Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide SSP (2026) - Mitch Zadow

[SC_Power]

Zadow is a cricket name, change yer name to Hodges son.

With a cricket reference, surely his nickname is Roller.

 

[wayb2912]

Not sure what it is, but the player I see a comparison with from the small amounts of footage I've seen is Dylan Moore. Hopeful.

I see Luke Pedlar. I was impressed with him in the trials and looked powerful and clean with the ball

 

[StueyDaDew]

With a cricket reference, surely his nickname is Roller.

Sourdough Rolls…

 

[Tibbs]

I have really liked what the club has done with these SSP lists or whatever they are called because they have their eyes on a few kids but get to them close up for the preseason training and it just makes the decision better and easier.

To hear he has only recently moved to footy full time makes me hope that he's really impressed in a really short time and we've picked up a diamond in the rough. Hopefully he is more of a finisher than a defensive forward.

That caught my attention too. I think he said he was a late bloomer, "only taking AFL seriously 2 years ago." Only started to focus on the wafl in his draft year, and in his words "was a fair way off at that point."

So for him to progress this fast indicates that his ceiling is potentially some way off.

Hopefully in years to come we are all going ... "Jaidyn who?"

 

[Chachi]

Both interviews were terrific. I really love the blend of personal footy confidence and genuine humbleness. Very obvious both lads were from the country and are good people.
There appears to be a lot of upside to both lads. Wish them all the best.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Alberton Proud]

Loves a snap round the corner

 

[shewho]

“I haven’t really had time even to think about this possibility..”

Ummm…. the kid’s been a train on candidate for 3 months. What the f*** did he think he was doing here? You're not here to **** spiders.

But I know what he meant- he didn’t want to think about it in case it didn’t happen. Well son, it just did. Congratulations, welcome and now it begins.

Impressive highlights. Didn't really see the speed he spoke of in the highlights but a very balanced and neat player. Reminds me of Shaun Mannagh who we were after before Geelong drafted him. We were after Richards too before Collingwood drafted him so now we have both.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Sounds like he had an interrupted ore season. So probably not surprising we haven't seen his full speed yet.

 

[Willsy10]

“I haven’t really had time even to think about this possibility..”

Ummm…. the kid’s been a train on candidate for 3 months. What the f*** did he think he was doing here? You're not here to **** spiders.

But I know what he meant- he didn’t want to think about it in case it didn’t happen. Well son, it just did. Congratulations, welcome and now it begins.

Impressive highlights. Didn't really see the speed he spoke of in the highlights but a very balanced and neat player. Reminds me of Shaun Mannagh who we were after before Geelong drafted him. We were after Richards too before Collingwood drafted him so now we have both.

I can definitely see a bit of Shaun Mannagh in those highlights too. Hopefully a similar low risk high reward pick up for us.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Still wish we'd taken Stephenson but to be fair to Mitch this is a bloody good highlights package.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Still wish we'd taken Stephenson but to be fair to Mitch this is a bloody good highlights package.

Yeah, he really knows how to find space in the forward line and snap truly. Hopefully he can translate it to AFL level.

Usually a highlights package is hard to get excited by but that's fantastic.

 

[Ant Bear]

I like to see two-sided players, it should be a prerequisite for being a professional footballer. From those highlights, his left foot is for balance only.

 

[PatientMental]

I like to see two-sided players, it should be a prerequisite for being a professional footballer. From those highlights, his left foot is for balance only.

We have like one player on our list who can kick on both feet

And he is an awwwful footballer

 

[jakey]

Hard unit too by the looks. Did enjoy the clip where he snapped a snag and someone's sternum simultaneously.

 

[Marat]

Kids going to be a star

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Hard unit too by the looks. Did enjoy the clip where he snapped a snag and someone's sternum simultaneously.

Yeah, that was favourite highlight, kicking a goal and downing a defender.

And how about that bloke who gets it on the lead, sees a bloke in the goal square without a guy within 40 metres and takes it back for a set shot. John Cahill would've kicked him out of the country for that.

 

[StueyDaDew]

A good highlight package, kid looks to have game.

All the best to Sourdough.

 

[240volt]

Just going by what I’ve seen on the reel posted he looks like someone Geelong would pick up.
He’s got that zippy movement around the forward line, that’s a trait with all good Geelong smaller types.
Definitely worth a go for sure.

 

[Tibbs]

Cant believe we got him so cheaply!



Yeah ... I went there!

 

[Lefti93]

Just going by what I’ve seen on the reel posted he looks like someone Geelong would pick up.
He’s got that zippy movement around the forward line, that’s a trait with all good Geelong smaller types.
Definitely worth a go for sure.

I thought that as well. But it might've been the similarity of guernseys.

 

[PatientMental]

Late swap to footy from cricket
Top ager in the u18s
Only recently got onto wafl football
Invited to train on while struggling with OP
Got list spot after a month of getting onto the track.

Kid seems to be climbing through the grades rater quickly even while hampered

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Fair bit of mongrel and courage in those highlights. Fears nothing.

 

[chiwigi]

I like to see two-sided players, it should be a prerequisite for being a professional footballer. From those highlights, his left foot is for balance only.

Strongly disagree, apart from perhaps a defensive forward who will get more opportunistic chances (and is porpbably not a great kick in the first place hence their role).

being the bestyou can on one foot beats being good on both.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Are small forwards allowed to tackle AND kick goals?

I thought we had to choose?