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 […]
Taj Murray
STRENGTHS: + Aerial ability + Agility + Follow-up work + Reach + Upside + Vertical leap IMPROVEMENTS: – Consistency – Strength High-upside key position prospects are often amongst the most exciting in the draft pool, and Murray fits that bill. He can do things most 201cm players only dream of, exhibiting outstanding agility and roaring […]
Sophia Gaukrodger
STRENGTHS: + Defensive pressure + Scoreboard impact + Versatility + Footy IQ + Decision making IMPROVEMENTS: – Kicking technique – Composure Another underrated NSW/ACT prospect out of the Giants Academy, Gaukrodger is a player with no shortage of upside. While at times she could tidy up some of the fundamentals such as her kicking technique, […]
Cooper Ramsay
STRENGTHS: + Athleticism + Reach + Size + Upside IMPROVEMENTS: – Exposure – Rawness Should he earn an opportunity at the top level this year, arguably no prospect would have come from further back than Cooper Ramsay. The raw tall talent was discovered at a ‘come and try’ day and duly converted from his basketball […]
