Name: Riley Bonner

Position: Utility

DOB: 07/03/1997

Height: 191cm

Weight: 80kg

Draft range: 20-30

Pub summary: Highly skilled utility who does his best work behind the ball setting up play.

Strengths

  • Foot skills
  • Versatility
  • Run and carry
  • Vision

Weaknesses

  • Defending

Overall

Riley Bonner is a talented left footer who has the tools to become a very good AFL player.

Bonnerโ€™s strengths are obvious. His foot skills are elite, he runs the ball for his team and often uses his vision to effectively pick out the right option and hit a teammate lace out. His play is eye catching, but there are some weaknesses too that clubs will be considering.

Positionally, Bonner is a defender, however, it is rare to have watched him in a game and come away with an impression that he has defended really well. If Bonner can add a more defensive aspect to his game through intercept marking or general positioning heโ€™ll be a very exciting young player.

Deciding where Bonner will get drafted is a bit of a challenge, those that see him developing into a good sized midfielder have him going as high as pick 15, I think heโ€™ll develop into a taller, more skilled version of a Jason Gram in that he will spend the bulk of his time on the half back line as an offensive weapon. For this reason I see him getting selected more around the pick 20-25 mark in the draft.

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