Resource 2025 AFL Draft prospects and discussion.

[Crow till I die]

He's training with Port Adelaide

I mean, some people like to roll around in the mud and be really grubby...it is what it is

 

[Fud#3]

He's training with Port Adelaide

Well he's been invited to. Players before have trained with 2 clubs, but he melts would be great if he showed his head is back in it and we pick him

 

[1990crow]

Well he's been invited to. Players before have trained with 2 clubs, but he melts would be great if he showed his head is back in it and we pick him

I don't think I want Stephenson on our list.

 

[Mutineer]

Taj Murray or Zac Harding for you if given the choice?

One is way more advanced physically the other is at least 3 or 4 years away from making an impact.

 

[crow2crow]

I wouldn't mind BOB and Hollands training against each other for the DSP spot if that's possible? Although I do like Taj Murray as well

id prefer hollands and mitch stevens for the two spots.

but it doesn't matter who you put hollands up against if there is one spot he will get it. training the house down and playing isn't the issue clearly.

 

[Ticktak]

Isn’t Hollands training with Carlton?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Isn’t Hollands training with Carlton?

Is he?

I thought he was kicked out of the club in disgrace

 

[ET Sloane Home]

Is he?

I thought he was kicked out of the club in disgrace

he was also offered a train on spot to win a contract back, from what i recall the announcement said when he was delisted

 

[GreyCrow]

Not if we develop another tall forward who can kick 50-60 plus goals a season, supplement by others who can kick 40 plus each.

Surely thats 3 years away though

 

[dplggr47]

Is he?

I thought he was kicked out of the club in disgrace

Is that the type of player we want though? If he couldn't turn his career around back at home surrounded by family support, how will he do so at Adelaide?

 

[Cromulant]

Is that the type of player we want though? If he couldn't turn his career around back at home surrounded by family support, how will he do so at Adelaide?

Melbourne isnt really home

 

[skam85]

Are we watching the same player here with Welsh? What do you want to see from the guy, I assume its like a 30 goal season or 25 disposal a game or something like that??

Some stats to put his 2025 sanfl season in context

Player, Games, Goals, Disposals per Game
Burgess, 18, 56, 11.9
Cook, 16, 27, 13.6
Strachan, 14, 20, 13.6
Nank, 14, 16, 19.6
Dowling, 17, 16, 22.4
Drury, 19, 14, 18.8
Pedlar, 9, 12, 17.0
Gallagher, 17, 12, 8.5
Welsh, 13, 10, 6.5

2024 season high goalkickers: Gollant 29, Burgess 25, Murray 17, Gallagher 13, Welsh 10 (5 of the 10 came in one game)
2023 season high goalkickers: Gollant 42, Newchurch 28, Wright 21, Cook 19, Himmelberg 18
2022 season high goalkickers: Wright 35, Gollant 28, Newchurch 26, Macasey and Himmelberg 19

When you consider Welsh was playing fourth string forward behind Burgess, Murray, Strachan and Cook and considering the time in the system of a lot of those other guys that led our goal kicking this year Welsh was ok to good. If you look at his disposals per game which is incredibly low, if he can double that to 12 per game I reckon he'd start to get into the 20-30 goals per year depending on how many games he plays which is where the majority of our good forwards have been playing at. He loses Strachan and Burgess this year but will get Maley and Ludowyke back again so he'll still be down the list a bit. Most people would've considered Nank to have a pretty good year in the SANFL and he was only 6 goals further in front of Welsh. Anyway, we shall see.

Did your Apple Watch pick up a gymnastics workout when you were typing this?

 

[Mutineer]

So Carlton have to pay out the year left on both Hollands and Will White's contracts if they don't re-list the players?

 

[UcantCme]

Is he?

