Preview 2025 National Draft Thread

[giantroo]

72 kids to watch next year


VIC

Oliver Greeves 191cm Eastern VIC
Thomas McGuane(Coll FS) 177cm Western VIC
Lachlan Dovaston 176cm Eastern VIC
Sam Grlj 182cm Oakleigh VIC
Jack Dalton 177cm Sand VIC
Cooper Duff-Tytler 199cm Calder VIC
Felix Kneipp 177cm Calder VIC
Riley Onley 194cm Murray VIC
Archie Ludowyke 195cm Sand VIC
Willem Duursma 191cm Gippsland VIC
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves 185cm Dand VIC
Josh Lindsay 182cm Geelong VIC
Louis Emmett 198cm Oakleigh VIC
Giuseppe Posterino 176cm Geelong VIC
Thomas Burton 178cm Western VIC
Xavier Bamert 184cm Sand VIC
Mitch Moate 180cm Northern VIC
Jamie Gilchrist 185cm Eastern VIC
Tairon Ah-Mu 198cm Dand VIC
Jobe Scapin 186cm Gipps VIC
Zach O'Keefe 177cm Gipps VIC
Jasper Russell 176cm Dand VIC
Sam Lewis 186cm Dand VIC
Harry Morphet 175cm Geelong VIC
Sam Allen 184cm Oakleigh VIC
Ben Rongdit(Geel NGA) 183cm Geelong VIC
Xavier Taylor 191cm Eastern VIC
Harley Hicks 178cm GWV VIC
Hunter Wright 187cm Bendigo VIC
Isaac Dugdale 179cm Northern VIC
Aaron Sharkie 182cm Oakleigh VIC
Callum Smith 190cm Oakleigh VIC
Charlie Whitehead 191cm Oakleigh VIC



WA

Fred Rodriguez 183cm Sth Frem WA
Cody Curtin 197cm Clarem WA
Basil Hart(Frem NGA) 183cm Peel WA
Blake Kelly 182cm Swan Dist WA
Marcus Cassidy 186cm East Perth WA
Jadd Hill 176cm Perth WA
Taj Longmuir 179cm South Frem WA
Toby Whan(Frem NGA) 182cm South Frem WA
Sam Swadling 187cm West Perth WA
Charlie Banfield(WCE FS) 188cm Clarem WA
Darcy Montgomery 191cm Subiaco WA
Wes Walley(WCE NGA) 181cm Subiaco WA
Koby Evans(WCE NGA) 186cm Perth WA
Will York 172cm Peel WA
Kaiden Summerall 179cm East Frem WA



SA

Dyson Sharp 188cm Central Dist SA
Sam Cumming 184cm South Adel SA
Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier 182cm North Adel SA
Noah Roberts-Thomson 180cm Sturt SA
Aidan Schubert 194cm Central Dist SA
Louis Kellaway(Rich FS) 182cm Sturt SA
Jim Kelly 178cm Norw SA
Jesse Nye 179cm South Adel SA
Lachlan Sands 179cm WWT SA
Harley Barker 187cm Sturt SA
Blake Thredgold 193cm Sturt SA
Jeff Rozenbilds 177cm Norwood SA
Will Prescott 180cm Norwood SA
Josh Reichelt 180cm Central Dist SA



Allies

Zeke Uwland(GCS) 178cm GCS Qld
Daniel Annable(Bris) 183cm Bris Qld
Ryder Corrigan 185cm GWS A?/Murray NSW
Dylan Patterson(GCS) 183cm GCS Qld
Beau Addinsall(GCS) 180cm GCS Qld
Liam Hetherton 195cm Murray NSW
Noah Chamberlain(Syd) 192cm Syd A NSW
Lachlan Carmichael(Syd) 183cm Syd A NSW
Kalani White(Melb FS/GCS) 198cm GCS Qld
Max King

12

Max King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.4

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

1star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.4

5star

(Syd) 191cm Syd NSW

 

[The Nostradamus]

target gc first round pick as they have that many academy players

Someone remind please what the new bidding rules are

 

[Friday Night Lights]

 

[shinboner magic]

noobermensch no need to show any vids of the top 20 here

 

[year of the roo]

Riley Onley = the lonely

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Big wait and see here. The F2's are reasonable (expecting a Tigers spoon theirs is an always desirable pick). Two future drafts are tradeable. Our primary targets should be in free agency. Our days of hoping what our top three potential pick could be are over at least.

