afl.com.au
Callum Twomey
November 12, 2015 7:55 PM
WHILE plenty of focus has rightly been placed on key defender Jacob Weitering this year, his Dandenong Stingrays teammate Kieran Collins has been quietly rising up the ranks.
Collins, also a tall defender, started the season ranked a little way back but across the year added an attacking element to his game and lifted his stocks.
Long-time Hawthorn recruiter Gary Buckenara, who scouted this year's crop for most of the season before leaving the club, told AFL.com.au he ranked Collins as the third best player in this year's draft pool.
The Victorian prospect was an important member of Vic Country's unbeaten run at this year's NAB AFL Under-18 Championships and was named an All Australian. He has also been a part of the NAB AFL Academy program over the past two seasons.
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