Preview 2025 AFL Draft General Discussion

[RedmanWasHere]

Does anyone know when the cut-off for player submission into the School Sport Australia U15 Australian Football squads is?

Further, the starting date of the U15 games.

Cheers.

 

[briztoon]

Does anyone know when the cut-off for player submission into the School Sport Australia U15 Australian Football squads is?

Further, the starting date of the U15 games.

Cheers.

Has the competition already run this year?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Has the competition already run this year?

Not yet.

Normally it's been circa June-July yearly.

 

[Big_Newon]

We’re still like the 4th youngest list in the competition, plenty of kids coming through to keep us contending until 2030 at least.

Ashcroft and Fletcher arriving next draft will add to our high end talent. Then there’s Ashcroft jnr in the 2024 draft (he’s in the Vic Metro U16 academy). We’re starting to get them father son kids coming through from our premiership era team. (Freaking more daughters though, our vflw team will be strong. Akers daughter is a gun).

Like I mentioned earlier (I think it was here), Cooper loves getting about in his Lions guernsey.

I guess it really does depend on where the Hodges are living when Cooper is in year 12.

Unless Cooper is a dud he won't be going to the Lions.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

The Victorian U15 squad's been revealed.

Aaron Sharkie Koonung Secondary College
Ben Fergusson Scotch College
Charlie Whitehead Whitefriars College Inc
Cooper Duff-Tytler Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School
Dylan Hiscock St Patrick's College Ballarat
Felix Kneipp Wesley College Melbourne
Geordie Richardson St Joseph's College Geelong
Harry Morphet Saint Ignatius College Geelong
Jamie Gilchrist Wantirna College
Kayleb Lovett Rowville Secondary College
Kye Fincher Brighton Grammar School
Louis Hodder Padua College
Lucius White Iona College
Mitch Toner Beaconhills College
Mitchell Buckland Billanook College
Oliver Greeves Caulfield Grammar School
Roman Moxon Marcellin College
Ryan Cullian Bairnsdale Secondary College
Seth Cleary Rowville Secondary College
Shaun Watson St Joseph's College Mildura
Tairon Ah-Mu Haileybury College
Thomas Burton Emmanuel College
Thomas Rutledge Assumption College
Tyson Anic Rowville Secondary College
Willem Duursma Foster Secondary College


Notable names here.

Willem Duursma.

Brother of Xavier, Yasmin and Zane.
Son of Dean and nephew of Jamie.


Mitch Toner has to be Jack Toner's brother.
Likewise Ollie Greeves (Zac.)

 

[eDPS]

Jamie Gilchrist is the big one, a star key forward who will be at Eastern Ranges.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Jamie Gilchrist is the big one, a star key forward who will be at Eastern Ranges.

How tall is he?

 

[eDPS]

How tall is he?

Not sure but apparently fairly tall.

 

[Big_Newon]

Jamie Gilchrist is the big one, a star key forward who will be at Eastern Ranges.

He is actually a midfielder that rotates forward and still kicks 6 goals a game. He is about 185cm tall.

 

[eDPS]

He is actually a midfielder that rotates forward and still kicks 6 goals a game. He is about 185cm tall.

185cm at that age is still fairly tall, Sam Darcy was just a bit taller than that at that age.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I know it'll be 2025 and onwards before folk have a proper look at these names but WA's U12's squad has the following:

A Warner. (Troy.)
A Hough (Harley) as a train-on. (Probably brother of Brady.)
A Merenda as train-on. (Remi's probably a son of Mark Merenda

Mark Merenda

Age

50

Ht

181cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.1

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

1.8

1star

K

1.6

1star

HB

0.2

1star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.2

3star

.)

Troy's probably the brother of Chad, Corey and Ashton.

 

[giantroo]

Not sure where they are at atm but these are the North father-son prospects that are around the mark for 2025

Sam Harris (2025)
Kayde Pickett (2025)
Owen Simpson (2025)
Archer Grant (2025)
Kai Schwass (2025)
Lucas McCartney (2025)
Will Crocker (2025)

 

[RedmanWasHere]

WA's U15's squad for 2022.

