A hard worker almost exclusively on the outside, Brayden Ham started the VFL season on fire, leading to senior call ups in rounds 5 and 8 where he found the going tougher. He returned to the lower level where his form fluctuated from week to week, averaging a goal from 18 touches, then a few more games in the ones in August junk time. Physically, Ham has all the tools to become an elite runner at senior level, and he has shown in the VFL that he can run to the right spots to receive. The rigours of life playing against men will become easier over time, with the proviso that his body shape suggests a susceptibility to second-year syndrome. Probably not fantasy relevant just yet.
Almost Christmas for Ham
A hard worker almost exclusively on the outside, Brayden Ham started the VFL season on fire, leading to senior call ups in rounds 5 and 8 where he found the going tougher. He returned to the lower level where his form fluctuated from week to week, averaging a goal from 18 touches, then a few more games in the ones in August junk time. Physically, Ham has all the tools to become an elite runner at senior level, and he has shown in the VFL that he can run to the right spots to receive. The rigours of life playing against men will become easier over time, with the proviso that his body shape suggests a susceptibility to second-year syndrome. Probably not fantasy relevant just yet.
Will Ham outplay Will Hams?
Arguably the finest athlete of his draft year, Brayden Ham got 65% of his 18 touches per game on the outside, adding six mostly uncontested marks but a kicking efficiency well below 60%. Ham is flexible enough to play at a flank at either end, so we will wait to see what plans the Bomber hierarchy have for him. He will probably start in the VFL to work on his deficiencies.