 

[shinboner magic]

Big wait and see here. The F2's are reasonable (expecting a Tigers spoon theirs is an always desirable pick). Two future drafts are tradeable. Our primary targets should be in free agency. Our days of hoping what our top three potential pick could be are over at least.

Top clubs are going to be offering multiple f1 to get into the top 10 picks

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Top clubs are going to be offering multiple f1 to get into the top 10 picks

The good thing there is the teams willing to send out the picks aren't likely top ten picks(the Northern academies). We'll be able to pick some off if we're shrewd.

 

[spurs]

Top clubs are going to be offering multiple f1 to get into the top 10 picks

Why? In such a compromised draft I would have thought they’d want to get points? Which teams have academy/ FSs ect. GC is one.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Never have I wanted to see 10 Academy prospects fill this list, but alas this is where we are at!

And then to see all 7 non-Academy youngsters have genuine height. 188cms is the shortest! Arggghhhhhh!

 

[DuckYeah]

Why bother?

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

A good year to be packaging up two second rounders to a club who needs points. There is definitely a method to our madness.

 

[DuckYeah]

A good year to be packaging up two second rounders to a club who needs points. There is definitely a method to our madness.

 

[shinboner magic]

A good year to be packaging up two second rounders to a club who needs points. There is definitely a method to our madness.

We’ve got two second rounders

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

We’ve got two second rounders

Yes, that what I said?

 

[shinboner magic]

Yes, that what I said?

We usually trade them out

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Look forward to Mick Ablett and Kevin Sheehan declare ‘the system is working’ as the northern clubs snap up the elite talent from their academies and forgo the speculative talent taken at picks 50+.

 

[shintemaster]

72 kids to watch next year


VIC

Oliver Greeves 191cm Eastern VIC
Thomas McGuane(Coll FS) 177cm Western VIC
Lachlan Dovaston 176cm Eastern VIC
Sam Grlj 182cm Oakleigh VIC
Jack Dalton 177cm Sand VIC
Cooper Duff-Tytler 199cm Calder VIC
Felix Kneipp 177cm Calder VIC
Riley Onley 194cm Murray VIC
Archie Ludowyke 195cm Sand VIC
Willem Duursma 191cm Gippsland VIC
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves 185cm Dand VIC
Josh Lindsay 182cm Geelong VIC
Louis Emmett 198cm Oakleigh VIC
Giuseppe Posterino 176cm Geelong VIC
Thomas Burton 178cm Western VIC
Xavier Bamert 184cm Sand VIC
Mitch Moate 180cm Northern VIC
Jamie Gilchrist 185cm Eastern VIC
Tairon Ah-Mu 198cm Dand VIC
Jobe Scapin 186cm Gipps VIC
Zach O'Keefe 177cm Gipps VIC
Jasper Russell 176cm Dand VIC
Sam Lewis 186cm Dand VIC
Harry Morphet 175cm Geelong VIC
Sam Allen 184cm Oakleigh VIC
Ben Rongdit(Geel NGA) 183cm Geelong VIC
Xavier Taylor 191cm Eastern VIC
Harley Hicks 178cm GWV VIC
Hunter Wright 187cm Bendigo VIC
Isaac Dugdale 179cm Northern VIC
Aaron Sharkie 182cm Oakleigh VIC
Callum Smith 190cm Oakleigh VIC
Charlie Whitehead 191cm Oakleigh VIC



WA

Fred Rodriguez 183cm Sth Frem WA
Cody Curtin 197cm Clarem WA
Basil Hart(Frem NGA) 183cm Peel WA
Blake Kelly 182cm Swan Dist WA
Marcus Cassidy 186cm East Perth WA
Jadd Hill 176cm Perth WA
Taj Longmuir 179cm South Frem WA
Toby Whan(Frem NGA) 182cm South Frem WA
Sam Swadling 187cm West Perth WA
Charlie Banfield(WCE FS) 188cm Clarem WA
Darcy Montgomery 191cm Subiaco WA
Wes Walley(WCE NGA) 181cm Subiaco WA
Koby Evans(WCE NGA) 186cm Perth WA
Will York 172cm Peel WA
Kaiden Summerall 179cm East Frem WA



