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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
So Lukas is son of Glen, or Allan?This is the most interesting time of the season in colts footy for me. The state players have or haven't caught some hype.
Now it's time for some wildcards to stand up in the latter part of the season. All the teams can still make the finals technically although it is extremely unlikely that any team can challenge Claremont. West Perth are the best chance with their outstanding crop of below agers plus some seasoned ball magnets like Jayden Rigoll, the prolific Jack Wooden and the diminutive Austin Chapman.
These are the wildcards I think/hope/speculate may catch the eye in the second part of the season in no particular order.
Jack Wooden (WP) 179cm (midfielder) Son of former WCE Josh. May not have obvious AFL athletic capacity but he finds the ball at will around stoppages and averages 22.7 disposals at colts level this season. At the very least he will be a WAFL star in the Hamish Brayshaw (EP) style.
Ryan Bizzell (PT) 191cm (forward) Has missed a lot of football due to injury but is now finally stringing some games together. Talented, mercurial Indigenous tall who reminds me of fellow Peel player Josh Draper back in 2022 when Fremantle took a chance. Draper is doing ok - Bizzell has similar qualities.
Orlando Keleman (SF) 188cm+ (utility) Started the season as a forward. He was part of the WA state 18's summer squad but didn't quite make the final list. Now playing a variety of roles. Very fine athlete - has good foot skills and is impacting matches. It's difficult to ignore players with that athletic upside.
Luke Cotellessa (SD/PSA) 183cm (midfield) I think he is a genuinely exciting mid whether that be for Trinity College or Swan Districts. Not vanilla in any way. Has flair and a hunger for the ball in the centre square. He'll be back for the Black Ducks later in the season from PSA and then the finals beckon as Swans are making a charge.
Jake Soutar (EP) 190cm+ (utility) At first I thought this guy would be a dour defender but he has become much more than that. Moved to a wing. Used his height and running ability to impact and now he is right in the guts and showing he can find the ball, run and break tackles. He will get noticed.
Toby Jones (S/PSA) 186cm (utility) Has come out of nowhere really or should I say he comes from Gibson, a small "village" North of Esperance about 12 hours drive from Perth. Electrifying in bursts either as a marking forward or hard at it mid. I don't recall him ever being in Subiaco futures squads let alone state teams. Has impressed for Scotch Collge also and will be back later in the season in the colts.
Chayse Martinson (SD) 182cm (midfielder) I've been waiting for this ball magnet to show that he has the smarts with ball in hand and also when he doesn't have ball in hand. He has clearly worked on his kicking and I must say I'm impressed. He was always the most determined mid in the comp but now he combines that with a clear mind and a much surer boot.
Lucas Ravenhill (CL) 199cm (forward) Another "at last he gets it" player. I've been waiting for him to impose himself on games and now he does and at 199cm there was never ever reason why he shouldn't. Has the size to clunk most marks when in front and is excellent at ground level for his size. To be honest (prefaced) if he maintains this form I'd say he will get drafted. Shame he left his run late.
William Akec (EP/PSA) 190cm (defender) Was a highly regarded WA state 16's player but a broken foot put paid to the last 14 or so months but is playing again. Perhaps of Ugandan heritage, he runs straight at the ball and nobody is particularly willing to get in his way when he storms out of the backline or stands under a high ball to mark. Played last week and spent most of the match in a forward pocket and chose not to go near the ball. Expecting better in the remainder of the season.
Lukas Jakovich (PT) 180cm (forward) Reminds me more of Allen than Glenn. A true showman, has flair and a knack for kicking goals out of nowhere. Every defence in the colts is wary of him. What can he do in the second part of the season. Has the pedigree of course.
Jezurahn Balacky (CL) 176cm (forward) Indigenous left footer with tremendous evasive skills, a nice boot and a willingness to compete and not do the flashy things although he can and often does. I wonder if the scouts have noticed him yet. I reckon they have.
Agree. Said it before. Feel like Davis is going to be the biggest surprise out of WA in relation to how high he goes. Versatile player with genuine AFL traits. Good speed for his size and elite endurance. From games I have watched him play he just seems to outwork all of his opponents.Yeah I’m a big fan of what I have seen, seems to be a player that is made for AFL footy. He’s like a Bailey Fritsch that can also go into the midfield and get 30.
