Toast Welcome to Fremantle Adam Sweid - Pick 25 of the 2025 AFL Draft

[Gekko71]

...Oh I like him!! What a brilliant attitude!

His highlights show genuine promise, but he's also got the right attitude required to augment those skills and Improve on them. I was happy enough with this pick based on the highlights alone, but this kid's really got it going on upstairs as well -- that goes a long way.

Welcome aboard son, already stoked to have you in the chevrons. Bring the effort and you'll do just fine.

PS: I know he doesn't look fast in those highlights, but Josh Treacy also ran a 3.0 second 20 sprint in his combine year, same as Adam, so he's clearly got a bit of toe.

 

[mightymouse75]

Essendon have rocks in their head

 

[Constantgin]

Really want Barker or NHH at our pick but after listening to him speak and watching highlights really glad we took the kid. Could be something special.

 

[swanny1234]

I like this kid a lot, the fact he’s already talking about wanting to play with Murphy Reid and follow in his footsteps, that’s good enough for me.

 

[swanny1234]

Too melbournian. Giving me Adam cerra vibes.

Nah gives me more Murphy Reid vibes.

 

[Descent]

At pick 25 it’s very easy to pick a kid with talent and no work ethic. We’ve clearly avoided that trap.

 

[gungho]

That’s the best first interview I have seen of any draftee. Natural, honest, unscripted, concise.
I know it doesn’t always translate to onfield success but a bloody good start.

 

[Jezzitizle]

He seems like a really good kid.

Room him with Serong at first and away we go

Was thinking the same, Serong would be perfect. Smaller player but lots of heart, grunt and competitiveness, seems to be the same for Sweid. Perfect mentor.

Also being a Melbourne boy who could go home if he wanted, good role model from that point of view too.

They have a very similar energy being interviewed.

I wonder if Freo have a potential Muslim host family he can stay with after, so he doesn’t feel a bit isolated in his religion.

 

[go_the_dockers]

First year back from ACL. Surely he should be significantly better next year with a full preseason.

Looks to be more of a half forward than a forward pocket but you have to love his toughness.

Would love him to have a bit more pace or a left foot.
On a positive side, watching Brisbane with there 4-5 forwards all who run through the midfield, we need to replicate that to some extent. Sweid is someone who could play 80% forward 20% mid






A relatively unknown quantity coming into this year, Sweid had missed his bottom-age campaign with an ACL injury. But the Essendon NGA prospect didn’t miss a beat in 2025. He burst onto the scene in the Cannons’ very first match of the Coates Talent League with 25 disposals and two goals and has only got better from there. Capable of rotating between midfield and forward roles, Sweid is classy and explosive around clearances, wins his own ball, makes good decisions and loves hunting the opposition by applying tackling pressure. When forward, he is also able to impact the scoreboard. An under-18 All-Australian team member, Sweid’s best game of the national championships for Vic Metro came against the Allies where he logged 16 disposals, five clearances and four goals. He went on to log 10 disposals and one goal in a VFL debut for Essendon in round 12, before a big finish to the season with the Cannons. In a wildcard round loss to Oakleigh, Sweid posted 32 disposals, five clearances, eight score involvements and five score assists.
2025 Coates League 139 ranking points, 25 disposals, 11.8 contested possessions, 4.5 clearances, 3.6 inside-50s, 5.2 tackles, 7.3 score involvements, 0.5 goals, 1.8 score assists (13 games) 2025 VFL 42 ranking points, 10 disposals, 4 contested possessions, 2 inside-50s, 1 tackle, 4 score involvements, 1 goal, 2 score assists (1 game) 2025 National Champs 101 ranking points, 17 disposals, 2.8 marks, 4.3 clearances, 4.8 tackles, 6.3 score involvements, 1.0 goals (4 games)

 

[eastfreo75]

Gratitude has correlation with grit, and this kid seem to thank everybody.

 

[Vimal Anand]

he is opposite to Freddy who is superfast in open space but not in congestion?
He look not fast in open space but evades very well in congestion? That will bring nice balance to our team?

 

[BStaff17]

Essendon are going to regret not matching that bid.

Tbf Essendon regret a lot of things these days.

Do they actually get anything right.

 

[lint]

First year back from ACL. Surely he should be significantly better next year with a full preseason.

Looks to be more of a half forward than a forward pocket but you have to love his toughness.

