List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft

[RossFC]

Thanks to Lore for the draft tracker.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

It's definitely stupid. GC's list in particular at the moment is starting to look ridiculously scary.

But FiNaLs Is ScArY.

 

[melanChronic]

I’m assuming that we’ll try to use the suite of 2nd and 3rd rounders to trade up for another pick in the 1st round next year (if bid matching is tightened). If bid matching is left alone, we’ll have those picks sitting there ready to match a bid on Dougie.

If bid matching is tightened then no-one will trade a 1st rounder for a package of 2nd and 3rd rounders. The only reason those kinds of trades happened was because of bid matching-- if that goes those picks will be worth very little, like they should have always been.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[jackag24]

If bid matching is tightened then no-one will trade a 1st rounder for a package of 2nd and 3rd rounders. The only reason those kinds of trades happened was because of bid matching-- if that goes those picks will be worth very little, like they should have always been.

Other clubs might still have academy/FS prospects in later rounds where some junkish picks might be worth it for them right?

 

[Duckimus Prime]

How can Gold Coast still have picks 48 and 49 after matching 4 x first round bids? Surely that's an error.

We should be at 60 (the others don't matter)

Gold Coast give away picks 7 and 8 for Petracca and still get 4 x first round picks.

The picks Gold Coast had to to use when matching the last bids had more value than the cost of the bids. So they get to jump back in before all the 0 value bids.

One of the side affects of making the points values lower and stop earlier. When teams have leftover points from bid matching, they get to return to the draft order earlier.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The picks Gold Coast had to to use when matching the last bids had more value than the cost of the bids. So they get to jump back in before all the 0 value bids.

One of the side affects of making the points values lower and stop earlier. When teams have leftover points from bid matching, they get to return to the draft order earlier.

There appears to be a fair bit of annoyance on social media about how easily Gold Coast matched 4 x first round bids even after throwing picks 7 and 8 at Melbourne to get Petracca. And still they have points left over (although it is unlikely they will use those picks).

The whole trade/draft market is distorted by how easily the northern clubs can restock first round quality picks even after off loading their own picks for more players.

But never fear, our courageous AFL will punish Port for it in 2026 and 27.

 

[Macca19]

Agreed. I don't understand largely or entirely trading yourself out of a draft for no real gain. I get top end talent can vary but is a kid picked in the 40s in this draft demonstrably less likely to succeed than a kid picked in the 40s next year?

I think recruiters can talk themselves into decisions based purely on a feeling and those thoughts can spread through a group like a hive mind.

I'm not going to die in a ditch over indicative picks from one year to the next, it's more the broader question of why give up your position in a draft at all for the sake of kicking a can down the road.

Hopefully pick 62 will come back into the 40s and we can get a new player onto our list.

Im pretty ok with the strategy of getting out of this draft.

Also, if we have a specific player in mind and we are 99% certain they will be there, theres really no harm in gaining a pick next year, as we’ll pick the same player with the later pick this year anyway

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Im pretty ok with the strategy of getting out of this draft.

Also, if we have a specific player in mind and we are 99% certain they will be there, theres really no harm in gaining a pick next year, as we’ll pick the same player with the later pick this year anyway

If that's the case then yes. And it was my original thinking, basically it's a free hit if we think there's a player that will last to what could be the original position of the pick we traded.

I think I've just found this year's draft particularly frustrating.

 

[240volt]

There appears to be a fair bit of annoyance on social media about how easily Gold Coast matched 4 x first round bids even after throwing picks 7 and 8 at Melbourne to get Petracca. And still they have points left over (although it is unlikely they will use those picks).

The whole trade/draft market is distorted by how easily the northern clubs can restock first round quality picks even after off loading their own picks for more players.

But never fear, our courageous AFL will punish Port for it in 2026 and 27.

It’s all about teams like GWS and GC being strong so the AFL can cash in on their investment eventually.
That and the protection of the Victorian sides are the main priorities.
I’d be confident in saying that Port Adelaide would be rock bottom of all the teams in the comp in the AFL care factor ladder.
Just this alone makes it harder for us to be successful.
I honestly can’t see it improving especially when a Tassie side enters the competition.

 

[Greasyrhys]

Glad none of the Centrals boys ended up with the crers, would love to get Sharp if he has homesickness down the track.

 

[Grave Danger]

Glad none of the Centrals boys ended up with the crers, would love to get Sharp if he has homesickness down the track.

But Essendon is his "childhood club", so unlikely. Unless B. Scott gets a couple more contract extensions...

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[Portwrld]

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Shame they didn’t get Dyson Sharp

 

[raptalia]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wake me when they get to pick 60 something.

 

[Nemisis]

The GC trade was woeful. Should have held onto the pick and waited and seen what evolved.

 

[bringbackbucky]

GC doing so well out of this draft is a disaster for us. AFL will definitely over correct.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Honestly if we have nobody left on our board that we view as being worth more than giving the list spot to a Stephenson or Watkins, then pick 49 is worth absolutely 0 to us and cashing it in for something is worthwhile; we were clearly willing to just take anything we could get for a more important draft.

If we had a few players expected to go around the 35-45 mark and we could have waited to see if one slid to us that's a very different story but we really have no idea how our draft board actually looks.

I've posted this before but the main goal for Josh this year needs to be embedding a new gameplan, structure and attitude in the players. That will take time after such a long period of "near enough is good enough" "just work hardery" garbage for many of them. Get the squad right on these things then bring new players in to that culture next year.

 

[Powerade 08]

trading our first - bad
trading our second - good
trading our third - bad

BF lottery

 

[EskimoPAFC]

trading our first - bad
trading our second - good
trading our third - bad

BF lottery

I think people just miss the melts

Seriously thought firsts are worth so much more than the others as if you have a bad year you get access to elite talent or a pick of elite value that can be traded. Its the ultimate back up plan and as such shouldn't be traded unless there is a really good case for it - JHF or Dougie Cochrane levels.

 

[Grave Danger]

His name doesn't match his face...

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Sam Cumming looks sad in every photo I've seen of him.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I hope we draft someone, just so we have something to talk about. Even Noah Roberts-Thomson who PJ Power mentioned a couple of days ago.

I checked his draft profile and Carry definitely has a type

Standing at 181cm, he is not an overwhelming presence across the ground, but he isn’t held back by his relative lack of size. He’s a player who possesses a low centre of gravity and core strength that allows him to explode out of congestion. He demonstrated these attributes at the combine, particularly in the 20m sprint and agility test, where he finished sixth overall in both events, ahead of such highly-touted prospects as Sam Grlj and Zeke Uwland.

Noah Roberts-Thomson Draft Profile

Sturt midfielder-forward Noah Roberts-Thomson possesses a sharp turn of speed and the ability to hit the scoreboard in key moments.

central.rookieme.com

 

[#BallMagnet]

Sam Cumming looks sad in every photo I've seen of him.

I think he just recently got Braces and so wasn't keen to smile too much I guess.

 

[raptalia]

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Mitch Marsh is going to be a busy boy trying to fit in a preseason with the Crows while Captaining Australia in the ODIs.

 

[raptalia]

Sam Cumming looks sad in every photo I've seen of him.

You'd be sad if you had to play for the Crows.