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2013 Draft Profile: Aaron Heppell
Aaron Heppell (Gippsland Power) Height: 181 cm Weight: 78 kg Player Comparison: Heath Shaw Player Style: Corey Enright Strengths: Ground contests; Football IQ; Positioning Weaknesses: Stamina; Overhead contested marking Gippsland Power have started the 2013 TAC Cup season with a bang and despite losing their past two games, are still sitting nicely in fifth position […]
Shiel leads Stingrays’ Giant AFL contribution
The Giants of Sydney’s greater west vaunt an embarrassment of raw midfield talent. Take out the Stingrays of Melbourne’s south east and they’d just have an embarrassing midfield. The names Shiel, Whitfield, Treloar and Scully make up the cream of the Dandenong Stingrays alumni that run through the Giants’ midfield, and their production has been […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jake Kalanj
Jake Kalanj (Northern Knights) Height: 184 cm Weight: 78 kg Player Comparison: Ryan O’Keefe (except less of a goal kicker) Style: Jimmy Bartel Strengths: Marking, reading the play and tackling Weaknesses: Lacks a damaging kick, predominately an outside midfielder and is one paced. It’s impossible to really place the Northern Knights this season. They are […]
Oakleigh looks towards back-to-back flags
Fresh off their 2012 success, the Oakleigh Chargers are one of the many teams to beat in the 2013 TAC Cup. After finishing sixth after the home and away season last year, the Chargers stormed home to beat the Gippsland Power by one point in the Grand Final. This season, the Chargers will face plenty […]
Introducing BFGN Rising Stars
We at Bound for Glory News are excited to announce that we will be expanding on what we have worked to achieve so far, launching a brand new section of the website, Rising Stars. Rising Stars is an idea we have been sitting on for some time. As far as coverage of the TAC Cup, […]
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Jai Leach
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Athleticism + Follow-up work + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Strength A raw prospect with considerable upside, Jai Leach created a stir among recruiters late in the year. Having played 14 QAFL Colts games with Palm Beach Currumbin, he made the move down to Melbourne via the Eddie Betts Foundation […]
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Kye Fincher
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Dare + Explosiveness + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Composure – Stoppage craft While vocal on the academy successes of other clubs, St Kilda may benefit from one of its own in NGA graduate Kye Fincher. The Sandringham Dragons prospect made his debut for the Saints’ VFL affiliate this year, impressing with […]
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Kalani White
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Athleticism + Upside + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Strength While several draft prospects this year are looking to land at the club their father once played for, only a couple are following in the footsteps of former number one draft picks. One of them is Kalani White, whose […]
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Madison Ibrahim
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Groundballs+ Speed+ Run-and-carry+ Reading the play+ Versatility+ Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Physicality– Kicking consistency– Production After spending some time with Murray Bushrangers as an over-ager, Ibrahim largely ran out for Essendon in the VFLW while being a train-on player for Melbourne’s AFLW side. Fairly close to the draft mark, Ibrahim boast the electrifying speed […]
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Alix Tauru
AustraliaSTRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Athleticism + Competitiveness + Reading the play + Resilience + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS – Decision making – Durability Plenty out of Gippsland for many years have raved about Tauru’s potential and why he was worth persisting with. After nasty injuries suffered in both seasons for the Power, his run of form […]
