Every season the AFL sees a handful of players improve out of sight on the output from the year before, and while 2022 has seen plenty of movers, these three players stand out as possibly the best.
In the off-season circus that nearly overshadows the game itself, "potential" runs the world.
Dylan Moore slipped down the draft due to his height, but he has found a crucial spot in Hawthorn's forward half of the ground. Coming into the draft, Moore had an impressive final season of junior footy, finally breaking into the Vic Metro setup and starring at TAC Cup level. Draft watchers rated his ability to both win the ball and use it effectively, able to hit teammates and the scoreboard with the Sherrin. An elite junior athlete, what Moore lacks in raw speed he makes up for with endurance and repeat efforts.
However, that's likely not why Tom Green slid down the order in the 2019 draft. Nor did it affect his eventual home. GWS's push for immediate success meant that the young Canberran was played in the reserves or on the fringes of the contest. In 2021 he occasionally started play as the deep forward at the bounce, marooned in the goal square. While his height and strength means he can fight in a contest, it's far from his strength as a player.
As new coach Mark McVeigh imposes his new strategy on the Giants, different players are seeing more time at the centre bounce, such as Harry Perryman.Teams run more mids than those who just attend the bounce, but it's a decent proxy for those who form the inner ring at stoppages around the ground. As a result Green's numbers may drop over the second half of the year.
The UNSW-Easts product was then tried as a link player, higher half-forward and even stints on the ball with little success. Blakey fell in and out of a struggling Sydney side, both struggling to find their footballing identities.
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