Analysis 2025 Draft watch

[Aphrodite]

 

[katmanblue]

I think he has a bigger draft range then Cody.

Cody just needs to do what he did this year, plus lift his output at the champs and hes top 3. He'll get 30 every week. That trait wont desert him, nor will his athletic attributes. Ball use and/or injury are probably the only things that could see him drop back.

More could go wrong with Cochrane, although his upside is bigger.

He should spend all of next year using only his opposite hand and foot.

 

[macky99]

According to a post on the D&T Board, the Tiges have told their coteries that they will bid on Dean if West Coast don't.

And they are not bidding on the two Gold Coast boys, l would not take the post as gospel.
Not sure any club is publicly putting out their draft plans.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Yes, I guess a lot of the players I'm talking about end up as smaller key-position players or as 'roaming' taller midfielders. I was just quibbling because when evaluating players, I think we should be honest with what we might be getting.

Sure, we won’t know how the cards fall until draft night, the list is very much a work in progress, short & medium term…

 

[tragic]

Zero Hanger/Craft of the draft did a mock on YouTube last night. They had us trading pick 9 to West Coast for 13 & 34. Also trading 11 to Melbourne for the Gold Coast F1 they own. With a Dean bid at 7 that left us with enough points to draft Ison and also a later draft pick. I think this is a realistic scenario

 

[Bletch]

The full list of nominees for the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft

Check out all 985 players who have nominated for this year's national draft

www.afl.com.au

Elijah Hollands and Will White have both nominated. As have Darcy Hogg, Ethan Phillips, Jaxon Binns, Alex Cincotta, Orazio Fantasia

14

Orazio Fantasia

Age

30

Ht

180cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.1

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

9.8

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

2star

G

0.2

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

, Dane Harvey, Darcy Hogg, Nash King, Harry Lemmey, Michael Lewis, Taj Logan, Stirling Phipps-Parsons, Logan Prout, Flynn Riley, Oliver Warburton.

Our other NGA prospects Mingara Clark and Tyson Gresham have both nominated.

Note Callum Ah Chee

4

Callum Ah Chee

Age

28

Ht

182cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.5

3star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.8

4star

has followed through and nominated, with a nominated salary. Will be interesting to see if anyone bites before Adelaide.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Zero Hanger/Craft of the draft did a mock on YouTube last night. They had us trading pick 9 to West Coast for 13 & 34. Also trading 11 to Melbourne for the Gold Coast F1 they own. With a Dean bid at 7 that left us with enough points to draft Ison and also a later draft pick. I think this is a realistic scenario

No clubs are or will be offering future firsts for our picks.

 

[Jimmae]

Hopefully after bids on a couple of academy players first making it around pick 6 or 7.

Hopefully the Richmond social media team can talk them down from that ledge

No clubs are or will be offering future firsts for our picks.

So sayeth the gospel of Callum! Draft be with you, child

 

[Benaly28]

No clubs are or will be offering future firsts for our picks.

100%

 

[dangertroy]

The full list of nominees for the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft

Check out all 985 players who have nominated for this year's national draft

www.afl.com.au

Elijah Hollands and Will White have both nominated. As have Darcy Hogg, Ethan Phillips, Jaxon Binns, Alex Cincotta, Orazio Fantasia, Dane Harvey, Darcy Hogg, Nash King, Harry Lemmey, Michael Lewis, Taj Logan, Stirling Phipps-Parsons, Logan Prout, Flynn Riley, Oliver Warburton.

Our other NGA prospects Mingara Clark and Tyson Gresham have both nominated.

Note Callum Ah Chee has followed through and nominated, with a nominated salary. Will be interesting to see if anyone bites before Adelaide.

I remember that there is something about needing to have registered for the draft to be eligible for the mid season draft, but I’m not sure if you need to have nominated to be eligible for an SSP selection. Surely it must be a requirement, otherwise players could just let their contracts expire and then walk to any club.

 

[marcmurphy3]

No clubs are or will be offering future firsts for our picks.

Do you actually know that or are you guessing?

 

[agro]

Zero Hanger/Craft of the draft did a mock on YouTube last night. They had us trading pick 9 to West Coast for 13 & 34. Also trading 11 to Melbourne for the Gold Coast F1 they own. With a Dean bid at 7 that left us with enough points to draft Ison and also a later draft pick. I think this is a realistic scenario

Would have preferred we could engineer or should have engineered enough points/picks for Dean and another pick in the top 15/20 - with Ison later on, but que sera.

