Evan Smith
STRENGTHS: + Second efforts + Mobility + Overhead marking + Tackling pressure + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Contested work – Endurance Smith looks to be the ideal man to take for clubs looking to utilise a two ruck system, adept both in the ruck and when utilised as a key forward. Beginning the season as the […]
Ethan Read
STRENGTHS: + Follow-up work + Marking + Mobility + Production + Running capacity + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Ruck craft – Strength Read has set himself apart this year as the top ruck prospect, though not purely for his craft in that area. The 202cm, rangy tall presents high upside in the way he moves and […]
Harry Francis
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Mobility + Versatility + Vertical leap IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Strength Glenelg’s Harry Francis found his place as a forward/ruck in the Under 18s side this season, booting 12 goals from 10 games, and averaging 13.6 disposals, 4.9 marks and 20.2 hitouts. At 195cm he is undersized for a ruck […]
Mitch Edwards
STRENGTHS: + Follow-up work + Mobility + Reach + Ruck craft + Overhead marking IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Endurance The archetypal modern ruckman, Mitch Edwards’ quality around the ground as well as his work in the ruck battle has seen him stamp himself as one of the premier rucks in this year’s draft crop. As […]
