No. 38: Welcome to Collingwood Jackson Ramsay
With its fourth and final selection, Collingwood chose East Perth defender Jackson Ramsay.
Height: 181cm
Weight: 71kg
Age: 17
Club: East Perth
Kevin Sheehan says: “Courageous and composed defender with pace and an excellent work rate. Has good disposal skills and makes sound decisions with or without the ball. Played three matches for WA at Under-18 level before missing the final two matches with injury. Averaged 24.4 disposals in five matches at Colts level in WAFL”.
Derek Hine says: "A utility who missed a fair chunk of the season. A multi-effort player who showed in the second half of the year that he can play forward, mid and back."
Watch Ramsay's highlights reel on CTV in the video above.
What they say:
Inside Football magazine
"Jackson's an outside wingman/half forward/back sort of player who has got a big tank and good clean skills. Had a really good start to 2012 but got injured in the Under 18 championships and didn't play in the back end of the season. Played three game at the carnival and played OK...was in our Colts program but would have played seniors late in the season if not for injury" - Mark Winnett, East Perth Football Manager (compiled by Brett Anderson and Ben Casanelia).
Snoop Dog (respected draft watcher on BigFooty.com)
"Haven't seen very much of this kid but did see him couple of times at the Championships and he stood out as a player across half back and the wing. He got a truckload of the ball and was very good on the transition and used it pretty well. He is only a tiny fella but he has a go so would think clubs would rate him as a 2-3 year prospect. Had some injuries late in season so exposed form coming hasn’t helped him."
Knightmare (respected draft watcher on BigFooty.com)
"Defender who enjoys taking the game on with his pace. In the limited games he has played has accumulated some big numbers are really impressed. Foot skills are sound and uses it well with no decision making issues with ball in hand. Can improve defensively and is more your offensive running back flanker at this stage but plenty to work with."