List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - Top 10 Candidates

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Yeah but think how excited you’ll be knowing Smil, Robey and Dougie might debut in 2027 and at worst 2029

When does our window open?
Need to get back Bakes/JGTI/Bolts & Dan?

 

[Coach_Required]

When does our window open?
Need to get back Bakes/JGTI/Bolts & Dan?

Got no 2nd, 3rd or 4th rounders this year to get them back though.

 

[blaisee]

Thumbs up to Robey, for tanking the combine, to make sure he ends up a tiger

 

[Drunken Wookie]

take grlj, robey and hope dovaston slides to whatever we get for young. throw smil into the mix and have 4 debutants round 1 next year. beat carlton by 80 points and go on an unbeaten run to claim the premiership.

 

[ShereKhan]

Robey ran a 3.118 sec 20 metre (slower than Smillie) & 6:45 (also worse than Smill)

Grlj ran a 2.931 second 20m on top of his 5:59 2km

Robey hasn't spent long in an elite environment. Those combine results aren't great, but they are not terrible...particularly given his recent injury issues. He's also only just turned 18yo, so he's a 'young' draftee. If the club was keen on taking him top-4 those results won't put them off.

 

[ShereKhan]

Robey does have a fractured collar bone .... still he may slide out of the Top10 ... personally I would pick the bloke because he tested rather than squibing it like Sharp.

Big news is Sam Grjl ... hard to see us not taking him with his sub 3s and 6 min combo ... his speed, endurance, aggression and versatility are exactly what our list needs ...

Trouble is he's not a great kick. Not sure on his decision making. I just don't see his attributes into the future being superior to Robey, Sharp or X Taylor as a starting point. Having said that, I wouldn't lose sleep over taking Robey and Grjl at 3 and 4.

 

[The Vaucluse]

Could anyone tell me how does Robey compare with testing from the last 2 drafts for midfielders? Where does he sit in relation to Hopper & Taranto’s numbers?

 

[sregit]

Robey does have a fractured collar bone .... still he may slide out of the Top10 ... personally I would pick the bloke because he tested rather than squibing it like Sharp.

Big news is Sam Grjl ... hard to see us not taking him with his sub 3s and 6 min combo ... his speed, endurance, aggression and versatility are exactly what our list needs ...

We need high possession impact footballers not just athletes.

 

[Ballin]

Could anyone tell me how does Robey compare with testing from the last 2 drafts for midfielders? Where does he sit in relation to Hopper & Taranto’s numbers?

Robey 6min 45s run and 3.12s sprint:

Smilie ran a 6min 39 sec 2km
Taranto ran a 3.0s 20m sprint
Sam Lalor 3.01s 20m sprint
Hopper had a groin injury and didn't test

Results show that Robey is a similar athlete to Josh Smilie actually.

(Jagga who went pick 2 last year ... 3.04 seconds on the 20m sprint, 8.5 seconds on the agility test and 6:27 on the 2km time trial)

Grjl ran the 2km faster than anyone in last year's draft ... and only player in last 3 drafts to do a sub 6 min (2km) and sub 3s (20m) combo

 

[dean33]

OK...back on track with what this forum is about....

More and more I an favouring splitting pick-4. If Robey and Sharp are part of the 'top-4', then I worry about team balance and on-field opportunity if we get both, as to me it's almost certain Eagles take Duursma and CDT. And I don't believe we can take X Taylor, Grjl, Dovaston etc..at 4.

Round 1 2026....TT, Hopper and Prestia are all playing. We can talk about training form or promoting youth etc....all we like. But they are playing Round 1 and playing AFL every time they are fit.

Lalor and Hotton play every week without question. And ideally so do McCauliffe and Smillie.

So if we add Robey and Sharp, then how does that look into the future? (I haven't even included Jack Ross).

That's 7 x 'big-bodied' inside mids: TT, Hopper, McCauliffe, Smillie, Robey, Sharp and Lalor. How many realistically play each week? 5 or 6 at a pinch? And if you play 6, then do Hotton or Seth Campbell get any midfield minutes at all?

So to me in an ideal world it's Robey at pick-3 and split pick-4 for let's say pick-10 and a F1 from a mid-low ranked team. That gets us one of Grjl, Dovaston, X Taylor at pick-10, and shores up our future options in relation to a stronger draft hand and/or trade end of 2026, depending on our 2026 on-field performance.

I dont think we draft based on what we have presently in prestia/hopper/TT. We are drafting for the next 10-15 years not the next 1-3 years.

