Adrian Cole
STRENGTHS: + Competitiveness + Defensive craft + Leadership + One-on-ones + Reading the play + Strength IMPROVEMENTS: – Offensive outfit – Production Cole is one of the most persistent and reliable role players in this year’s crop, particularly among the talls. The loss of Nathan Murphy in Collingwood’s defensive unit has outlined the need for […]
Sarah Poustie
STRENGTHS: + Endurance + Contested work + Defensive pressure + Aerial ability + Skills + Clean hands + Consistency IMPROVEMENTS: – Scoreboard impact – Explosive speed PROFILE: Sarah Poustie’s game is a great deep dive into a player who has such well-balanced traits across the board. Starting with her elite point of difference – her […]
Zac Harding
STRENGTHS: + Aggression + Physicality + Production + Ruck craft IMPROVEMENTS: – Endurance – Forward craft An established player in the Victorian pathway, Zac Harding could not have done much more in his over-age campaign. Having missed out on Vic Country honours last year, he broke through to become the team’s primary ruck option in […]
Elaine Grigg
STRENGTHS: – Agility– Defensive pressure– Explosive speed– Tackling– Upside– Versatility– Work rate IMPROVEMENTS: – Decision making– Kicking consistency PROFILE: Grigg’s game is built off her defensive attributes, and supported by one of the more well-rounded athletic profiles. Her tackling pressure is a non-negotiable in each and every match, and while it can sometimes lead her […]
Isla Baldwin
STRENGTHS: + Clean hands + Contested work + Footy IQ + Defensive pressure + Skills IMPROVEMENTS: – Speed – Aerial ability Isla Baldwin has been a really reliable player over the last few seasons, and been on the AFLW Draft radar from her days at Eastern Ranges, to then impressing for Carlton and now as […]
