Resource 2025 AFL Draft prospects and discussion.

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Mitch is going to get ID'd at nightclubs for the next 10 years

 

[Slim258]

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.

Is McGuane fact?

From memory was pretty highly regarded in his 16th year.

Pies set to land yet another son of a gun

The Magpies are set to land yet another father-son gun at the end of 2025

www.afl.com.au

 

[bigman]

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.

Inside intel or you read something?

Arnold is 26 and Foot nearly 25 so both are on the older side. Was never a big fan of Foot.

McGuane is interesting. We love a Collingwood father son they don’t want.

 

[mickfaxis]

Inside intel or you read something?

Arnold is 26 and Foot nearly 25 so both are on the older side. Was never a big fan of Foot.

McGuane is interesting. We love a Collingwood father son they don’t want.

Fairly reliable intel. I'd had word that Burgess was leaving a few hours before it was announced from the same person, and a few other tidbits along the way.

McGuane was the name I was told.

Arnold and/or Foot I can't confirm. That was just research based on what I was told which was former Swan and ties to the Gold Coast and around 24. Both of them are around 24. Arnold did play for the Big V against SANFL team this year so potentially our recruiters would have seen him first hand.

 

[Banrock]

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.

Cannot be harry Arnold as he turned 26 this year according to the lions website.

Lions Defender Arnold to Don the Big V

Brisbane Lions VFL defender, Harry Arnold has been rewarded for a year of consistent performance with selection for the VFL side to take on SANFL this Sunday in the 2025 AAMI State Game.

www.lions.com.au

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Has it? I can’t think of many recent premiers or grand finalists that played 3 key forwards.

recently more teams seem to be going with the 2 forwards , 2 rucks model (6 of the last 10 grand final teams), as opposed to the 3 & 1.

An extra ruck might help with stoppages and defensive marking options but you're probably giving up even more mobility around the ground compared to a 3rd tall forward.

in the last 15 seasons only four teams gone into a grand final with less than 4 (non-defensive) talls, and only 2 have won.

but tell me again how 2017 wasn't an outlier.

 

[mickfaxis]

Cannot be harry Arnold as he turned 26 this year according to the lions website.

Lions Defender Arnold to Don the Big V

Brisbane Lions VFL defender, Harry Arnold has been rewarded for a year of consistent performance with selection for the VFL side to take on SANFL this Sunday in the 2025 AAMI State Game.

www.lions.com.au

Maybe we like him because his name is kind of like Harry Andrews?

 

[FNeighbourhoodSpiderman]

20:35

CDT was asked to pick a player not drafted in the first round who will be good at AFL level - picked Ludowyke

Mentioned he's an Aaron Cadman type

 

[Crow till I die]

 

[bigman]

Did anyone tell the coaches Rash was supposed to play mid?

 

[1990crow]

Did anyone tell the coaches Rash was supposed to play mid?

 

[UcantCme]

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

Hope not - some kids that just dont put on the size to compete at AFL level - no matter how many preseasons they complete. McGuane is one of these types

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Hope not - some kids that just dont put on the size to compete at AFL level - no matter how many preseasons they complete. McGuane is one of these types

He looks small, slow, and his kick max's out at 30 mtres .....plus he doesn't protect the ball

 

[Carmo]

He looks small, slow, and his kick max's out at 30 mtres .....plus he doesn't protect the ball

So the new Murphy?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

So the new Murphy?

Or the new Hayden Skipworth

 

[Redline]

Balyn O'Brien from Norwood is training with Power I've heard. Not sure if we had any interest in him. I presume they will take Stephenson though.

 

[1970crow]

You don't shift your best forward into the ruck because you used pick 50 on a tall forward

But he was 23rd on our talent order.

 

[ams4crows]

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

For what it's worth a very good number of Crows players follow EH on insta, weather that's anything to read into.

 

[1970crow]

It’ll be for SSP, not MSD

I see no point keeping it open for mid season

Someone will have a season ending injury by then and will allow a MSD pick if we want one.

 

[1970crow]

Think people are reading too much into his move to the rookie list.

It’s purely an admin move, his contract terms won’t have changed. Whether he was on the main or rookie list, still needs to prove he’s got what it takes to get an additional year or two.

If you ignore the delisting of the last handful that went from main to rookie list, then sure. But if you don’t ignore that, you’d understand that his papers are pretty much stamped and only a completely unexpected season will save him.

 

[Crow till I die]

For what it's worth a very good number of Crows players follow EH on insta, weather that's anything to read into.

I am sure they are still mates with the big easy

 

[fossilllCrow]

Would think the train ons would be there today but none spoke about. Hope it’s mids!!

 

[1970crow]

recently more teams seem to be going with the 2 forwards , 2 rucks model (6 of the last 10 grand final teams), as opposed to the 3 & 1.

An extra ruck might help with stoppages and defensive marking options but you're probably giving up even more mobility around the ground compared to a 3rd tall forward.

in the last 15 seasons only four teams gone into a grand final with less than 4 (non-defensive) talls, and only 2 have won.

but tell me again how 2017 wasn't an outlier.

Did I ever say it wasn’t? What I said is that you can win with 1, most are won with 2, but we seem fixated on 3. Even playing Burgess to maintain the structure. If we’d won it with 3 key forwards, it’d be an outlier in the same way Richmond’s was.

 

[fossilllCrow]

Cal is going through each team on Twitter and there train ons players so Crows news asap.

 

[bettingonbetts]

Cal is going through each team on Twitter and there train ons players so Crows news asap.

Was just about to say this, seems like he is posting about some teams. We thinking all to be announced tonight?