 

[eaglevision]

TOP 10s | 2025 National AFL Draft Combine

The AFL has released the top 10 results from this year's National Draft Combine, with an Eastern Ranges prospect proving speed is king.

central.rookieme.com

 

[Morro]

Smilie ran a 6min 39 sec 2km
Taranto ran a 3.0s 20m sprint
Hopper had a groin injury and didn't test

Grjl ran the 2km faster than anyone in last year's draft ... and only player in last 3 drafts to do a sub 6 min (2km) and 3s (20m) combo

Taranto faster than Robey Jeez old one nut tigs2010 sure can pick em.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

If WCE and Richmond bid at picks 2 and 3 that would mean the Suns require 4,193 points (already discounted) to match both.

If WCE get pick 2 compo and all current picks slide down GC would start with 3,690 points


If suns then acquire St Kildas what would be pick 8 for Flanders, that boosts them to 5,133

However they would be losing picks to get Petracca.

This could be made extremely difficult for the suns and we could benefit greatly!

Sounds a very complex situation; I just hope our club has reminded Humphreys’ manager that we have picks 2 and 3.

Would be pretty useful to the Suns if the player is determined to get out.

I do think we’re a chance but if Melbourne are then so would we be. How would you choose them over us?

 

[DontArgue4]

take grlj, robey and hope dovaston slides to whatever we get for young. throw smil into the mix and have 4 debutants round 1 next year. beat carlton by 80 points and go on an unbeaten run to claim the premiership.

 

[Calcium Man]

take grlj, robey and hope dovaston slides to whatever we get for young. throw smil into the mix and have 4 debutants round 1 next year. beat carlton by 80 points and go on an unbeaten run to claim the premiership.

Almost right. Oskar over Dovaston

 

[Calcium Man]

Robey 6min 45s run and 3.12s sprint:

Smilie ran a 6min 39 sec 2km
Taranto ran a 3.0s 20m sprint
Sam Lalor 3.01s 20m sprint
Hopper had a groin injury and didn't test

Results show that Robey is a similar athlete to Josh Smilie actually.

(Jagga who went pick 2 last year ... 3.04 seconds on the 20m sprint, 8.5 seconds on the agility test and 6:27 on the 2km time trial)

Grjl ran the 2km faster than anyone in last year's draft ... and only player in last 3 drafts to do a sub 6 min (2km) and sub 3s (20m) combo

Where’d you get Lalors time? He didn’t test last year in preseason or at combine.

 

[tigs2010]

Taranto faster than Robey Jeez old one nut tigs2010 sure can pick em.

Weird way to spell Calcium Man

 

[Coach_Required]

Robey 6min 45s run and 3.12s sprint:

Smilie ran a 6min 39 sec 2km
Taranto ran a 3.0s 20m sprint
Sam Lalor 3.01s 20m sprint
Hopper had a groin injury and didn't test

Results show that Robey is a similar athlete to Josh Smilie actually.

(Jagga who went pick 2 last year ... 3.04 seconds on the 20m sprint, 8.5 seconds on the agility test and 6:27 on the 2km time trial)

Grjl ran the 2km faster than anyone in last year's draft ... and only player in last 3 drafts to do a sub 6 min (2km) and sub 3s (20m) combo

Now that Robey decided to compete the combine wearing concrete boots, with the club wanting pace will probably decide to trade out our 1st pick into next year and then trade down our second pick looking at getting Grilj and another player that falls.

 

[lizard man]

Jack Dalton also a standout in the running vertical jump …. He’s a real unicorn

 

[noobermensch]

A late starter, Sullivan Robey's Talent League debut came in round 12 against the Power, and though Eastern lost the game and Robey looked a little tentative at times, there were enough moments of power and quality to hint at his surge up the draft ranks through the second half of the season.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Now that Robey decided to compete the combine wearing concrete boots, with the club wanting pace will probably decide to trade out our 1st pick into next year and then trade down our second pick looking at getting Grilj and another player that falls.

Looks like sound/ solid planning to me.

 

[noobermensch]

A huge early season performance from Farrow, an early indication of his quality and part of an outstanding block of form before the champs that saw him move firmly into draft calculations. He was still playing as a rebounding defender at this point for West Perth, the full midfield move yet to emerge, but he pushed up high to sweep behind stoppages and showed that he could win his own footy and impact defensively with a strong tackling display. As always, his classy left boot was a weapon in setting up the play for his team.

 

[Grrr]

Kicked 10 straight in 4 elimination games (ignoring the left footer on the full and 50m set shot that fell short)

No left foot, pass.

 

[Grrr]

A huge early season performance from Farrow, an early indication of his quality and part of an outstanding block of form before the champs that saw him move firmly into draft calculations. He was still playing as a rebounding defender at this point for West Perth, the full midfield move yet to emerge, but he pushed up high to sweep behind stoppages and showed that he could win his own footy and impact defensively with a strong tackling display. As always, his classy left boot was a weapon in setting up the play for his team.

There's a lot of Pendelbury in him.

 

[tigland]

There's a lot of Pendelbury in him.

Did he play basketball as a kid?