{"id":22100,"date":"2016-06-06T18:55:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T08:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=22100"},"modified":"2016-06-06T18:55:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T08:55:33","slug":"matt-balmers-june-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2016\/06\/06\/matt-balmers-june-power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Balmer’s June Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an\u00a0AFL Draft Central<\/strong>\u00a0feature, AFL Draft analyst\u00a0Matt Balmer<\/strong>\u00a0will update his\u00a0Power Rankings<\/em>\u00a0on the first Monday of every month.<\/p>\n

The Division One Championships begun on the weekend and make sure you keep checking AFL Draft Central for all the news from the matches.<\/p>\n

It is just under 172 days until the draft kicks off in Sydney and there are plenty of players putting their hand up to be drafted this early in the season.<\/p>\n

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It’s been an interesting start to the year, two top Victorian prospects Jy Simpkin and Alex Witherden have both suffered season ending injuries, breaking their legs at school football games. Injuries too have affected Victorian AFL academy members Jarrod Berry and Jack Scrimshaw, with both set to face off against each other on Queens Birthday down at Simonds Stadium.<\/p>\n

Below I have a ranking of 26 players- Why 26? From start to finish, the Division One carnival runs for 26 days.<\/p>\n

You can read my May edition of my Power Rankings here:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I stress this list is purely how I rate the players at the current point and is not a mock draft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1 Jack Bowes\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBalanced Midfielder (Cains\/Queensland)
\n26\/01\/1998 | 187cm | 78kg
\nPrevious Ranking: #8<\/p>\n

A bit of a jump up the rankings for smooth moving midfielder Jack Bowes. He was\u00a0superb in the Division Two championships for Queensland, winning their MVP whilst averaging 25 disposals. The Gold Coast academy member doesn’t have elite speed to burst from the stoppage, but has the ability to clear the ball well by hand and foot with ease. Bowes had a quiet game for the Allies on the weekend, but I do expect him to bounce back for the televised games and finish the championships well against Division One opposition.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kP8MmFKZbtU<\/a><\/p>\n

#2 Sam Petrevski-Seton<\/strong>
\nBalanced Midfielder (Claremont\/Western Australia)
\n19\/02\/1998 | 181cm | 76kg
\nPrevious Ranking: #2<\/p>\n

The West Australia midfielder missed the first game of the Division One championships on Sunday through injury. Petrevski-Seton has played three games at Colts level with an average of 20 disposals and should return to the WA setup soon. Petrevski-Seton kicks well on both feet and at this stage is likely to be at the pointy end come November. His speed is excellent and is very agile which helps him move away from opponents at ease.<\/p>\n