Cooper Simpson
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Character + Clean hands + Kick penetration + Scoreboard impact + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Versatility Playing most of his best junior football in midfield, Simpson is an on-baller with points of difference. His turn of speed gets him out of tight spots and is a weapon through the centre […]
Brooke Boileau
STRENGTHS: + Contested work + Clean hands + Production + Consistency + Footy IQ + Agility IMPROVEMENTS: – Outside game – Composure PROFILE: Boileau was a member of the State Academy extended squad heading into her bottom-age year in 2022, but missed the final cut due to the strength of the overall team that went […]
Mel Staunton
STRENGTHS: + Physicality + Footy IQ + Contested work + Strength + Competitiveness + Kicking penetration IMPROVEMENTS: – Limited exposure – Explosive speed PROFILE: Staunton was a name somewhat of a surprise in the AFLW Academy when it was initially named, having not played for the GIANTS Academy or Allies in 2022. It was soon […]
Ryley Sanders
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Clean hands + Consistency + Inside game + Stoppage craft + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Explosive speed – Impact-per-possession An old school footballer in both look and method, Sanders is the embodiment of ‘pull your socks up’. He often cracks in at the contest with 100 per cent intensity, and that […]
