Jake Spencer – Redlands/Queensland
Ht: 203 cm Wt: 93 kg

Junior position – Ruck

AFL position – Ruck

Spencer originally from Townsville before moving to Brisbane has been a big developer this year. Possibly the best of the Queensland rucks at the championships he has continued to improve subsequently and was very good for Redlands in the AFLQ at the end of the year. He is a palm ruck who can ruck with either hand and who often gives his on-ballers first use of the ball in good position. He is a legitimate 203 and he uses his height well. At the moment he is pretty lightly built despite coming in at 93kgs and can get bumped around by more physical rucks. He moves pretty well for a big man and seems to have reasonable endurance. He certainly works hard on the ground and is not afraid to get in and mix it up Jamie Charman like. He is unlikely to ever be a high possession type ruck but he could win a lot of ball and provide good service allowing his team first use of the ball. He is pretty new to the game and there is plenty of potential for him to improve a great deal. He can kick off either foot and his skills have improved a lot over recent times.
Strengths: Good height and hard at it attitude. Has improved a great deal this year and is still a lot of potential for improvement in him.
Weaknesses Not really a factor around the ground.

Question marks: Will his rapid development continue

Draft Prediction: Rookie