Would love him to have a bit more pace or a left foot.
On a positive side, watching Brisbane with there 4-5 forwards all who run through the midfield, we need to replicate that to some extent. Sweid is someone who could play 80% forward 20% mid




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A relatively unknown quantity coming into this year, Sweid had missed his bottom-age campaign with an ACL injury. But the Essendon NGA prospect didn’t miss a beat in 2025. He burst onto the scene in the Cannons’ very first match of the Coates Talent League with 25 disposals and two goals and has only got better from there. Capable of rotating between midfield and forward roles, Sweid is classy and explosive around clearances, wins his own ball, makes good decisions and loves hunting the opposition by applying tackling pressure. When forward, he is also able to impact the scoreboard. An under-18 All-Australian team member, Sweid’s best game of the national championships for Vic Metro came against the Allies where he logged 16 disposals, five clearances and four goals. He went on to log 10 disposals and one goal in a VFL debut for Essendon in round 12, before a big finish to the season with the Cannons. In a wildcard round loss to Oakleigh, Sweid posted 32 disposals, five clearances, eight score involvements and five score assists.
2025 Coates League 139 ranking points, 25 disposals, 11.8 contested possessions, 4.5 clearances, 3.6 inside-50s, 5.2 tackles, 7.3 score involvements, 0.5 goals, 1.8 score assists (13 games) 2025 VFL 42 ranking points, 10 disposals, 4 contested possessions, 2 inside-50s, 1 tackle, 4 score involvements, 1 goal, 2 score assists (1 game) 2025 National Champs 101 ranking points, 17 disposals, 2.8 marks, 4.3 clearances, 4.8 tackles, 6.3 score involvements, 1.0 goals (4 games)

I love all the armchair sports scientists volunteering their opinions on his pace based on a few measly video clips.

There's heaps of reports from people that have actually watched him play numerous times over the year that he is genuinely quick, and, in his first year back from an ACL, his 3 second 20 metre sprint would put him marginally outside the top 10 in the 15-20th range in most years AFL combines. His 6.25 2km time trial, which Paul Roo's famously claimed was the only combine test to actually translate on field, would put him around 8-10th in most years AFL combines.

The other thing is, if you go through the players that excel in each combine area over the years, you start to notice a lack of success on-field in most cases. Almost like athletes over footballers isn't really a recipe for onfield success.

It's very much about what you do on the field with your athletic gifts (see M.Reid), as much as what you possess.

He is right in the mix of where you'd want him to be in terms of athletic testing, and when you add that to his onfield abilities and work ethic, we have a genuine high half forward/swing through the midfield prospect.

Neither (small) players he references playing style wise, Dion Prestia and Dylan Moore, posted quicker times in the 20m sprint.

For reference, in the
"Physical characteristics of players within the Australian Football League participation pathways: a systematic review" academic study "The mean range of elite AFL players' 20-m sprint times was 2.94-3.13. However, one group was deemed an outlier within this level, and after removal, the mean range for Elite AFL players was 2.94-3.01 s"

So he's right within the 20m sprint mean range for elite AFL players. He'll be fine.

 

[swanny1234]

he is opposite to Freddy who is superfast in open space but not in congestion?
He look not fast in open space but evades very well in congestion? That will bring nice balance to our team?

Sweid looks like he actually likes physical contact and isn’t scared of the contest, so already one reason why he is the opposite of Freddy.

 

[theGav56]

I love all the armchair sports scientists volunteering their opinions on his pace based on a few measly video clips.

There's heaps of reports from people that have actually watched him play numerous over the year that he is genuinely quick, and, in his first year back from an ACL, his 3 second 20 metre sprint would put him marginally outside the top 10 in the 15-20th range in most years AFL combines. His 6.25 2km time trial, which Paul Roo's famously claimed was the only combine test to actually translate on field, would put him around 8-10th in most years AFL combines.

The other thing is, if you go through the players that excel in each combine area over the years, you start to notice a lack of success on-field in most cases. Almost like athletes over footballers isn't really a recipe for onfield success.

It's very much about what you do on the field with your athletic gifts (see M.Reid), as much as what you possess.

He is right in the mix of where you'd want him to be in terms of athletic testing, and when you add that to his onfield abilities and work ethic, we have a genuine high half forward/swing through the midfield prospect.

Neither (small) players he referenced playing style wise, Dion Prestia and Dylan Moore, posted quicker times in the 20m sprint.

