GIANTS Assistant Coach Brett Montgomery has confirmed there is a spot for Aaron Cadman in the best 22 should he be ready to take it early in the season.

Selected at pick one in the 2022 NAB AFL Draft, it has been a meteoric rise for Cadman, who entered the NAB League season having not played as a key forward and ended it as the best in the draft.

At 195cm and highly athletic, the young left-footer is a mobile key forward who can get up the ground as well as impact closer to goal.

Having spent the first few weeks living with GIANTS co-captain Toby Greene, Cadman has already made quite an impression on his new teammates and coaches.

“I’d like to think so,” Montgomery responded to SEN’s Dwayne Russell earlier this week when asked if Cadman would play early in the season.

“He certainly hasn’t put a foot wrong so far. He's only a slight build, incredibly athletic, he gets across the ground really well, so I don’t see why not.

“Obviously we’ll have the dilemma with Harry Himmelberg who’s a pivotal piece for us and whether he plays forward or back, at the moment he’s spending his time at the forward just to make sure that we’ve got some insurance if Aaron isn’t ready to go early in the season.

“But we’re really excited, really hopeful that he’ll play some meaningful football early.”

It’s the question that all GIANTS fans have been asking - where will Harry Himmelberg be playing this season? And the answer seems yet to be confirmed.

Having played primarily as a forward for most of his career, Himmelberg found his way into GIANTS the backline last year under interim coach Mark McVeigh who had previously coached him in the backline when he arrived at the club.

When asked if Himmelberg could slot back into defence to accommodate Cadman, Montgomery was all praise for the versatile GIANT.

“Potentially. If we get Jesse Hogan up and running and fully fit and at the top of his game, and Jake Riccardi comes on like we believe he can, then that conversation will definitely need to be had,” he replied.

“I see Harry as one of these types that could potentially be an All-Australian centre half-back, and at the moment he’s running around the forward line playing roles for us because we need him, that’s where it sits.”

The GIANTS continue their pre-season preparations ahead of their round one clash against the Crows at GIANTS Stadium on March 19.

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