Could be Gary, he was the shortest of the three brothers?So Lukas is son of Glen, or Allan?
South Fremantle M V Ave G
3-Zane Triscari (SF) 10 4 0.40 1
4-Mitchell Geier+ (SF) 9 41 4.55 8
5-Toby Whan** (SF) 5 19 3.80 2
6-Orlando Keleman (SF) 10 37 3.70 5
7-Fred Rodriguez** (SF) 5 35 7.00 1
8-Matthew May** (SF) 1 - ---- -
9-Ryda Luke** (SF) 3 - ---- 2
11-Sam Irving (SF) 7 6 0.85 -
12-Jacob Donald** (SF) 10 9 0.90 3
17-Harrison Heaton** (SF) 2 - ---- 1
18-Kyle Brestovac (SF) 6 - ---- -
19-Aidan Harvey+ (SF) 9 - ---- 1
20-Macsen Williams (SF) 2 - ---- -
21-Max Thomas** (SF) 8 6 0.75 -
22-Caed Luff** (SF) - - ---- -
24-Rhys Mercer** (SF) 1 - ---- 1
26-Ben Thomas+ (SF) - - ---- -
27-Toby Quartermaine (SF) - - ---- -
28-Tom.Bell (SF) 7 13 1.85 -
29-Millar Rank** (SF) 8 28 3.50 1
30-Joshua Louthean+ (SF) 6 3 0.50 -
31-Charlie McIntosh+ (SF) 7 - ---- -
32-Lucas Cattalini** (SF) 9 9 1.00 6
37-Logan Finlayson** (SF) - - ---- -
43-Hudson Pivac (SF) 5 13 2.60 8
49-Hayden Eades (SF) - - ---- -
V
Subiaco M V Ave G
1-Charlie Burke (S) 7 30 4.28 3
2-Aven Drewett (S) 9 20 2.22 3
3-Malakai Champion (S) 5 13 2.60 7
4-Kieren Douglas+ (S) 2 8 4.00 -
5-Hayden Windsor (S) 11 11 1.00 -
7-Max Sarre+ (S) 4 - ---- 2
9-Jayden Schmidt** (S) - - ---- -
10-Nic Multari (S) 10 14 1.40 1
11-Tom MacGillivray (S) 11 21 1.90 3
12-Lucas Santich** (S) 11 9 0.81 2
13-Braden Gostlow (S) 6 - ---- -
19-Finley Henderson (S) 11 15 1.36 16
21-Xavier Hickey (S) 10 31 3.10 1
22-Hudson Walker** (S) 11 19 1.72 1
24-Darcy.Moore (S) 5 5 1.00 -
25-Isaac Billing** (S) 1 - ---- -
28-Wesley Walley Jnr** (S) 10 10 1.00 11
29-Dylan Prance** (S) 5 4 0.80 -
30-Travis Shearer+ (S) 4 10 2.50 -
32-Regan Mott+ (S) 11 12 1.09 2
33-Ben Steinmann+ (S) 4 13 3.25 3
36-Rydn Rae Anthonysz** (S) 8 7 0.87 5
37-Max McCullough** (S) 1 6 6.00 -
38-Frazer Rickson** (S) 11 23 2.09 -
43-Sonny Siano (S) 5 11 2.20 6
45-Toby Jones (S) 2 4 2.00 2
Leader Board Games Votes Ave Goals
Cooper Moore (P) 5 54 10.80 1
Preston Cherry-Bayles (P) 2 17 8.50 -
Kayle Gerreyn (WP) 7 55 7.85 9
Bo Allan (PT) 2 15 7.50 1
Luke Urquhart (EF) 3 22 7.33 4
Bailey.Banfield+ (CL) 6 42 7.00 7
Hugh Boxshall (CL) 5 34 6.80 2
Luke Cotellessa (SD) 5 34 6.80 1
Fred Rodriguez** (SF) 6 40 6.67 1
Kobe Austin+ (EF) 2 12 6.00 7
Leo Steed*** (SD) 1 6 6.00 -
Adam De Masi+ (EP) 10 56 5.60 3
Jack Wooden (WP) 12 67 5.58 5
Declan Pauline (EF) 11 61 5.54 3
Austin Van Der Struyf (CL) 7 38 5.42 3
Jadd Hill** (P) 7 36 5.14 2
Otis Harvey (SD) 11 56 5.09 10
Hamish Davis (CL) 8 40 5.00 14
Blake Kelly** (SD) 4 20 5.00 1
Max Burbury (CL) 3 15 5.00 3
Jake Boniwell** (EF) 3 15 5.00 2
Kindrael Hooker (EF) 2 10 5.00 4
Elijah Stockden+ (EF) 13 62 4.76 4
