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 […]
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 […]
Jack Cocking
STRENGTHS: + Contested marking + Set shot goalkicking + Scoreboard impact + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – In-between size – Versatility Jack Cocking is an old fashioned draft bolter, and while others might move into the pointy end of the draft during the season, Cocking was literally playing local football before making the jump to WAFL Colts […]
Patrick Weckert
STRENGTHS: + Contested marking + Scoreboard impact + Set shot goalkicking + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Upside Patrick Weckert was highly touted coming into 2023 off the back of an incredible debut at Reserves level in 2022. In the match against North Adelaide, the schoolboy kicked 8.1 from 10 kicks. That held him in […]
