The number one draft pick will wear Norm Smith’s famous number four jumper and has been hailed as a long-term leadership prospect for Melbourne. Watts’ draft camp performances were outstanding – he recorded the second fastest time for the 20m sprint despite being 196cm tall – and his U18 championship was dynamite. But Demons fans [...]
The dreadlocked ruckman was the centre of plenty of hype in the months preceding the 2008 AFL draft, and West Coast responded by snapping him up with their first pick. Dominant for the WA U18 team for two years, Naitanui has a terrific work rate, exceptional athleticism and great skills. Expect the 201cm excitement machine [...]
Everyone knew Stephen Hill could play ball but his first AFL preseason really got Dockers fans excited. The skinny utility boasts a top-notch skill set and silky moves, including a penetrating left foot that regularly scores from outside 50 metres. Hill nailed a supergoal in an excellent first-up performance for Fremantle against Richmond in round [...]
The first midfielder picked in the 2008 AFL draft, Hartlett is a silky operator who has already played senior footy for West Adelaide in the SANFL. Features of his game are clean hands and neat kicking, as well as carrying a good general ability to read the play. Hartlett stood out at the 2008 U18 [...]
Hurley is a versatile key position player who won All-Australian honours in both 2007 and 2008 and is an AIS/AFL graduate. Trademarks of his game include strength over the contested ball and long kicking – attributes which saw him play both forward and back for Vic Metro and the Northern Knights. Hurley has previously said [...]
A real livewire forward, Yarran could be a great support act to the firepower of Brendan Fevola and the crumbing skills of Eddie Betts. Yarran has already shown glimpses of his talent in the preseason competition, most notably with his sharp evasive skills and clever kicking. The AIS/AFL graduate booted three goals for WA against [...]
They love hard-at-it midfielders at Brisbane, and Daniel Rich will continue that tradition. Touted as a possible number one draft pick for much of 2008, the Lions couldn’t believe their luck when Rich was still available at pick seven. Rich already has two senior premierships to his name with Subiaco in the WAFL. His key [...]
Richmond have got something to look forward to with this potential power forward and ruckman making his way to Punt Road. Vickery was excellent in the 2008 AFL U18 competition in spite of the fact that he was recovering from a knee reconstruction. Features of Vickery’s game include strong marking and a good turn of [...]
Ziebell confirmed his reputation as a committed, talented midfielder with successful TAC Cup and U18 Championship campaigns last year. The Kangaroos are excited about Ziebell’s work ethic and leadership skills, as well as his quality decision-making, neat kicking and competitive spirit. Ziebell has already seen action in the 2009 preseason competition, where he looked like [...]
Making his way to Adelaide is this 196cm, 85kg key forward from SANFL team North Adelaide. Although Davis has missed a lot of football in the past 12 months with a shoulder injury, he is known for his fierce attack on the ball, which has been attributed to his rugby background. Davis takes a strong [...]
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