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#2<\/strong> Layla May<\/a>
Midfielder | 159cm | 14\/05\/2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 17 disposals, 5 marks, 12 tackles, 2 clearances, 1 inside 50, 2 rebound 50s, 1 goal, 1 behind<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May is your quintessential pocket rocket in the sense that she will always bring pressure and also a little bit of X-factor wherever she plays. Predominantly around the ball, May was not a huge clearance winner, but she was often on the end of a few chains going forward, and even hit the scoreboard herself late in the third term with a clever sidestep and then finish with class. Took a number of good marks overhead for her size, and never gave an inch with her pressure at ground level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#7<\/strong> Shakaila Gardiner-Dunn<\/a>
Forward\/Midfielder | 157cm | 22\/11\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 14 disposals, 16 tackles, 6 clearances, 2 inside 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Has more experience than anyone else on the field given her work not just through the Talent League Girls with Western Jets this season, but also previously in the successful South Adelaide SANFLW pathway. Like May, Gardiner-Dunn is small but mighty, and will hit hard and also show some natural class. She showed her first-possession instincts around the ball, and while not having a heap of touches, she made the most of them, and of course laid double-digit tackles in an elite defensive display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#10<\/strong> Kayla Ilett<\/a>
Tall Forward | 174cm | 18\/12\/2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 15 disposals, 5 marks, 6 tackles, 6 inside 50s, 4 goals, 1 behind<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The difference between the sides realistically. While the Power have rotated played through a tall forward role this season, Ilett has become a focal point for the Territory and got her just rewards with a four-goal haul in the match. Incredibly, all four came in the first half before a couple of half-chances in the second. Her aerial strength and reading of the ball in flight were big ticks, and Ilett showed some promising signs for the next 18 months as she builds towards her draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#15 <\/strong>Lakhyah Hill<\/a>
Defender | 171cm | 20\/12\/2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 21 disposals, 3 marks, 14 tackles, 1 clearance, 3 rebound 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recorded a team-high 21 disposals in the contest and was another ferocious tackler showing just how many contests she got to. The bulk of her game was in the back half where she would mop up and clear downfield, but Hill also pushed up to support her teammates. A touch fumbly at times, once she had the ball she was able to put the pressure on, and took a couple of marks in succession in the fourth term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#18<\/strong> Grace Anstess<\/a>
Tall Defender | 175cm | 10\/04\/2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 17 disposals, 2 marks, 10 tackles, 2 clearances, 2 inside 50s, 2 rebound 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The double bottom-ager is looming large as the Territory’s top prospect in a couple of years, and Anstess will only get better when further developing through the Sandringham Dragons program. She competes well in the air, but is equally capable to producing a timely spoil as she is clunking a mark, while also doing the team thing when required including rushing a behind or applying a shepherd. A smooth mover with upside, she is a name to note down for a couple of years time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GIPPSLAND POWER:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
#7<\/strong> Brooke Kelly<\/a>
Defender\/Midfielder | 166cm | 17\/08\/2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 15 disposals, 3 marks, 1 tackle, 1 hitout, 1 clearance, 6 rebound 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A little bit more rushed than in previous games, Kelly felt the opposition forwardline’s speed at times, showing desperation to pump the ball from danger or get it out at all costs, which meant the efficiency took a hit. Still, the left-footed bottom-ager got into the right spots to find the pill, and even earned some on-ball minutes with Lily Milner<\/strong> out of the side. Her strong one-on-one mark in the fourth term was a highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#10<\/strong> Grace Dillow<\/a>
Forward\/Midfielder | 164cm | 03\/06\/2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 18 disposals, 5 clearances, 3 inside 50s, 1 goal, 1 behind<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having missed Gippsland’s tight loss to Tasmania, Dillow was back in action minus her partner in crime, Milner. She actually spent more time forward and started there rather than in the middle, though naturally got her minutes rotating back on-ball. Her goal in the dying seconds of the first term after a couple of efforts was good, and she had a really productive third term. It was the performance of a player who is working back to her best, producing some highlights in patches, and will be primed for Vic Country’s national carnival starting next weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#12 <\/strong>Bonnie Williams<\/a>
Midfielder\/Forward | 166cm | 10\/10\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStats:<\/strong> 18 disposals, 1 mark, 2 tackles, 6 clearances, 3 inside 50s, 1 rebound 50, 1 goal, 1 behind<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams’ transformation from defender to midfielder-forward has helped her get in and around the contest and add another string to her bow. Always a consistent operator out of the back 50, Williams has been able to accentuate some of her attributes that are not always needed when kicking out from defence. Her work under pressure and strength in tackles to still cleanly distribute was very good, and she kicked a nice goal off a clever sidestep. A booming kick and excellent versatility, Williams has benefited from the extra on-ball minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n