Blake Drury
STRENGTHS: + Football smarts + Leadership + Clean hands + Decision making + Consistency + Workrate IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Finishing Not blessed with the height and athletic traits of many junior footballers in the elite pathways, Drury has outshone them with superior football smarts and running patterns and there is certainly still a place […]
Jamie Hope
STRENGTHS: + Scoreboard impact + Athleticism + Aerial ability IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Defensive game Somewhat overshadowed by higher accumulating and higher scoring Sandringham teammates, Jamie Hope has been a valuable contributor to the NAB League premiers with his athleticism in the forward half providing a spark whenever he got the ball. Averaging 11.3 disposals […]
Michael Kiraly
STRENGTHS: + Run-and-carry + Versatility + Footy IQ IMPROVEMENTS: – Disposal under pressure – Consistency Michael Kiraly is a Mr Fix It of sorts in the sense that he can fill a variety of roles. Though he settled into the Pioneers’ defensive half for most of the NAB League season, Kiraly did roll through the […]
Steely Green
STRENGTHS: + Agility + Clean hands + Contested work + Endurance + Tackling IMPROVEMENTS: – Ball use – Scoreboard impact – Versatility The enduring attribute that stands out when evaluating Green’s game is his toughness and his appetite for the contest. Despite only being small in stature, Green’s attack on the football at ground level […]
Mitch Szybkowski
STRENGTHS: + Contested work + Clean hands + Decision making + Stoppage craft + Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking consistency – Speed An important part of all three of his teams; Dandenong Stingrays, Caulfield Grammar and Vic Country, Mitch Szybkowski has played his role as a bigger bodied midfielder superbly all year. Not the flashiest […]