 

[Bletch]

I remember that there is something about needing to have registered for the draft to be eligible for the mid season draft, but I’m not sure if you need to have nominated to be eligible for an SSP selection. Surely it must be a requirement, otherwise players could just let their contracts expire and then walk to any club.

Sorta. It's either (1) have nominated for most recent draft; or (2) previously been on an AFL list (DFA or Retired for >1 yr).

However, for the MSD under item (2) it specifically says can't be re-drafted by the same club unless they also nominated for the draft, so if that is also the case for the SSP, then yes, Lij & Will must nominate in order for us to pick them up again. Don't know for sure though.

 

[Blue and Silver]

I think that no club will be willing to offer a future 1st for our pick...

Without knowing which players will be there.

If Nairn is going to Melbourne, then someone out of Duursma, CDT Sharp, Robey, X Taylor, Grlj, Cumming, Farrow will be there at our pick.

If we assume Duursma and CDT gone, and guess that Essendon is keen on Robey and X Taylor, then the mystery is Richmond and Melbourne's other pick.

I think Cumming is rumoured to be in Richmond's sights, and Grlj is long rumoured to be as well. So Farrow and Sharp seem the likely to be there pair.

I do have a little whisper that Farrow is a big target for WCE.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Do you actually know that or are you guessing?

Cal Twomey reported it on Wednesday. No club is going to offer a future first for either of our picks he said.

 

[Blue and Silver]

Cal Twomey reported it on Wednesday. No club is going to offer a future first for either of our picks he said.

No.

He said that no club has been willing to offer so far.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Cal Twomey reported it on Wednesday. No club is going to offer a future first for either of our picks he said.

He wasn't unequivocal. He was referring to at that point in time.

 

[marcmurphy3]

I think that no club will be willing to offer a future 1st for our pick...

Without knowing which players will be there.

If Nairn is going to Melbourne, then someone out of Duursma, CDT Sharp, Robey, X Taylor, Grlj, Cumming, Farrow will be there at our pick.

If we assume Duursma and CDT gone, and guess that Essendon is keen on Robey and X Taylor, then the mystery is Richmond and Melbourne's other pick.

I think Cumming is rumoured to be in Richmond's sights, and Grlj is long rumoured to be as well. So Farrow and Sharp seem the likely to be there pair.

I do have a little whisper that Farrow is a big target for WCE.

I think if a bid comes within 3-4 spots of 9, clubs will be ok trading for it. They'd have some idea who other clubs like and might like 2 or 3 themselves so willing to take a calculated risk.

If a bid comes super early it'll be much harder, although might be irrelevent in that case as we could need 9+11 just to match the bid.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

A lot can change in a year.

A year ago, the favourites for top-2 in this draft were Sharp and Greeves. Now possible both are in the 10-20 range.

3 or 4 months ago, Robey was on no-one's radar (well, hardly anyone). Now he's spoken about as a top-5 pick.

Cochrane and Cody have been talked about for more than a year already, and will go into next year as the "most likely" candidates. But that might change, especially as it's touted to be a draft full of talent.

Is 2026 going to be a draft of Key position talent?
That’s all that will make Walker slide

 

[macky99]

Is 2026 going to be a draft of Key position talent?
That’s all that will make Walker slide

Not necessarily there may be some others that elevate themselves it happens every year, alot can change in 12 months.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

He wasn't unequivocal. He was referring to at that point in time.

Maybe watch it again.

“There isn’t a club that’s going to throw a future first at it”

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

No.

He said that no club has been willing to offer so far.

He didn’t say that. Watch the clip again and listen to what he says at the end.

 

[macky99]

Maybe watch it again.

“There isn’t a club that’s going to throw a future first at it”

Potentially may be different on draft night, if a club is chasing a certain player.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Even 13 years ago when Kelly Rowland was trying to text Nelly through excel:

 

[carlton_99]

Even 13 years ago when Kelly Rowland was trying to text Nelly through excel:

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this is poty - such an elite reference

 

[Blue and Silver]

Maybe watch it again.

“There isn’t a club that’s going to throw a future first at it”

"IF there isn't a club that's going to throw a future first at it'