I’m not the hugest fan of his as an AFL prospect, tbh. Needs to go prove it a bit in the VFL before I’d be taking him.
His disposal by foot isn’t a feature, and as Pevster says he plays it safe. As I learned from championing Ashby as a safe user through the u18s, blokes who use it safe at junior level suffer at higher level cos space and safe options are closed down faster and your margin for error is so much lower. If his kicking was good enough, he wouldn’t have to take safe options. I think he would really hurt in that department at the next level up.
Wallis I actually like a bit more cos I see a bit more upside in him - he’s been profoundly inconsistent so far, but his pace, cleanness of handling, and kicking give him an AFL-level ceiling. O’Kearney is ultra-consistent and disciplined and hard-working, but without a standout weapon, i’m not sure that gets him over the last hurdle. Consistent performers with ‘safe’ disposal and only average pace and size unfortunately end up in the VFL more often than not, where they get a second chance if they can prove they deserve it (and sometimes not even then, Adam Marcon says hi), while less consistent blokes with a couple of standout qualities stand a chance of being picked up late as a project by some club that thinks they can fix them and get a bargain. It’s certainly not fair, but it’;s the way it is.