Deacon	McGuire	Aquinas College
Tyson	McGuire	Aquinas College
Brodyn	Robinson	Comet Bay College
Cooper	Bewick	Lake Joondalup Baptist College
Cale	Scott	Aquinas College
William	York	Our Lady of Mercy College
Zachary	Sarsero	Comet Bay College
Taj	Longmuir	Wesley College
Rhama	Evans	Nagle Catholic College
Blake	Kelly	Guildford Grammar School
Toby	Whan	Mazenod College
Jadd	Hill	Mazenod College
Zane	Gartrell	Duncraig Senior High School
Dylan	Scott	Bunbury Catholic College
Cole	Trinder	Trinity College
George	Stoney	Scotch College
Nicholas	Clifton	Kolbe Catholic College
Isaak	Wittkuhn	Kennedy Baptist College
Darcy	Montgomery	Wanneroo Secondary Collage
Max	McCullough	St Stephen’s School Duncraig
Marcus	Cassidy	Trinity College
Judd	Marcello	Duncraig Senior High School
Noah	Midani	Safety Bay Senior High School
Basil	Hart	Newton Moore Senior High School
Matthew	May	Kennedy Baptist College

TRAIN ON PLAYERS
Tex	Spargo	Fairbridge College
Lucas	Ali	Aquinas College
Will	Ross	Mazenod college
Kayden	Smylie	Comet Bay College
Bodhi	Pringle	Kolbe Catholic College
Jamie	Sidebottom	Helena College
Jonah	Klemke	Mater Dei College
Matthew	Becker	Comet Bay College
Riley	Groves	Warwick Senior High School
Lexcen	King	Mandurah Catholic College

 

[RedmanWasHere]

South Australia's U15's squad for 2022.

Bolded = possible father/son picks.

• Harley Barker, Heathfield High School
• Luke Candy, Sacred Heart College-Champagnat
• Jack Cook, Immanuel College
• Finn Crouch, Immanuel College
• Gus Downs, Sacred Heart College-Marcellin
• Lukas Eagleton, Scotch College
• Lachlan Gardner, Adelaide Botanic High School
• Kobe Gibson, Tenison Woods College
• Jack Hayter, St Peter's College
• Logan Hughes, St Michael's College
• Brock Jamieson, Henley High School
• Alexander Jankovic, Cedar College
• Matthew LeRay, Prince Alfred College
• Justin Miller, Trinity College South
• William Prescott, Prince Alfred College
• Noah Roberts-Thomson, Pembroke School
• Jeff Rozenblds, St Peter's College
• Kalen Russell, Prince Alfred College
• Jamie Russell Swansson, Henley High School
• Jacob Salmon, Tenison Woods College
• Lachlan Sands, St Michael's College
• Aidan Schubert, Trinity College South
• Dyson Sharp, Xavier College
• Gillon Wakelin, Prince Alfred College
• Cameron Woods, Woodcroft College

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Reading in some of the threads, looks like Dyson Sharp's a top candidate for 2025.

 

[botts]

Is this the draft were the saints might finally get a fs with Boston Everett ?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Is this the draft were the saints might finally get a fs with Boston Everett ?

At last check, Boston's for 2024.

 

[M Malice]

Enough about the 2025 draft I want to know who are the likely top 10 in the 2022 under 12s (2028 Draft Cohort)... that will separate the wheat from the chaff as far as "draft experts" go.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Enough about the 2025 draft I want to know who are the likely top 10 in the 2022 under 12s (2028 Draft Cohort)... that will separate the wheat from the chaff as far as "draft experts" go.

Nah stuff the 2022 U12's (2028 Draft Cohort.)
Let's go to Auskick clinics and suss out the stars of the 2022 U6's. (2034 Draft Cohort.)

 

[Thunderstruck]

Reading in some of the threads, looks like Dyson Sharp's a top candidate for 2025.

Absolute gun for his age, one of the better 15 year olds I've seen.

 

[danster168]

Kalani White (Jeff White

Jeff White

Age

48

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

8.2

3star

HB

6.3

4star

HO

18.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

1.6

2star

HO

3.0

5star

's son), 194cm 14yr old. Forward. Hopefully a top 5 pick on his way to the dees. Has a nice kick on him. Represents Qld.

 

[briztoon]

Kalani White (Jeff White's son), 194cm 14yr old. Forward. Hopefully a top 5 pick on his way to the dees. Has a nice kick on him. Represents Qld.

Which academy?

 

[peterbuch74]

Jamie Gilchrist is the big one, a star key forward who will be at Eastern Ranges.

Jamie's a friend of my son and goes to school with him. Played at Bayswater Jnr FC in under 12s and he starred in that season... moved to East Ringwood A Grade side as covid hit. He's a star basketballer too, was a member of the VIC U16s team that won the grand final at the Australian Championships in Perth on the weekend.
I was always of the opinion that Basketball would be his first choice, but he excels at basically anything he puts his hand up for.
Looking forward to seeing Jamie run around in the big V in footy.

 

[Jazny]

Hopefully this will be the draft where Tasmania comes into the competition. It's possible the 2024 draft, but more likely this one.

 

[VitalDread]

Jaxon Cooney kicked 8.6 throughout 3 games during the Next Gen Academy showcase games a few weeks back

Leading patterns similar to Naughton and apparently is already 6'2

Cohen Lake controlled the back line in a sweeper role