Pic: North Adelaide

STRENGTHS: Marking, accumulation, versatility, smarts, consistency
IMPROVEMENTS: Disposal efficiency

Callum Wilkie is a 22 year-old third tall drop off defender. And has capped off his great year winning the best and fairest for premiers, North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Wilkie was a standout junior footballer, and played mainly forward for a number of SA State teams, but it has been his move into defence which has brought him back to the attention of the AFL. Wilkie is a marking machine, regularly taking 10-plus marks per game and 20-plus possessions. Wilkie also provides run off half-back and can slip forward to kick a goal as well. A smart footballer his ability to intercept, and quickly play on or switch the ball puts immediate pressure back onto the opposition. In 2018, he played 22 of a possible 23 games, averaging 25.5 disposals and 8.6 marks per game, as well as almost four rebounds per game.