Flanagan, for my money, has the best stick skills of any pole in the state. In the open field, with the ball or without it, Flanagan is a highlight reel waiting to happen. He’s on the field a ton for the Warriors, staying on for offense at times, and appearing on the extra man at times as well. Flanagan will pick up a ball in a crowd, feel pressure on his hands or the bottom of his stick, and snap off a BTB pass to a player who just came out of the box. He knows where players are going to be, both on his team and for the opposition. Flanagan excels at punishing lazy play. Throw a pass flat-footed, and his stick will deflect it or just pick it clean. Try and stand while your team subs, he’ll be all over you trying to force a turnover.

Flanagan excels at the plays that can steal a team a win. Unofficially, I had him with four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Flanagan also makes what I’d call ground ball assist plays. In scrums, he has a knack for knocking balls to space for teammates to pick up, winning possession for his team without actually getting the GB himself. The Utah commit was disruptive all day, picking off passes, including some clean out of the opposing players’ sticks. His active stick is his best asset. He also is an asset on the ride, where he plays a free safety sort of role, hanging out near the middle of the field to jump on clearing passes or harass shorties trying to run the ball out.