some great endurance which enables her to run out games well and wear down opponents. That ability to run off when required, or lockdown if needed, is a valuable two-way tool for any club to use.

Speaking to Creaton, a couple of her key improvements include being more consistent at groundballs, particularly when the conditions are not perfect, as well as he kicking efficiency, which while it does go a fair distance, can be refined to be more precise. She ran at around 50 per cent by foot at the national championships and under that at Coates Talent League level, but she did win a higher rate of contested possessions (58.7 per cent) and was often under immense pressure.

Likewise, Creaton averages around one mark per game, at just eight per cent and 10 per cent of her ball-winning methods for Coates Talent League and AFLW Under 18 Championships. The bulk of her touches come from groundballs, and while she could be cleaner, gets to a lot of contest thanks to her determination and competitiveness.

As a whole, Creaton's strengths stand out on the field, and her transitional game combined with her overall athleticism and competitive nature are why she earned a State Draft Combine invite. There are improvements to come and upside to fulfil, but the Eastern Ranges defender can be happy with her rate of development in 2025.