Jayden Laverde
Position: Midfielder
Height: 189cm
Weight: 82kg
Age: 18
Bio: Smooth-moving and creative medium forward/midfielder with neat disposal skills. In five games during NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, he averaged 17 disposals and five marks at 74 per cent efficiency, winning All Australian honours. Missed the Western Jets' finals series and NAB AFL Draft Combine due to a quad injury. Can turn opponents inside out with his agility and is dangerous around goals. Strong overhead and a difficult match-up when forward or in the midfield.
List manager Adrian Dodoro says: "Jayden was an All Australian this year. He's exciting and we rated him a top-10 draft pick. To get him was a bonus and a real surprise. He is quietly determined and can take the game on. Speed and height made his really tangible for us."
