South Fremantle Outside Midfielder

#49

Jesse Motlop

Australia

Image Credit: South Fremantle/WAFL   POSITION: Small Forward SNAPSHOT: “A crafty small forward who doesn’t need a lot of the ball to make the opposition pay, Motlop is a natural footballer with a great goal sense and smarts.”   Motlop is a clever small forward, with plenty of the sort now in vogue in the […]

Adelaide Ruck Forward

#35

Toby Murray

Australia

Having twice been overlooked at the draft as a Murray Bushrangers player, Murray moved on to Adelaide’s SANFL list and hit the ground running with four goals on debut. The mobile ruck-forward also performed well with 16 disposals and seven marks in the Round 5 Showdown, but has not featured since. He has developed a […]

North Adelaide Medium Utility

#10

Aprille Crooks

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Explosive speed + Agility + Footy IQ + Versatility + Defensive pressure + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Consistency Aprille Crooks has all the traits to make it to the elite level, it is just about piecing them together at once to really justify her place in the AFLW. Her start to the […]

Woodville-West Torrens Key Forward

#20

Lukas Cooke

Australia

Image Credit: Mark Brake/AFL Photos   POSITION: Key Forward SNAPSHOT: “A mobile forward who thrives aerially with his reach and overhead marking, while also finding the goals consistently.”     Lukas Cooke is a mobile tall forward who really set the SANFL Under 18s competition alight for Woodville-West Torrens in 2021. Showcasing his smarts inside 50, […]

West Adelaide Ruck

#45

Oscar Steene

Australia

Back again for consecutive draft combine invites is West Adelaide ruck Oscar Steene, who was unable to test last year due to injury. The 201cm bigman kept his name in the draft conversation as an over-ager, competing at League and Reserves level in the SANFL. Steene represented Westies four times in the top flight before […]

South Adelaide Midfielder

#44

Matthew Roberts

Australia

Image Credit: On The Ball Media   POSITION: Midfielder/Forward   SNAPSHOT: “Roberts is a hard-working midfielder or half-forward with a high football IQ who is able to impact the scoreboard on a regular basis.”    Matthew Roberts is one of several talented draft prospects out of South Adelaide this year. A ‘footballers footballer’, Roberts has been […]

Norwood Small Forward

#1

Baynen Lowe

Australia

STRENGTHS: + Scoreboard impact + Defensive pressure + Clean hands IMPROVEMENTS: – Athleticism – Versatility Every year hard luck stories from missing out on the draft determine that a change of scenery could alter their fortunes, and that was certainly the plan for Baynen Lowe. Like many fellow Tasmanians of late, Lowe headed west to […]

Port Adelaide Outside Midfielder

#50

Jase Burgoyne

Australia

Image Credit: Port Adelaide FC     POSITION: Medium Utility SNAPSHOT: “A smooth mover through traffic who always seems to have time and space, Burgoyne is patient with the football and rarely wastes a possession.”   Fresh off winning Woodville-West Torrens’ Under 18 best and fairest in 2020, Jase Burgoyne looked primed for a big […]

North Adelaide Midfielder

#18

James Willis

Australia

Image Credit: Deb Curtis Photography via North Adelaide FC   POSITION: Midfielder/Forward   SNAPSHOT: “A dynamic footballer blessed with speed and power, Willis has the ability to impact the game from multiple positions.”   Another product of SANFL club, North Adelaide, James Willis presents as one of the more versatile prospects in this year’s draft […]

Sturt Midfielder

#47

Will Spain

Australia

A pint-sized inside midfielder from Sturt, Spain is a consistent ball winner who was often responsible for quick handballs out of congestion at state league level. He earned his chance for South Australia’s Under 19 side, and showed he is able to contribute for four quarters credit to his work rate. With elite-level defensive pressure, […]