STRENGTHS:

+ Explosive speed
+ Footy IQ
+ Kicking
+ Decision making
+ Hurt factor
+ Rebounding
+ Upside

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Aerial ability
- Strength

Allen is one of those players who can inflict an incredible amount of pain on the opposition with both her running patterns and disposal. She loves to tuck the ball under the arm and either give-and-go or burst forward and hit a target lace-out inside 50. Her work with the ball is among the most damaging going around, and she does have that two-way running ability even if her offensive game is what stands out.

With ball in hand, Allen thinks through her decisions and does not waste too many, finding teammates further afield to utilise, and nailing those trickier kicks. Quite often the option it looks like she is going to take is merely a fleeting thought as she has spotted a longer option in a more dangerous position. If she needs extra meterage to get there, she will burst away or attempt to link up one more disposal before launching forward.

Off the ball, Allen holds a firm line and is not afraid to duck back into defence to mop up or help out, which is crucial for any midfielder. She has already shown her potency when off half-back, and since moving onto a wing and then inside, she has proven that her traits are adaptable. That hurt factor which is an intangible element is undoubtedly one of the huge ticks in Allen's game.

Allen's pace allows her to breakaway from opponents who would quite often have the extra strength on her as the Eastern Ranges talent is quite light. She packs a punch when laying a tackle - and produced an impressive 5.7 per game last year and another 3.4 per match in 2025 - but could further bulk up in order to both stick more tackles, and shrug them at the same time.

On top of that improvement, Allen can further develop her aerial ability. She finds space and can mark out there, but is not a known aerialist and combined with her lighter frame, will not win too many one-on-ones in the air. It is a different story at ground level of course, where Allen can go to work and with her explosiveness and smarts work it out of congestion.

Naturally these elements give an indication that Allen could further improve which is only a positive for the Eastern Ranges talent. All in all, her outside game is brilliant, and though not a contested ball specialist, Allen's inside game also got plenty of experience in 2025. She is one who will be a human highlights reel at the next level, so watch her get to work.