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With the name of a European soccer star and the skills with Sherrin in hand to go with it, the pacy Hugo Garcia shapes as an exciting prospect as his life as an AFL footballer gets underway.

A well-balanced midfielder/forward who can impact offensively and defensively, St Kilda traded up the draft order in a deal with GWS to bring in the Calder Cannons impact player.

Garcia is able to hit the scoreboard and post high disposal numbers, complemented by his clean skills by hand; seen best in his impressive start to the Coates League with eight goals in the first five rounds, before finding more of the football further afield.

In his first pre-season at the Saints, Garcia has spent a lot of time with Development Coach Lenny Hayes to deepen his understanding of becoming a midfielder in red, white and black.