Alex Rance – Swan Districts, WA, 192.3cm, 87.6kg, DOB 9/10/89
Tall defender
Honours
NAB AFL All-Australian Under-18 Team 2007
Western Australia representative – winners of the 2007 NAB AFL Under-18 Championship
Jon Haines, Talent and Coaching Manager WA Football Commission says:
“Alex is the son of Murray who played a fair bit of footy over here in WA [with both the Eagles and Swan Districts]. He has a mature body for his age and played a lot of footy at the Championships as a running half-back with really strong defensive skills. He loves to run hard and aggressively from the half-back line; he showed that all year and not just at the carnival. For Swan Districts, he continually set up their play from the half-back line with his hard running, but he can certainly hold down a key position as well.
“He’s very good overhead and very good in one-on-one situations, he holds his ground very well and rarely gets beaten in marking duels. Alex is a really committed, disciplined trainer; he soaks up the fitness and training side of things which is another good sign from a coachability point of view.”
Kevin Sheehan, AFL National Talent Manager says:
“He’s a dasher and he’s been a revelation this year; he’s much improved. He’s one of those defenders who is prepared to take them on and provide that dash out of defence and break the lines. He’s one who really enhanced his prospects with his three performances as a tall defender at the Championships.”
