Wait and see for nervous Jetta

WEST Australian Lewis Jetta's prospects of being selected in the first round of next month's NAB AFL Draft remain wide open with the 20-year-old interviewed by at least 10 clubs at last week's draft camp.

Despite being the oldest player in attendance, it was a nervous week for Jetta, who said his discussion with Port Adelaide was the toughest though he was happy with how he handled it.

"Everything he (Power coach Mark Williams) said, I had an answer to it so I'm happy with that," Jetta said.

Jetta is the cousin of Essendon's Leroy and Melbourne's Neville and admits to taking advice from both of them, particularly Neville, who attended last year's draft camp and was eventually taken by the Demons with their fourth-round pick (No.51 overall).

"Just last week I rang him up five times for some tips," he said. "I'm pretty nervous about this. He told me to try to do everything.

"A lot of the big time draftees probably won't do much so I should try to do everything."

Neville wouldn't have been able to provide advice on the kicking test, which was designed by Nathan Buckley and made its first appearance at the camp.

"I was nervous and also stressed about it," he said. "I stress a lot about my left foot so I was happy to get through it. When it was my turn the wind started blowing a bit heavier."

This year, Jetta took the most significant step in his development, playing a full season of senior football with WAFL club Swan Districts.

Given the gap between the end of the Swans' season and the start of the camp, he admitted his skills were a bit rusty.

"I hadn't touched a footy for two weeks," he said. "I was just having a rest. This was the first time I've touched a footy since we finished."

Jetta's kicking isn't his strong suit, but he has plenty of other attributes that have recruiters taking notice.

His blistering pace and clean hands are behind the growing opinion that he could even break into the top 10 of this year's pool.

And even though he has a slight frame – 178cm and 72kg – Jetta found a foolproof way of coming up against harder bodies at WAFL level.

"I adapted to the skill level and the speed pretty quickly," he said. "As soon as I grabbed the ball I would run for my life trying not to get killed out there."