For reference, in the
"Physical characteristics of players within the Australian Football League participation pathways: a systematic review" academic study "The mean range of elite AFL players' 20-m sprint times was 2.94-3.13. However, one group was deemed an outlier within this level, and after removal, the mean range for Elite AFL players was 2.94-3.01 s"

So he's right within the 20m sprint mean range for elite AFL players. He'll be fine.

Nice work!

 

[go_the_dockers]

I love all the armchair sports scientists volunteering their opinions on his pace based on a few measly video clips.

There's heaps of reports from people that have actually watched him play numerous over the year that he is genuinely quick, and, in his first year back from an ACL, his 3 second 20 metre sprint would put him just outside the top 10 in most years
AFL combines. His 6.25 2km time trial, which Paul Roo's famously claimed was the only combine test to actually translate on field, would put him around 8th-10th in most years AFL combines.

The other thing is, if you go through the players that excel in each combine area over the years, you start to notice a lack of success on-field in most cases. Almost like athletes over footballers isn't really a recipe for onfield success.

It's very much about what you do on the field with your athletic gifts (see M.Reid), as much as what you possess.

He is right in the mix of where you'd want him to be in terms of athletic testing, and when you add that to his onfield abilities and work ethic, we have a genuine high half forward/swing through the midfield prospect.

Neither (small) players he referenced playing style wise, Dion Prestia and Dylan Moore, posted quicker times in the 20m sprint.

For reference, in the
"Physical characteristics of players within the Australian Football League participation pathways: a systematic review" academic study "The mean range of elite AFL players' 20-m sprint times was 2.94-3.13. However, one group was deemed an outlier within this level, and after removal, the mean range for Elite AFL players was 2.94-3.01 s"

So he's right within the 20m sprint mean range for elite AFL players. He'll be fine.

If you don't want arm chair experts, maybe stay off bigfooty.




I don't have his draft combine results, if he was dead on 3, there was no rounding then that is quick enough. Watching highlights you think you would see him bursting away from packs but I don't see it. It is possible he gets to top speed quickly, but does not have the top end pace to burst away.


When you are under 175cm's, you need to be elite in other areas to make up for it. Murphy Reid is elite in so many other areas, he makes up for it. Hopefully Sweid is the same but I don't see the same kicking or depth touch's that Reid does.

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For reference, in the
"Physical characteristics of players within the Australian Football League participation pathways: a systematic review" academic study "The mean range of elite AFL players' 20-m sprint times was 2.94-3.13. However, one group was deemed an outlier within this level, and after removal, the mean range for Elite AFL players was 2.94-3.01 s"

I don't think those times are elite for 175cm and under players. Under 3 would be Elite.

 

[lint]

If you don't want arm chair experts, maybe stay off bigfooty.




I don't have his draft combine results, if he was dead on 3, there was no rounding then that is quick enough. Watching highlights you think you would see him bursting away from packs but I don't see it. It is possible he gets to top speed quickly, but does not have the top end pace to burst away.


When you are under 175cm's, you need to be elite in other areas to make up for it. Murphy Reid is elite in so many other areas, he makes up for it. Hopefully Sweid is the same but I don't see the same kicking or depth touch's that Reid does.

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.

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I don't think those times are elite for 175cm and under players. Under 3 would be Elite.

Dion Prestia is 175cm. Dylan Moore is 176cm. Sweid is now listed at 176cm. Again, as stated in my post, neither (elite AFL players) he references as similar in style had quicker 20m sprint times. Just because you believe something to be true re: your (highly) abitrary 175cm - 20m sprint time rule equating to on-field success, doesnt mean it is so.

 

[theGav56]

Reid isn't 175cms.

 

[Taylor]

What an impressive young man. He will be a media darling giving interviews mid week and post game. Humble and hungry

 

[greatgatsby]

What an impressive young man. He will be a media darling giving interviews mid week and post game. Humble and hungry

Unusual combination (for a young man) of confidence and openness, without arrogance. He will not only be a media favorite but it will help him with his football early on.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Would like to think a Diesel Williams likeness .Hope he's half as good

Dion Prestia was the pre-draft comparison that I saw.

 

[Lach72]

Some perspective

He’s already a nugget

 

[Lach72]

What’s better than one Murphy Reid?

 

[Lach72]

 

[Lach72]