Gippsland Power 2024 Coates Talent League Girls list breakdown
The Gippsland Power are hoping to build again after a successful 2023 for the girls team with full time coaches. We analyse every player in the squad.
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Gippsland Power hopes it’s significant improvement can lead to results on and off the field this year for their girls program.
The Power last year was the second most successful country side with three wins for the season.
It was the first year for the girls team with full-time coaches.
Gippsland Power coach Nathan Boyd said despite the initial success of the team, the players have improved out of site.
“I’m really comfortable with a majority of our list,” he said.
“I think we’ve been able to select a really good list.
“We’re 20 percent better off than what we were last year.”
And it could lead to some of the girls being in contention to be drafted.
“We want to be competitive and allow our players to show their strengths competitively,” he said.
“Signs look really good for a couple of our girls.
“We’ve got two or three others who have come along great in the past 12 months and if they continue to develop and grow their footy skills they may play a part in nationals.”
Here is a look at all the players in the Power team for this year as coach Boyd helps breaks them all down.
Zahri Burn, Officer
Our ruck who is tall and athletic. She has improved out of sight this year and her strength is her athleticism and kicking the ball well. She’s worked really hard to have more impact in the ruck this year.
Luka Butters, Warragul Industrials
Is a great athletic player with a great leap who can read and intercept play well. She is one of the best body spoilers in the group. She will play as a medium tall defender and may play in the ruck as well.
Holly Cassidy, Drouin
Her first year in the program , she has shown great athleticism and clean skills in the pre season. Will play as a defender/forward for us.
Ashley Centra, Sale City
A classy, great user of the ball and has great ability to read the ball in the air. She won the best and fairest for Gippsland Power last year and is part of the National Academy. She will play across all lines.
Rae-Maree Collins, Newborough
Is explosive from stoppage and is clean off the ground. She showed early in the trials she can play in the forward line and around the ground.
Maya Crestiani, Nar Nar Goon
She has limited exposure to football but is showing great strength. Her technique aerially is really good. She will be a ruck/forward line player.
Charlize Dent, Warragul Industrials
She is tall and strong and has very good hands at the ball. She is one of the new players in our program and will play as a key forward.
Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Bunyip
A contested footy beast. She is great when the ball is in dispute and can breakaway from the contest with power and speed. She will be our vice-captain.
Zali Gallagher, Sale City
She has pure speed and power and is a dual sport athlete who also competes in surf life saving. She has great pressure and tackling ability and knows how to break lines. She will captain the team.
Kiera Gibbs, Bairnsdale
A strong and clean player. Her kicking is a weapon and will play as a forward/defender.
Gypsy Gunn, Korumburra
A raw and developing young talent. She is a contested ball winner and is great on the ground. Will play a vital role in the midfield as the link between the middle and the forward line.
Sophie Hamilton, Bairnsdale
She is an incredible runner. Hamilton has a great football IQ and is comfortable with her skills. She will play as an outside midfielder and also play as a high forward/defender at times.
Abby Hobson, Pakenham
One of the best contested marking players at the club. She is rarely beaten in the air. She will play as a forward.
Addison Howe, Warragul Industrials
A great kick of the ball and has some really clean hands in front of her. She played as a key forward and ruckman last year and will play as a medium forward.
Brooke Hunter, Newborough
This is her first year in the program as a top-aged player. She has clean skills by foot and is strong in the contest. Will play as a defender and forward.
Hayley Kamphuis, Old Yarra Cobras
A top-aged player who has good contest skills. The small defender/inside midfielder is returning from a knee injury.
Shanelle Kingston, Nar Nar Goon
She is a phenomenal runner. Is raw as a footballer but has shown competitiveness and grit in contest work during preseason. She also can run all day and has clean hands.
Siena Lane, Bass Coast Breakers
A strong contested player who is physical at the contest and elite in ground ball gets. She might play inside midfield this year after playing as a medium defender last season.
Shae Langley, Pakenham
Another great athlete who is also an athletics runner. Her best weapon is speed and she knows how to use the ball quickly. Will play as a medium forward/defender and can play outside mid as well.
Lilly Leighton, Warragul Industrial
She is a super athlete who is powerful, explosive and fast and is still learning plenty with the game. Can play as an outside midfielder or in the forward line.
Milla Laub, Dalyston
A raw emerging tall defender. She knows how to spoil and impacts aerially as good as I’ve seen. She is also a talented swimmer.
Ash Murtagh, Traralgon
An elite cricketer as well as footballer. She is a strong left foot kick and can throw herself into a contest. Will play as a small forward/defender.
Ash Perkins, Pakenham
A fast and clean rebound defender with clean hands under pressure. She is a strong and explosive player. We might use her as an outside midfielder.
Jasmine Snowden, Sale City
A competitive beast who naturally finds the ball and uses it well. She was the joint best and fairest winner at the club last year and is part of the Vic Country hub.
Expect her to play on the wing.
Taylor Sowden, Sale City
An over age player at the club who is competitive and strong. She reads the ball well across half back and can have an impact in the air during contests. Will play as a defender for most of the season but will also have time in the midfield.
Ella Stoddart, Traralgon
A rebound defender who has a weapon of a left foot. She can kick long and is a bottom-aged player in the Vic Country hub.
Acacia Sutton, Wesley College
An elite cricketer who comes into our program and shows good decision making and great hands around the contest. Will play through the forward line and in defence when not playing school footy.
Chelsea Sutton, Warragul Industrials
An evasive and smart small forward. She can explode out of traffic and finishes well in front of goal.
Jayda Tannahill, Pakenham
A small defender who shows great composure from half back and used the ball well. She is a great leader and will bring plenty of energy to the group.
Bonnie Williams, Pakenham
She is returning from knee surgery. Williams is evasive and super clean with her hands around the ground. She played as a winger in match sim and might play there through the season.
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