Dekota Baron
STRENGTHS: + Contested marking + Athleticism + Aerial ability + Scoreboard impact + Big-game player + Forward craft + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Defensive pressure – One-on-ones While a finger injury did curtail Baron’s early season and resulted in a little bit of rust early for the Maroons, Baron’s ability is undeniable. Her aerial contest, safe […]
Blake Kelly
STRENGTHS: + Clean hands + Competitiveness + Consistency + Contested ball IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking – Outside game Blake Kelly was one of the WAFL Colts’ best on-ballers this year, averaging 26 disposals a game for Swan Districts. A victim of WA’s stacked midfield, Kelly was at times pushed forward at representative level, where his superlative […]
Harrison Wilson
STRENGTHS: + Overhead marking + Production + Rebounding + Speed IMPROVEMENTS: – Contested game – Strength An Under 16 All-Australian in 2023, Harrison Wilson provides ample rebound out of the defensive 50 with his speed and long kicking. He is also a decent intercept option whose overhead marking is strong for a player of his […]
Priya Bowering
STRENGTHS: + Contested work + Strength + Clean hands + Kicking + Footy IQ + Vision + Athleticism IMPROVEMENTS: – On-field explosiveness – Endurance Bowering is one of the most well-balanced players across the draft crop, and as mentioned boasts an incredibly high floor. Essentially, the lowest performances she puts out are still at a […]
Felix Kneipp
STRENGTHS: + Accumulation + Agility + Decision making + Running capacity IMPROVEMENTS: – Impact-per-possession – Size There have been plenty of prospects fly under the radar through injury this year, Felix Kneipp being one of them. The Calder Cannons running machine missed four months through a stress response in his back having also had an […]
Poppy Scholz
STRENGTHS: + Intercept marking + Athleticism + Aerial ability + Versatility + Kicking + Footy IQ IMPROVEMENTS: – Ground balls – Reading the play PROFILE: Poppy Scholz stands at 179cm, so a little shorter than her sister, but has far greater versatility having played off half-back, up forward, on a wing or even through the […]
Millar Brosnan-Ball
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Defensive pressure + Groundballs+ Follow-up work + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Fundamentals – Production A fast-developing over-age prospect out of the Gold Coast Suns Academy, Millar Brosnan-Ball spent most of her time through the ruck at Coates Talent League Girls level, before switching between that role, and a key defensive post for […]
