STRENGTHS:

+ Aerial ability
+ Defensive pressure
+ Vision
+ Clean hands
+ Athleticism
+ Rate-of-development
+ Scoreboard impact

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Goalkicking accuracy
- Kicking precision
- Strength

Brothwell's rate-of-development in the space of three seasons will have clubs anticipating even greater things at AFLW level, so there will be no shortage of interest in the teenager. With that natural rise expedited over the course of only a couple of full Coates Talent League Girls seasons, Brothwell enters the 2025 AFLW Draft well prepared for the future.

First and foremost, her aerial ability and knack to clunk marks and then set up her teammates, often playing on from half-forward and then putting it to advantage. While her sister is the more efficient ball user, Brothwell is the stronger contested mark. She took just under one per game and for an athletic, slightly undersized forward, it is quite impressive.

What Brothwell does do well is she is capable of bringing the ball to ground and then pouncing. Her defensive pressure is superb, and she can force turnovers, then usually generates scores off of that. Her vision once she has the ball also stands out, as Brothwell does not just bomb it long. She will scan the forward 50 and usually put it to the advantage of a teammate even if not precise.

The scoreboard impact she has is also up there with the better forwards, kicking 13 goals in as many games for the Stingrays, and also setting up countless opportunities for her teammates. She is not afraid to hand it off to others in better positions, and creates indirect scoreboard pressure in that way. On the scoring front, Brothwell does leave a few goals out there, also kicking 15 behinds - and a few not registered scores - as that finishing polish is still being adjusted.

That is not to say she can not kick some ripping majors, including an absolute pearler for Vic Country gathering and snapping around her body to bounce home from a forward stoppage. But she can continue to build more strength in order to stand up more effectively in tackles or be even more effective with her bone-crunching tackles. She has the athleticism down pat, so can build that strength element.

The other improvement Brothwell can make is to her consistency. At her best she is brilliant and a match-winner, and while she has improved that consistency component in 2025, it is always an area she can further build on. From an athletic point of view outside her jumping, Brothwell is fairly good across the board without being outstanding. She moves well, can be evasive and has a solid foundational tank which is a positive for the future.