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27) Matthew Spangher
CHB
I had him much higher after the U18 Championships but he has had oestitus pubis since and hardly played.
He is also top aged and very skinny and is 193cms and 83kgs.
Looks reasonable quick in games I have seen and at the U18 Champs. Where he looked like the ideal rebounding, attacking CHB who ran his CHF out of position and set up play. Backed himself in and showed real flair.
He tested very badly at the draft camp and when I tried to find then in his pre season as well they were also really poor.
He did do a good 3km run at draft camp and has decent endurance even with not being able to train much.
I would worry about his pace on the lead being shown up. His kicking is also not great. He is a good spoiler of the ball and is quite competent in contested situations in the air. Not so great and competing when the ball is on the deck though.
He could really improve if his body holds together and gets to full fitness and a pre season and 20 or so games to find his feet. Showed a lot in the Championships and would love to put him higher but to many question marks on his body, kicking and pace to at this stage.
So hard to know where to place him. Top 15 after Championships and now maybe struggling to make top 30.
28) Alan Toovey.
HBF
Plays full back but at 188cms he will not be able to do that at AFL level.
Tested very well at draft camp with a 2.94 20m sprint and good beep test.
Western Australian player who plays for Claremont and broke through for senior selection at the end of the year. Pretty light player but does not stop him attacking the contest and playing tight.
Lacks flair and skill with the ball. Dependable kick but nothing great. Will be a stopper type in the AFL (Kellaway style) who can play on the third tall and play tight and follow team instructions.
Anyone who saw the U18 Champs would have seen Beau Dowler carve him up and make him look slow and very ordinairy.
But he is a team player who when outmatched for size and strength competes very well and will not drop his head. Does all the defensive skills well but with clubs wanting the modern defender to be creative and show flair he just does not fit the profile.
Played senior football at the end of the year and is a good utilty type backman.
I feel he is another of those safe picks who could fill a role and do it competently at AFL level and is worth a pick just inside the top 30.
CHB
I had him much higher after the U18 Championships but he has had oestitus pubis since and hardly played.
He is also top aged and very skinny and is 193cms and 83kgs.
Looks reasonable quick in games I have seen and at the U18 Champs. Where he looked like the ideal rebounding, attacking CHB who ran his CHF out of position and set up play. Backed himself in and showed real flair.
He tested very badly at the draft camp and when I tried to find then in his pre season as well they were also really poor.
He did do a good 3km run at draft camp and has decent endurance even with not being able to train much.
I would worry about his pace on the lead being shown up. His kicking is also not great. He is a good spoiler of the ball and is quite competent in contested situations in the air. Not so great and competing when the ball is on the deck though.
He could really improve if his body holds together and gets to full fitness and a pre season and 20 or so games to find his feet. Showed a lot in the Championships and would love to put him higher but to many question marks on his body, kicking and pace to at this stage.
So hard to know where to place him. Top 15 after Championships and now maybe struggling to make top 30.
28) Alan Toovey.
HBF
Plays full back but at 188cms he will not be able to do that at AFL level.
Tested very well at draft camp with a 2.94 20m sprint and good beep test.
Western Australian player who plays for Claremont and broke through for senior selection at the end of the year. Pretty light player but does not stop him attacking the contest and playing tight.
Lacks flair and skill with the ball. Dependable kick but nothing great. Will be a stopper type in the AFL (Kellaway style) who can play on the third tall and play tight and follow team instructions.
Anyone who saw the U18 Champs would have seen Beau Dowler carve him up and make him look slow and very ordinairy.
But he is a team player who when outmatched for size and strength competes very well and will not drop his head. Does all the defensive skills well but with clubs wanting the modern defender to be creative and show flair he just does not fit the profile.
Played senior football at the end of the year and is a good utilty type backman.
I feel he is another of those safe picks who could fill a role and do it competently at AFL level and is worth a pick just inside the top 30.

