Amber Swan
STRENGTHS: + Speed + Defensive pressure + Contested work + Clearances + Ground balls + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Decision making – Footy IQ – Production PROFILE: Swan’s numbers throughout the 2023 season do not jump off the page, which just goes to show what the Queensland teenager offers on-field outside sheer statistics. Her speed on […]
Zara Walsh
STRENGTHS: + Explosive speed + Leading patterns + Forward craft + Footy IQ + Defensive pressure + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Ground balls – Composure – Consistency PROFILE: Walsh was playing local level last year and made the decision to return to Sturt after being a Double Blues junior. The top-age talent quickly adapted to the […]
Maria Rioli
Maria Rioli has seemingly flown under the radar this season, which is far from easy to do given her lineage. But the small forward largely played through the NTFL Women’s Premier League where she slotted in as a midfielder who could rotate forward. When stepping up to the Allies for the first game against Vic […]
Sam van Rooyen
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Agility + Kick penetration + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Production The younger brother of Melbourne’s Jacob van Rooyen, Sam is cut from a similar cloth with a few differences. The largely key forward focused younger sibling is still filling out his frame at 83kg, but has elite agility and […]