I thought he was kicked out of the club in disgrace

But harsh

The lad is on record saying he had some alcohol issues and since has gone through a counselling program

He’s a talent, a free hit and worth the risk

Didn’t we kick Stengle out in disgrace and how did that work out for him - All Australian

 

[bettingonbetts]

Does anyone know a specific date we will find out who we will be training?
Hoping it’s BOB and Hollands

 

[Golumless]

This is true, his versatility across the ground is incredibly elite and valuable, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be seen as primarily a forward

To go one step further, if you are not seeing Thilthorpe as primarily a forward, you have horrifically overthought it.

Dude is a key forward you can build an entire offensive game around, which is worth its weight in gold. We are also fast approaching the point where we should be heavily considering ditching his non-forward 50 ruck minutes.

 

[mickfaxis]

Does anyone know a specific date we will find out who we will be training?
Hoping it’s BOB and Hollands

1) Collingwood father-son who didn't get drafted

2) Mature ager who previously played a few games for Sydney and may have also had association with the Suns.

 

[Golumless]

Does anyone know a specific date we will find out who we will be training?
Hoping it’s BOB and Hollands

Is there a specific date? I thought this was something that could happen at any point whilst the SPP window is open.

 

[Mutineer]

But harsh

The lad is on record saying he had some alcohol issues and since has gone through a counselling program

He’s a talent, a free hit and worth the risk

Didn’t we kick Stengle out in disgrace and how did that work out for him - All Australian

Basically kicked out of 2 clubs and it wasn't just drugs and alcohol especially at Carlton and it's not as though it's a secret. Hell even his brother booted him out of their shared living set up.

 

[Sizzlepack]

1) Collingwood father-son who didn't get drafted

2) Mature ager who previously played a few games for Sydney and may have also had association with the Suns.

The first guy sounds like Tom McGuane. The second guy, based on my googling, might be... Harry Arnold?

 

[Eagleboy2011]

We obviously never rated Mitch Stevens.

 

[mickfaxis]

The first guy sounds like Tom McGuane. The second guy, based on my googling, might be... Harry Arnold?

Correct on McGuane. He's very, very small and light though. So not entirely sure why we need a small forward under 180 who will blow away in the wind. Collingwood clearly didn't rate him.

Harry Arnold fits the description. KPD, 24 years old. Came through Gold Coast Academy. Hasn't played a game for Sydney though. The other I researched was Zac Foot, who's played 2 games. Midfielder, now plays at Southport (Gold Coast), but still young at 21.

We do have a habit of plucking decent KPD's out of nowhere though and with Butts being courted it could be Arnold.

 

[Sizzlepack]

Correct on McGuane. He's very, very small and light though. So not entirely sure why we need a small forward under 180 who will blow away in the wind. Collingwood clearly didn't rate him.

Harry Arnold fits the description. KPD, 24 years old. Came through Gold Coast Academy. Hasn't played a game for Sydney though. The other I researched was Zac Foot, who's played 2 games. Midfielder, now plays at Southport (Gold Coast), but still young at 21.

We do have a habit of plucking decent KPD's out of nowhere though and with Butts being courted it could be Arnold.

Do you have some intel which suggests it'll be McGuane + Foot? First time I've heard those names linked to us. McGuane was spoken about as a potential top 10 pick at the start of the year.

 

[FR0GGY]

Looks to be a big height difference between the two draftees. (I know ludo is slightly forward)

 

[Mutineer]

Correct on McGuane. He's very, very small and light though. So not entirely sure why we need a small forward under 180 who will blow away in the wind. Collingwood clearly didn't rate him.

Harry Arnold fits the description. KPD, 24 years old. Came through Gold Coast Academy. Hasn't played a game for Sydney though. The other I researched was Zac Foot, who's played 2 games. Midfielder, now plays at Southport (Gold Coast), but still young at 21.

We do have a habit of plucking decent KPD's out of nowhere though and with Butts being courted it could be Arnold.

Zac Foot is older than that has to be around 25, I remember him playing for the Dandenong Stingrays in 2018, good pace with an awkward kicking style but surprisingly accurate given that, I think he might be of indigenous descent?