Under 18 National Championships: Round five wrap
Photo courtesy of AFL Victoria. Vic Country 4.2 5.3 10.5 11.6 72 South Australia 1.0 5.2 5.5 9.7 61 VC Goals: Schache 6, Ainsworth 3, Simpkin, McKay VC Best: Schache, Weitering, Nyuon, Mathieson, Ainsworth, McKay SA Goals: Allen […]
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 […]
2014 Draft Profile: Tyler Keitel
Tyler Keitel (East Perth) Position: Key forward/defender Height: 194 cm Weight: 86 kg Club: East Perth Strengths: Contested marking, consistency, endurance, agility, mobility, versatility Areas for improvement: Defensive development, hasn’t played senior football Player comparison: Mitch Brown (Geelong) Another likely type who has thrown his name up off the back of a successful national carnival, […]
Under 18 National Championships player rankings
The championships are over for another year and we witnessed another great series of matches, with some fantastic talent showing what they could do on the big stage. To analyse who the best performers were over the course of the carnival, I have applied my power rankings formula to every player after every game to […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jonathon Marsh
Jonathon Marsh (East Fremantle) Height: 191 cm Weight: 89 kg Position: Key Forward Player comparison: Taylor Walker (smaller) Strengths: Speed, Endurance, X-factor Weaknesses: Size Jonathon Marsh is by far the most interesting “key” forward in this draft. In the 2013 draft crop there are the power forwards such as Tom Boyd and Michael Apeness, the […]
2013 Draft Profile: Jared Jansen
Jared Jansen (East Fremantle) Height: 188 cm Weight: 91 kg Position: Midfield Player comparison: Jobe Watson Strengths: Tackling, clearances, dual midfielder Weaknesses: Speed, disposal Jared Jansen is unlike many other midfielders in the draft crop this year. He is a big bodied clearance midfielder who has shown an ability to dominate against people his own […]
2013 Draft Profile: Darcy Cameron
Darcy Cameron (Claremont) Height: 203 cm Weight: 98 kg Player comparison: Dean Cox Strengths: Tapwork, athleticism, versatility Weaknesses: Age The times are changing when it comes to AFL recruiting. The premier ruckman in the draft this year going at pick 65 sounds wrong but it is definitely not a reflection of the immense talent Cameron […]
2013 Draft Profile: Nick Robertson
Nick Robertson (Perth) Height: 188 cm Weight: 83 kg Player comparison: Brendon Goddard (less hurt factor than BG) Strengths: Endurance, contested situations, versatility Weaknesses: Speed Nick Robertson is an interesting prospect who, due to injury, has slipped from a lot of people’s minds. He was considered a first round prospect earlier in the year, but […]
2013 Draft Profile: Patrick Cripps
Patrick Cripps (East Fremantle) Height: 188 cm Weight: 88 kg Position: Inside midfielder Player comparison: Ollie Wines Strengths: Clearance machine, size, vision Weaknesses: Lack of speed, athleticism In a draft littered with tall forwards and speedy outside players, quality inside midfielders are few and far between. However Patrick Cripps one of the premier inside players […]
