Former Geelong and Sydney forward Daniel Menzel has ranked the top seven youngsters at both Adelaide and Port Adelaide.
Menzel’s rankings were for players aged 23 and under on January 1 with some big names among his top sevens for both sides.
He named Adelaide’s top seven first before revealing his Port Adelaide rankings on SEN's Sportsday SA.
Check them out below.
Adelaide
7 – Luke Pedlar (21)
6 – Jake Soligo (20)
5 – Daniel Curtin (18)
“At number five, I've got Daniel Curtin.
“Again, I'm predicting what they're going to turn into and for Curtin, that’s big things.”
4 – Riley Thilthorpe (21)
3 – Max Michalanney (19)
“Number three is Max Michalanney, I think he’s going to have a great career, he's 19.”
2 – Josh Rachele (20)
1 – Izak Rankine (23)
Port Adelaide
7 – Lachie Jones (21)
6 – Ollie Lord (21)
5 – Mitch Georgiades (22)
4 – Miles Bergman (22)
3 – Jason Horne-Francis (20)
2 – Connor Rozee (turned 24 in January)
1 – Zak Butters (23)
“At one is no surprise, Zak Butters. You could flip those guys, to be completely honest, you could have Rozee at one and Butters at two, but that's my seven from Port Adelaide.”
In response to Menzel’s lists, his co-host David Wildy put together his overall top seven from both sides.
Wildy’s overall top seven.
7 – Josh Rachele (ADE)
6 – Riley Thilthorpe (ADE)
5 – Max Michalanney (ADE)
4 – Jason Horne-Francis (PA)
3 – Izak Rankine (ADE)
2 – Zak Butters (PA)
1 – Connor Rozee (PA)
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