2013 Draft Profile: Darcy Hourigan
Darcy Hourigan (South Adelaide) Height: 190 cm Weight: 94 kg Position: Key Forward Player Comparison: Jack Darling Strengths: Marking, Strength, Goalkicking Weaknesses: Endurance With the exception of Tom Boyd, Darcy Hourigan may well be the best big forward in this draft. Hourigan is well built, very good on the lead, and is very strong, which […]
2013 Draft Profile: Luke Dunstan
Luke Dunstan (Woodville-West Torrens) Height: 184 cm Weight: 84 kg Position: Midfielder Player Comparison: Sam Mitchell, Scott Pendlebury Strengths: Endurance, leadership, ball-winning ability, contested disposal/possession Weaknesses: Opposite foot disposal Like Dom Sheed, Luke Dunstan is another player who is difficult to place in this year’s draft. His elite kicking and endurance ability could see him […]
2013 Draft Profile: James Aish
James Aish (Norwood) Height: 183 cm Weight: 74 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Trent Cotchin Strengths: Elite disposal, fantastic awareness, classy Weaknesses: Strength, versatility James Aish was one player who was considered to be the number one selection a fair way out from the National Draft. He’s got the whole package as a midfielder – […]
2013 Draft Profile: Matt Scharenberg
Matt Scharenberg (Glenelg) Height: 190 cm Weight: 89 kg Position: Utility Player comparison: Brendon Goddard/Ben Reid Strengths: Decision making, overhead marking, positioning, versatility Weaknesses: Unknown in terms of tagging, not elite in any one category Matt Scharenberg is one of the most interesting prospects in a number of years. If players were selected by ability […]
South Australia Under 18 Championships review
South Australia 11.13 (79) defeated Vic Country 6.9 (45) Goals: Harvey (4), Fantasia (2), Dumont, Hourigan, Knight, Reynolds, Spina Best: Dunstan, Scharenberg, Knight, Pitt, Coombe, Battersby, Durdin, Spina South Australia started its campaign with a win at home against Vic Country, defeating them by 34 points in the biggest win of the carnival. While Vic […]
Under 18s Championships: interstate round one review
South Australia vs. NSW/ACT South Australia came into the match with a strong side to take on the NSW/ACT Rams but soon realised that this was not going to be a walk in the park. At quarter time the South Australian side led by just two points with the Rams controlling the midfield through Murray […]