Evan Smith+ (SD) 4 19 4.75 -
Sam Swadling** (WP) 10 47 4.70 10
Tye Kemp+ (PT) 11 51 4.63 5
Mitchell Geier+ (SF) 10 43 4.30 12
Austin Chapman+ (WP) 10 43 4.30 6
Jett Sibosado+ (CL) 12 50 4.16 3
Dale Sutherland** (P) 6 25 4.16 -
Luke Hallett** (EP) 5 20 4.00 3
Darcy Petersen (PT) 3 12 4.00 -
Andre Gulluni (EP) 10 39 3.90 3
Jayden Rigoll (WP) 8 31 3.87 1
Charlie Burke (S) 8 30 3.75 3
Loch MacTaggart (P) 4 15 3.75 -
Sullivan Moody+ (CL) 11 41 3.72 3
Tyler Rowe (SF) 9 33 3.67 -
Carlos Partington (SD) 3 11 3.67 9
Presley Campbell+ (EF) 3 11 3.67 1
Kieren Douglas+ (S) 3 11 3.67 -
William Akec (EP) 3 11 3.67 -
Tom Smedley (PT) 10 36 3.60 5
Travis Shearer+ (S) 5 18 3.60 -
Robert Warrell (P) 11 39 3.54 31
Jaden Funazzi (PT) 10 35 3.50 5
Jude Axford+ (PT) 10 35 3.50 1
Mitch Roche (S) 2 7 3.50 -
Millar Rank** (SF) 9 31 3.44 1
Codan Daddow+ (WP) 5 17 3.40 3
Chayse Martinson (SD) 8 27 3.37 4
Aiden Riddle+ (CL) 8 27 3.37 1
Jaxon Douglas (CL) 8 27 3.37 -
Orlando Keleman (SF) 11 37 3.36 5
Toby Whan** (SF) 6 20 3.33 2
Marcus Cassidy** (EP) 3 10 3.33 7
Jye Sander (EF) 5 16 3.20 1
Leading Goal Scorers M G
Robert Warrell (P) 11 31
Judd Marcello** (WP) 12 24
Lucas Ravenhill (CL) 12 22
Finley Henderson (S) 12 19
Colby McDonald (SD) 9 18
Kayle Sherwood (WP) 12 16
Rory Luscombe (CL) 10 15
Hamish Davis (CL) 8 14
Koopa Walsh (S) 9 14
Lukas Jakovich (PT) 10 14
Adam Sandrini (SD) 10 13
Mitchell Geier+ (SF) 10 12
Luke Pynes+ (CL) 10 12
Taj Forrest+ (EF) 7 11
Jessie Hollins (SD) 9 11
Joshua Nomlatyu** (EF) 11 11
Wesley Walley Jnr** (S) 11 11
Sam Swadling** (WP) 10 10
Otis Harvey (SD) 11 10
Angus Motherwell (EP) 12 10
Carlos Partington (SD) 3 9
Darcy Montgomery** (S) 5 9
Kayle Gerreyn (WP) 7 9
Taj Stanley (P) 7 9
Like Caleb Daniel, they're hard to rate long term.How the heck do we rate a player like Cooper Moore (P) (Listed at 170cm) who is by far the most dominant player in the comp? Any help would be appreciated.
I don't know where to place him mate. Surely no club would draft a 170cm midfielder. A small forward with electrifying pace for sure....particularly if the are magical/Indigenous or William Hayes or Cody Angove.Like Caleb Daniel, they're hard to rate long term.
I know this is about draft prospects, but I would take Moore in my team over an unskilled tall any day.How the heck do we rate a player like Cooper Moore (P) (Listed at 170cm) who is by far the most dominant player in the comp? Any help would be appreciated.
At AFL level mate?I know this is about draft prospects, but I would take Moore in my team over an unskilled tall any day.
Absolutely! So many great current players under 180cm.At AFL level mate?
