Academy Rorts - The 2025 Draft Thread

[FFB1]

He sounds relieved.

Mate is an Eagles supporter, dunno how accurate it is but he reckons his Mum was keen for him to play away from Perth.

 

[Morbidly_Obese]

190 cm according to the AFL webpage.

Rookie me central has him listed at 183cm. I guess AFL is probably a lot more trustworthy.

 

[cmt26]

Do we have any available list spots for rookie listing players?

 

[Brizzys Squizzy]

Tai Hayes turned 21 one day before the draft
He may not have celebrated much then, but he may do so tonight.

Good pick

 

[Brizzys Squizzy]

Do we have any available list spots for rookie listing players?

One spot for McCarthy

 

[Elixuh]

Now you just need to watch to ensure Weller and Bridges slip through to the rookie draft for us to prelist them.

 

[Warwick]

I like the sound of Hayes’ ‘piercing left foot’. Any highlights??

 

[Perrip]

Do we have any available list spots for rookie listing players?

No, will just re-rookie Linc tomorrow. Bridge & Waller are our two other academy draftees that could be drafted by other clubs tomorrow

 

[Elixuh]

Our boy Briz has dismantled the WCE board.

 

[Brizzys Squizzy]

Anyone know what his NGA angle is?

Indigenous background

 

[Lace Out]

Fincher got to StKilda because his parents happened to be in Hong Kong when he was born

 

[ManeMan]

I can’t stress enough how much of a cracking read the West Coast draft thread is from the Koby Evans bid onwards.

Their whole world collapses in real time.

You weren't lying! From page 86 of their draft thread if anyone is interested. Highly entertaining.

 

[Viceregal]

Bit of Clayton Oliver about him.

I do hope you mean skill/style not professionalism/personality...

 

[Maboo]

You weren't lying! From page 86 of their draft thread if anyone is interested. Highly entertaining.

Yeah, the BigFooty swear filter must have nearly given up, I have never seen so many stars. I am sure there was one post with just a shitload of stars with the odd word like campaigners thrown in.

 

[Viceregal]

You weren't lying! From page 86 of their draft thread if anyone is interested. Highly entertaining.

Only read from 86 to 94 but they do seem to having a bad night ... and some of them seem ... unfond ... of our dear briztoon for some reason... oh and us and the Saints for stealing their players that they apparently were thinking would get through to the rookie draft or something like that.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Port had a good night. Didn’t pick a single dud

 

[GenericUsername202]

Port had a good night. Didn’t pick a single dud

one way to stop fans from complaining about your draft choices is to not draft anyone at all.

 

[JasRulz63]

5.4K views · 85 reactions | Another one for your @westcoasteagles mates 🦅 There’s an NGA kid in @perthfootballclub colours who could be an absolute steal at this years draft. @koby.evansss barely played footy this year thanks to injury, but his be

Another one for your @westcoasteagles mates 🦅 There’s an NGA kid in @perthfootballclub colours who could be an absolute steal at this years draft. @koby.evansss barely played footy this year...

www.facebook.com

 

[Nathan Barley]

5.4K views · 85 reactions | Another one for your @westcoasteagles mates 🦅 There’s an NGA kid in @perthfootballclub colours who could be an absolute steal at this years draft. @koby.evansss barely played footy this year thanks to injury, but his be

Another one for your @westcoasteagles mates 🦅 There’s an NGA kid in @perthfootballclub colours who could be an absolute steal at this years draft. @koby.evansss barely played footy this year...

www.facebook.com

Looks raw but super talented. Great pick for us

 

[JasRulz63]

Looks raw but super talented. Great pick for us

He made the AFL academy for this year so he was highly rated before the year. Him and Curtin were two of the three WA players that made the squad.

Curtin is an interesting one. Question is going to be whether he has the speed to play AFL level. Would've won a lot of contests at U18 level by being bigger than his opponents.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Swipe across to see the live reaction to getting drafted. It’s a good one!

 

[Section 5]

I think Brad Dalziell (age 20) in 2007 was the last mature aged player we took in the National Draft before Tai Hayes tonight.
That being mature aged, and who has not played at AFL level.
Not including other sort of drafts like rookie, preseason (Day), midseason (Beecken), zone (Reville). TV show (M Eagles), International (Uosis)
Zorko was traded from the Suns

 

[Hollow Knight]

I think Brad Dalziell (age 20) in 2007 was the last mature aged player we took in the National Draft before Tai Hayes tonight.
That being mature aged, and who has not played at AFL level.
Not including other sort of drafts like rookie, preseason (Day), midseason (Beecken), zone (Reville). TV show (M Eagles), International (Uosis)
Zorko was traded from the Suns

Zac O’Brien?

 

[irel]

 

[lionshine]

Zac O’Brien?

Rookie draft