Mitchell Riordan
STRENGTHS: Inside game, endurance, speed, strength, vertical jump IMPROVEMENTS: Durability, accumulation SUMMARY: Mitch Riordan would love to have 2018 again after his year – including his National Under 18 Championships campaign – was affected by injury. Returning to the Stingrays late in the year, Riordan joined Sam Fletcher as vital inclusions on the inside, […]
Aaron Trusler
STRENGTHS: Goal sense, acceleration, speed IMPROVEMENTS: Consistency, versatility, accumulation SUMMARY: Aaron Trusler burst onto the scene with an impressive performance against Dandenong Stingrays early in the year and showed at times he was capable of putting in some strong four quarter games. But it did not come often enough as Trusler struggled with consistency as […]
Riley D’Arcy
STRENGTHS: Contested marking, goal kicking, match winner IMPROVEMENTS: Work rate, consistency, endurance, athleticism SUMMARY: At times Riley D’Arcy looked like a dominant forward who would kick a bag of goals after out-muscling his opponents, while other weeks he would be quiet. Often he might kick a bag of goals in a term such as his […]
Daniel Johnston
STRENGTHS: Goal kicking, contested marking IMPROVEMENTS: Speed, agility, endurance SUMMARY: Daniel Johnston is a strong power forward standing at 196cm and 103kg. He is ready-made for senior football, but just lacks any real athleticism. He is an old fashioned forward who takes a good contested mark and kick plenty of goals, especially against smaller forwards. […]
Daniel Hanna
STRENGTHS: Versatility, marking, composure, positioning IMPROVEMENTS: Durability, kicking action SUMMARY: Essendon Next Generation Academy (NGA) prospect Daniel Hanna has good footballing pedigree, and put his name forward well after being invited back for his over-age year at Calder. The nephew of Carlton cult-hero Mil, Hanna also broke through for a game in Essendon’s VFL side […]
