2015 Draft Profile: Wayne Milera
Wayne Milera Club: Central Districts Height: 185 cm Weight: 76 kg Position: Outside midfielder/half forward Strengths: Evasion, distribution by hand, composure, poise, spacial awareness, vision, cleanliness at ground level Weaknesses: Physicality, strength over the ball, accumulation, scoreboard impact when forward, pure line-breaking Player comparison: Murray Newman (better version) First year impact: Minimal. Might play a […]
2015 Draft Profile: Jade Gresham
Jade Gresham Northern Knights Height: 177 cm Weight: 74 kg Strengths: Intelligence, leadership, accumulator, endurance Weaknesses: Speed, hurt factor Player comparison: Dion Prestia First year impact: Near future prospect (may play between 5-10 games in year one) Kicking: Average Marking: Average Endurance: Above average Speed: Average Statistics: Northern Knights averages (TAC Cup) – seven games, 23 kicks, 10 handballs, 33 disposals, 71 per cent efficiency, 7.3 marks, […]
2014 Player Profile: Clem Smith
Clem Smith (Perth) Height: 177 cm Weight: 77 kg Position: Utility Player comparison: Byron Pickett Strengths: Speed, versatility Weaknesses: Disposal efficiency, composure Although not the most polished kick in this year’s draft, Clem Smith is as exciting and electric as they come. Smith has somewhat fallen down the order after an average national championships in 2014, […]
2014 Draft Profile: Connor Blakely
Connor Blakely (Swan Districts) Height: 186 cm Weight: 81 kg Position: Midfielder Strengths: Inside ball winning, evasion Areas of improvement: Speed Player comparison: Callan Ward/Blake Acres A hard working inside midfielder, Connor Blakely’s inside work is more delicate, calculated and composed instead of the bash and crash style we’re beginning to see more of at […]
Luke McAlister’s November Phantom Draft
Pick 1 – St. Kilda: Christian Petracca (Vic Metro, Balanced midfielder/General forward) 186 cm, 92 kg, 4/1/96 Range: Top 5 Comparison: Dustin Martin Going into 2014 there were question marks over Petracca and he’s answered them emphatically, doing everything he possibly could have to prove that he will be a high level AFL midfielder. He […]
2014 Draft Profile: Matthew Goodyear
Matthew Goodyear (Calder Cannons) Height: 185 cm Weight: 77 kg Position: Midfielder Strengths: Ball Winning, Endurance, Speed, Tackling, Consistency Weaknesses: Composure, Disposal Matthew Goodyear is a hand working medium sized midfielder from the Calder Cannons, who performed consistently throughout the 2014 TAC CAP campaign. Goodyear played eight games for Calder in 2013 due to a foot […]
2014 Draft Profile: Nakia Cockatoo
Nakia Cockatoo (Southern Districts/NT Thunder) Height: 188 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Utility Strengths: Acceleration, athleticism, damage Areas of improvement: Consistency Player comparison: Patrick Dangerfield The best prospect to come out of the Northern Territory this year, Nakia Cockatoo is an interesting utility who’s had his season destroyed by injuries. Missing the championships, Cockatoo hasn’t had much opportunity to prove […]
2014 Draft Profile: James Rose
James Rose (Sturt) Height: 186 cm Weight: 78 kg Position: Forward Strengths: Football IQ, courage Areas of improvement: Accumulation, kicking Player comparison: Aaron Edwards A medium sized marking forward who can play all over the ground, James Rose is the type of player who flies under the radar but still performs a role coaches love. From the prestigious Scotch College in […]
2014 Draft Profile: Peter Bampton
Peter Bampton (Norwood) Height: 182 cm Weight: 83 kg Position: Midfielder Strengths: Ball winning ability, distribution by hand Areas of improvement: Outside game, footskills Player comparison: Luke Dunstan From the Adelaide Hills, Peter Bampton is Norwood’s answer to Luke Dunstan. A powerful inside midfielder, Bampton arguably has more runs on the board than any other draft prospect, having made his SANFL […]
2014 Draft Profile: Tom Lamb
Tom Lamb (Dandenong Stingrays) Height: 192 cm Weight: 86 kg Position: Utility Player comparison: Jack Watts Strengths: Finding the ball, Can tear a game apart, Athleticism Areas needing improvement: Consistency, Attitude If you look at his stats, Tom Lamb does not warrant the hype he’s had all year. In his 13 TAC Cup Games, he […]
