Elliott Kavanagh is another who could be around at pick 15. Will Hoskin-Elliot will probably be gone by our pick.
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Elliott KavanaghWill Hoskin-Elliott is a wingman who should go in the top 10, while Elliott Kavanagh might go in the top 20.
The Jets pair are opposites in personality - Hoskin-Elliot is quiet while Kavanagh is confident - and they had very different seasons in 2011.
Hoskin-Elliott is whippet-thin and styles himself on Stephen Hill, the Fremantle wingman: "We play similar: get the ball and run - try to take them on."
He said he learned during Vic Metro's third game in the under-18 championships, against Western Australia at Patersons Stadium, that he belonged among the best juniors.
"I got a fair bit of the footy. I thought I could actually play at that level," he said.
Vic Metro coach Rohan Welsh went a bit further, describing Hoskin-Elliott's effort that day as unbelievable.
"It was the coming of age of him as a player," he said. "It was clear he's going to be a quality footballer."
Welsh sent Hoskin-Elliott out with the aim of having 10 handball receives. He achieved that target. He also kicked a running goal from outside the arc, laid several tackles, showed strong hands in the air, and put his head over the ball when required.
It was a breakout game on all fronts.
Hoskin-Elliottt believes his best national championships game was the fifth-round match against Vic Country at Etihad Stadium. "Had a few kicks, a few handballs," he said.
When pressed he admitted: "I played real good. I had seven inside-50s, took a few running bounces, got a fair bit of the ball."
One of the main lessons Hoskin-Elliott took from the championships came in the match against South Australia in Adelaide, where he played on Nick Amato.
"Normally no one keeps up with me; he just ran with me the whole game," Hoskin-Elliott said
With an opponent matching him for speed and endurance, the Vic Metro star resolved to develop an inside game so that he had more avenues towards getting the footy.
Hoskin-Elliott thrived on returning to the Jets. "I'd just improved so much."
His match against the Murray Bushrangers at Wangaratta in July was among the best by any player during the TAC Cup season. He moved from his customary wing position into the middle and had 21 kicks including 14 effective.
"I felt like I could take the game on," he said.
Kavanagh began 2011 by straining a hamstring during the pre-season. The problem was a tendon that was not strong enough to withstand the pressure of football.
He was put on a strength and conditioning program and told to sit out of football while the tendon healed. He only returned to the field in June and even then he was allowed to play only limited match time.
His injury ruled him out of the Vic Metro squad.
Kavanagh returned to form with the Jets only late in the season. His best performance was against the Geelong Falcons at Skilled Stadium in the second-last round.
The next week he got a corked thigh against the Sandringham Dragons, forcing him out of the Jets' finals series - and leaving AFL scouts wondering just what to make of his abilities.
Kavanagh is on the football program at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, where he's doing year 12.
His father is a flight attendant, his mother is a hairdresser, and he's the younger of two boys. The family lives in Williamstown.
One of the main things to emerge from his interview with AFL.com.au is that his spirits remained high despite the fact that he missed most of the season through injury.
"I was positive about getting it right so it wouldn't happen again," he said.
When asked whether he ever got disheartened he admitted: "At times."
There were questions over Kavanagh when he returned to the Jets' line-up in June because his form initially was ordinary. He was playing only half a game while his body readjusted to match tempo.
"It was only in the last four or five games that I started to hit my stride again," he said.
"In the game against Geelong at Skilled Stadium, I was able to actually open up and have a bit more of a run - stride out and break lines."
Kavanagh's best performance at the draft combine was winning the clean hands event. It was a victory that confirmed his skills and renewed expectations that he would be a top-20 pick.
Shane Sexton, the Jets' regional manager, said both Hoskin-Elliott and Kavanagh are speed-endurance athletes who run and carry.
He said Hoskin-Elliott is also good overhead, with a willingness to back into packs, while Kavanagh is an excellent kick. "When Elliott's got the ball in his hand he's an exciting player."
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