Ella Gilbey
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Explosive speed + Evasion + Clean hands + Defensive pressure+ Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Strength – Contested game – Kicking efficiency An elite athletic profile underpins Gilbey’s game, with the Claremont top-ager well-rounded across the board in that area. Boasting the best vertical jump (60cm) of any player at the Draft Combines, […]
Jim Houston
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Contested marking + Strength + Versatility IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Undersized One of three Giants Academy members to earn a state combine invite, Jim Houston put his name on the map in 2025. The 197cm competitive beast stood out early in the year as his side’s primary ruck and was impossible […]
Madeleine Quinn
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Competitiveness + Speed + Ruck craft + Overhead marking + Defensive pressure + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking consistency – Groundballs – Production Quinn is first and foremost a ruck so therefore her profile begins in the middle where her ruck craft stands out. She is able to palm down balls to […]