Theyre just very limited in their positions.Absolutely! So many great current players under 180cm.
Completely agree. In this draft class though it seems a lot of the at-agers are playing Colts, only a couple are up at Reserves level preparing for League. It's more the overagers at that Reserves stage...If players are genuine draft prospects, at this time of the season, I would think they would be playing in the WAFL Reserves and being considered for League selection? Time to move on from Colts teams who are now providing the opportunity for new talent to play.
Would like to see Perth play him as a small forward, but with Warrell kicking a bag most games don't think they will.How the heck do we rate a player like Cooper Moore (P) (Listed at 170cm) who is by far the most dominant player in the comp? Any help would be appreciated.
If players are genuine draft prospects, at this time of the season, I would think they would be playing in the WAFL Reserves and being considered for League selection? Time to move on from Colts teams who are now providing the opportunity for new talent to play.
A good example of your point about the ressies was Mitch Edwards last season. He was considered a pretty solid first round pick candidate early, played a couple of Colts games and dominated. Had a solid champs run including an excellent game against Ethan Read. Then post champs he played exclusively WAFL reserves for the rest of the season and kinda disappeared off the radar, sliding dramatically down the draft order.It doesn't work like that anymore and hasn't for about 7-10 years - clubs will try to maximise player chances of getting drafted and reserves never really figures in that equation, and increasingly seniors as well. Playing seniors and getting smashed / expose weaknesses is actually likely to see you get drafted less high up the order, so most clubs do it very cautiously and only if the player has a mature body at the very least.
For example, the only first year draftee (excluding mature agers like Humphries) from last year that I can think of that played reserves was Tholstrup, and he played reserves after playing seniors and being dropped dow.. Curtin and Hall played League after playing Colts. The rest of them (Collard, Fonti, Zakotelsky and O'Driscoll) played Colts only.
The year before that the majority of WA draftees again only played Colts - the only one I can think of off the top of my head that played other levels was Hewett.
Hopefully Gerreyn doesn't follow that path then.A good example of your point about the ressies was Mitch Edwards last season. He was considered a pretty solid first round pick candidate early, played a couple of Colts games and dominated. Had a solid champs run including an excellent game against Ethan Read. Then post champs he played exclusively WAFL reserves for the rest of the season and kinda disappeared off the radar, sliding dramatically down the draft order.
And mate, there's still the pride of getting one of those WAFL premiership pennants. A colts flag is nothing to be sneezed at. Somebody has to challenge Claremont or it's going to be a dull colts grand final.Hopefully Gerreyn doesn't follow that path then.
Considering WP have no chance making league or ressie finals, they have no choice but leaving Gerreyn in the colts...but TBH Cl have that colts flag in the bag.....too much depth in that age group....especially once the PSA stuff finishes.And mate, there's still the pride of getting one of those WAFL premiership pennants. A colts flag is nothing to be sneezed at. Somebody has to challenge Claremont or it's going to be a dull colts grand final.
Most of the Victorian footballers don't play senior level footy, so I doubt it is an issue.Gerreryn has only played Colts? Perhaps Bo Allan? I think recruiters would like to see how players go against the more experienced bigger bodies.
Considering WP have no chance making league or ressie finals, they have no choice but leaving Gerreyn in the colts...but TBH Cl have that colts flag in the bag.....too much depth in that age group....especially once the PSA stuff finishes.
Don’t sleep on Subi’s midfield. Led by Regan Mott. They are second for a reason and if Mott can step up and be the leader of the midfield like he was on the weekend with 24 impactful disposals and a goal, I think they can give Claremont a fright.I remember going to a Claremont post match in their members some years back. I looked around their social club. There were triangle shaped WAFL pennants around the walls and attached to the ceiling. It must have been more than 50 Colts, ressies and league flags attached to any part of the social club where there was space enough.
It was a bit of an eye opener. I don't know if it's still set up that way with the re-development?
But when a club gets a GF win in colts against the Monts, it is a big moment.
Does anybody see it happening this year? I don't really. West Perth, Swan Districts and Perth are building. Subi don't have a strong midfield and are likely to slip to 4th or 5th - despite their mercurial forward line with Malakai, Walley Jnr, Darcy Montgomery, big Finley Henderson, Koopa Walsh and Sonny Siano. If Subi had one player, amid gun like say a Declan Pauline, they might challenge.