SA

Dyson Sharp 188cm Central Dist SA
Sam Cumming 184cm South Adel SA
Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier 182cm North Adel SA
Noah Roberts-Thomson 180cm Sturt SA
Aidan Schubert 194cm Central Dist SA
Louis Kellaway(Rich FS) 182cm Sturt SA
Jim Kelly 178cm Norw SA
Jesse Nye 179cm South Adel SA
Lachlan Sands 179cm WWT SA
Harley Barker 187cm Sturt SA
Blake Thredgold 193cm Sturt SA
Jeff Rozenbilds 177cm Norwood SA
Will Prescott 180cm Norwood SA
Josh Reichelt 180cm Central Dist SA



Allies

Zeke Uwland(GCS) 178cm GCS Qld
Daniel Annable(Bris) 183cm Bris Qld
Ryder Corrigan 185cm GWS A?/Murray NSW
Dylan Patterson(GCS) 183cm GCS Qld
Beau Addinsall(GCS) 180cm GCS Qld
Liam Hetherton 195cm Murray NSW
Noah Chamberlain(Syd) 192cm Syd A NSW
Lachlan Carmichael(Syd) 183cm Syd A NSW
Kalani White(Melb FS/GCS) 198cm GCS Qld
Max King

12

Max King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.4

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

1star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.4

5star

(Syd) 191cm Syd NSW

Once again stark the massive, massive leg up some clubs receive and the butchering of the draft due to NGA's in particular. Not sustainable.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Once again stark the massive, massive leg up some clubs receive and the butchering of the draft due to NGA's in particular. Not sustainable.

But, but, but the Northern clubs are producing so many speculative prospects that they forgo at draft time, on top of the elite prospects that they have exclusive last right of refusal on.

‘The system is working’.

 

[Chadwiko]

You guys are draft addicts I swear to god lol

 

[Souup]

Few calls a year out on some of the prospects listed by Twomey that I'm sure I'll come to regret:

Archie Ludowyke - Doesn't have the athleticism to warrant a selection in the top 15. Unless he makes big improvements here, it'll be very difficult for him at AFL level.

Duff-Tytler - My favourite prospect in this crop. If he can show continual improvement in his footy nous and grow a few cm, he could go top 3 Luke Jackson-style.

Duursma - Genuine chance he's closer to 20 than 10, and if that's the case, I'd suggest we'd be all over him, particularly as Clarko clearly values versatility.

Emmett - Needs to consistently show something as a key forward, otherwise he won't be taken inside the top 30. He's a strong contested mark and leads well - needs to continue to show this off and grow as a forward.

Onley - Has everything you could want in a modern day midfield except the composure and skills... arguably the most important things. If he improves these next year he will be a top 5 lock.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Going to be interesting to see how it all plays out with the northern academies. At this early stage GC is going to have to sell the farm to get access to all of their academy players. Hopefully we can be a club that can benefit from that.

Early days, but I reckon the top 2 will be Sharp & Duff-Tytler. The two of them have so many traits that will transition well to AFL. Fred Rodriguez won’t be too far behind as an explosive and strong running midfielder.

Keep an eye out for Cody Curtin, Aiden Schubert and Tairon Ah-Mu. All three talls have a really physical edge to their game.

 

[shinboner magic]

Going to be interesting to see how it all plays out with the northern academies. At this early stage GC is going to have to sell the farm to get access to all of their academy players. Hopefully we can be a club that can benefit from that.

Early days, but I reckon the top 2 will be Sharp & Duff-Tytler. The two of them have so many traits that will transition well to AFL. Fred Rodriguez won’t be too far behind as an explosive and strong running midfielder.

Keep an eye out for Cody Curtin, Aiden Schubert and Tairon Ah-Mu. All three talls have a really physical edge to their game.

How many top rank p layers have gc got in this draft - they do have 3 first rounders

 

[shinboner magic]

Look forward to Mick Ablett and Kevin Sheehan declare ‘the system is working’ as the northern clubs snap up the elite talent from their academies and forgo the speculative talent taken at picks 50+.

They should be up for a Logie with saying that crap with a straight face

 

[King Corey]

Look forward to Mick Ablett and Kevin Sheehan declare ‘the system is working’ as the northern clubs snap up the elite talent from their academies and forgo the speculative talent taken at picks 50+.

Also cue "Shifter" doubling down with "this is the beauty of the academies" when a 198cm key forward wunderkind from WA who moved to Cuurumbin 6 months before the draft because of his dad's work is snapped up by Gold Coast.