STRENGTHS:

+ Strength
+ Contested work
+ Stoppage craft
+ Clean hands
+ Defensive pressure
+ Penetrating kick
+ Scoreboard impact

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Kicking efficiency
- Speed
- Athleticism

An inside beast who can dictate the stoppages with the way she goes about her game, Wiencke has carved a career in winning clearances and laying bone-crunching tackles. While not athletic, Wiencke's point of difference is her ability to play forward and kick a lot of goals with a penetrating right boot that can be deadly within range of the big sticks.

Wiencke's sheer strength is hard to match for senior opponents let alone peers of her own age, and the amount of times a player will have the ball at ground level, and the Giants Academy member will waltz in, extract the ball and waltz back out is simply stunning. She has the means to physically control the game at the first point, and then either deliver by hand or thump the ball forward to put pressure on the defence.

Wiencke's inside game is where she flourishes, with her clean hands and stoppage craft going hand-in-hand enabling her to rack up some big numbers. Her penetrating kick and comfortability in rolling forward to be a marking target around the 50-metre arc is also another tick. Though she is likely to be a pure midfielder throughout her career who can rotate forward when needed, having that string is a huge benefit.

Her kicking - while penetrative - can definitely improve in terms of its efficiency. But it comes down to whether or not clearing the ball 40-odd metres or getting it out of the coalface even if it goes to the opposition, is efficient. Wiencke has no problems extracting it and putting the ball right down the ground, it is more just refining it or particularly over short or medium distances. Her raking boot has been such a value play that she has the power behind it, but just needs the finesse.

However the main knock on Wiencke's game is her athletic profile. Her speed, agility and athleticism can all improve, and is the tradeoff from being one of - if not the strongest - players in the draft crop. In terms of size - given WIencke is 'only' 174cm rather than a 180cm-plus tall - she would routinely dispossess well-built key position players such is her elite strength.

With most draft prospects it might be tricky to identify their future role or where their strengths can help an AFLW club. For Wiencke it is simple, put her in the centre bounce and let her go to work. If the Giants - or any club - have the need for a clearance beast who will pose all sorts of issues for the opposition, then Wiencke is the perfect fit. She won't be exploding out of the stoppage, but shrugging tackles or ragdolling opponents is all part and package of what she offers.

Highly regarded in the nation's capital with terrific character, Wiencke has a clear offering for recruiters, and if she fills that exact need - not to mention the smarts around goal when forward - then she is a unique selection for any club.