STRENGTHS:

+ Agility
+ Contested marking
+ Kick penetration
+ Physicality
+ Production
+ Ruck craft

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Decision making
- Endurance

Gerreyn spent the majority of this season playing as a ruckman for West Perth’s Colts side and Western Australia, but at 199cm and with his booming kick he projects as a key forward in the long-term. Gerreyn has an eye for goal, and can slot them from anywhere on the field - even as far out as 60m from home. His contested marking ability is terrific, and he is willing to crash packs and bring the ball to ground if he doesn’t take the grab.

Gerreyn floats across the field with mobility which defies his size, which, coupled with his dual-footed field kicking on all parts of the ground make him a dynamic key position player. His ability to glide in and out of traffic, be involved in transition and even run with and carry the football himself are handy attributes for a big man to possess. Gerreyn is adept at picking off 45-degree kicks into the corridor to allow his side to switch and transition the ball freely, and has fantastic hands at contests that he uses to find teammates in space and direct the flow of the game forward.

As a ruckman, Gerreyn uses his big body and frame to move opposition rucks off their line and create space for himself to tap the ball to his midfielders. He has a fine vertical leap, but opts to physically battle with rucks, to own the space around the football and dictate where he wants to put it. Such technique worked well for him in a competition where his height and strength stood out, but may need to be fine-tuned at the next level when chopping out in the ruck.

Most impressive was Gerreyn’s ability to produce, week in, week out for the Falcons. Across his 11 Colts games this season he averaged 22 disposals, 22 hitouts, six marks, and kicked 18 goals. In back-to-back games in Rounds 16 and 18, Gerreyn collected 30 disposals, had 30-plus hitouts and kicked multiple goals. He took over six marks on seven occasions. Only once did he not kick a goal and in seven games he converted multiples. Gerreyn stuffs the stat sheet with a mindset to dominate, and he looks to impress each time he takes to the field, regardless of the colours he is wearing.

At the next level Gerreyn will need to improve his running capabilities and fitness base, but that should not be a problem with a full AFL pre-season. Another thing he will need to enhance is his decision making. There were a few times throughout games where he looked to give off to teammates who were not in positions to receive, and he sometimes tends to rush into erratic kicks, which sees his sometimes brilliant ball use waver.