Meg Lappin
STRENGTHS: + Speed + Versatility + Aerial ability + Run-and-carry + Agility + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Production – Kicking consistency A player who has plenty more development left in her, Lappin is one you would define as a raw tall. She was still very much a project player near the start of her bottom-age season, […]
Jessie Johnstone
STRENGTHS: + Line-breaking + Outside game + Rebounding + Running power IMPROVEMENTS: – Contested ball – Kick consistency One of several prospects to earn draft combine invites from outside representative squads is Jessie Johnstone. After managing just two bottom-age appearances for the Bendigo Pioneers, he established himself at Coates Talent League level this year with […]
Avery Thomas
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Defensive effort + Intercepting + Power + Speed + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Decision making – Endurance You’d be hard pressed to find a more desperate defender than Thomas in this year’s draft crop. He’s a willing competitor who throws himself into every contest, leaning on his athletic attributes to impact […]
Ryda Luke
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Power + Upside + X-factor IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Endurance Ryda Luke burst out of the ground with an eight-goal first half early in the WAFL Colts season, a game which helped propel him into the West Australian state squad. The Fremantle Next Generation Academy member missed the first two National […]
