Malakai Champion
STRENGTHS: + Defensive pressure + Goal sense + Smarts + Scoreboard impact + Speed + X-Factor IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Endurance – Size Whether it’s threatening to leap and take mark of the year, threading goal of the year from an absurd angle, weaving in and out of traffic, or burning opponents with his raw […]
Jack Whitlock
STRENGTHS: + Aerial Ability + Clean Hands + Competitiveness + Mobility + Overhead Marking + Reach IMPROVEMENTS: + Goalkicking accuracy + Ruck craft As far as marking forwards go, Whitlock is difficult to beat both for his sheer aerial range and mobility. He has deceptive speed off the mark and capably presents up the ground, […]
Matt Whitlock
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Intercept marking + Mobility + Upside + Versatility + Vertical leap IMPROVEMENTS: – Rawness – Strength Whitlock’s ceiling is arguably as high as any key position prospect in the draft pool, though he starts from a lower floor than some others in first round contention. His versatility is a major strength […]
Asher Eastham
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Athleticism + Overhead marking + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Four-quarter consistency – Endurance An aerial specialist with the capacity to take spectacular marks, Asher Eastham’s exploits throughout the season were enough to earn him a state draft combine invite, despite not making the Vic Country squad. The Gippsland Power utility mostly […]
