STRENGTHS:

+ Accumulation
+ Clean hands
+ Explosiveness
+ Stoppage craft

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Hurt factor
- Outside game

Nash King had to fight through adversity this year to showcase his best form. Coming off a strong bottom-age campaign where he represented Vic Metro, the midfielder sustained a hamstring injury in preseason and went on to make three more appearances in the Big V as a top-ager.

He produced a strong back-end of the season, stringing together a run of four Coates Talent League games with 30-plus disposals between Rounds 16-19. Around 14 of his average 24 disposals this season were handballs, indicating his high concentration of stoppage possessions.

King sees himself as an explosive inside midfielder in the mould of Patrick Dangerfield or Jason Horne-Francis. He boasts an explosive side-step and is clean at the contest, able to win first possession and distribute cleanly to teammates. He often has no trouble racking up the ball.

While he has his inside game down pat, becoming a more expansive outside runner and ball user will enhance King's hurt factor. He has sought to improve his outside game and was made to double in a few roles this year due to Vic Metro's prolific mainstay midfielders.

DRAFT RANGE: Late/Rookie