STRENGTHS:

+ Speed
+ Aerial ability
+ One-on-ones
+ Endurance
+ Strength
+ Defensive pressure

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Kicking efficiency
- Production

Sometimes clubs just need a player who will give 100 per cent and take any job that is required of them. That is Thredgold to a t, who never complains and just goes out and performs in a no-frills way. She has plenty of eye-catching strengths, and also a number of improvements, but the South Australian talent has improved to the point of being in the draft conversation off the back of dedication and hard work.

Starting off on her athletic profile, Thredgold is a nice mover despite having a strong build for a general defender. She competes one-on-one really well, but her ground level speed paired with a high endurance level makes her a valuable player coming off half-back. She blitz the South Australian State Draft Combine, including clocking up a time of 8:00 minutes in the 2km time trial, just holding off Sturt teammate and literal athlete Lily Smart in a tough battle.

Thredgold's overall player performance rating (PPR) at the Draft Combine was 89.1, which was the best of the South Australian players. While some players do not always show their athleticism out on the field, Thredgold certainly does, and she has some great speed off the mark, but also nice agility and a handy vertical leap too.

A blistering 3.169-second 20m sprint and 8.42-second agility test both have her among the very best scores in those disciplines, and the way she moves off half-back, it comes as no surprise. But despite being an athlete, her strength one-on-one both in the air and at ground level helps her play against a multitude of defender.

While outsized against key position types, Thredgold will always have a crack if required, but is best suited to that dangerous small - where she can match their athleticism and beat them for strength - or undersized tall - where she match for strength and beat them athletically - which provides versatility for AFLW clubs.

Thredgold's main knock is on her kicking, with her efficiency and refining her kick still a work in progress. It has gone from being a detriment to just being a required improvement, so the work already done is a credit to her and the dedication she has put in. That, along with potentially lifting her production rates would be handy, but if she ends up more of a lockdown defender, then neither are of particular major concern.