Game Day 2023 AFL Futures Game - Come watch the best of the 2024 Draft Class from 9:30 AM AEST onwards!

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There was a trial game played about 2 months ago, to select kids for this game.

My understanding is that Gilder was injured just before the trial game and was 50/50 to play.

He did play and I watched the trial game. He was very ordinary. Was played in defence and through the midfield. He looked very lost when playing midfield, and my opinion was he should have just played defence. When he did play in defence, he had very few chances to stand out, and he missed the one or two instances he did have.


Today was a one off showcase event.

It doesn’t really mean much in terms of whether a player gets drafted or not.

What is most important for any draft prospect is their top age year, and they play their best during the U18 Nationals and back end of their season.

Thank you for this update. My son plays with both these guys and Gilder hasn’t played much midfield, but when he did he was always good. Tommy is a good ruck, but he is a sensational forward.