Resource 2025 AFL Draft prospects and discussion.

[Mostyn]

Recruiters absolutely think this is an issue. Adam Simpson confirmed it years ago and it's proven by the significant percentage of players taken from private schools

Private schools also cherry pick the promising early teen footballers with lucrative scholarship offers.

 

[Mutineer]

Recruiters absolutely think this is an issue. Adam Simpson confirmed it years ago and it's proven by the significant percentage of players taken from private schools

I'm sure it feeds into recruitment but there seems to be more and more very promising talents getting sporting scholarships to top end private schools not because of their scholistic talents or family life it's the prestige sporting success these schools seem to go all out to for strangely.

 

[Mutineer]

Anyone with a Newscorp subscription that's interested can watch Mitch Stevens at the link.

Unfortunately the CTL App stream is not available for this particular game.

Gippy Power vs the Murray Bushies

Gippy dominated the 1st quarter lead 33 - 6

#26 Mitch Srevens

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/live-streams/aussie-rules/coates-talent-league-2025-live-stream-murray-bushrangers-v-gippsland-power-boys-round-1/news-story/99ca4568adac3349bff756a5214ef11d

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Private schools also cherry pick the promising early teen footballers with lucrative scholarship offers.

Ok thanks. One of the top talents this draft concerns me due to this. Be interesting to see if he slides or drifts out of the system

 

[budget]

There's been lots of talk about how Dyson had a poor opening game of the season here, but I think we can dig a little deeper. He didn't find a lot of the footy, but was played as a high half forward which can become a bit of a graveyard with the ball constantly flying over your head. The touches he did have were mostly clean and constructive, and he had a hand in each of the critical final two scores that got his team up on the day.

When you're the most talented kid playing junior footy you are the game plan, but when you accept the move up to senior footy you have to fit into a structure and you're not likely to be the star. I did feel that he was deferring too much to his teammates at times, hovering outside of contests waiting to receive instead of being proactive, and I'm sure that will change as he gains confidence at the level.

Gee he has the see ball get ball game.dangerfield / jhf/Ried.


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[Mutineer]

Mitch Stevens had a decent game on the weekend with 20 disposals playing mostly in defence though he did have a couple of squirts in the midfield late in the game. Played with a heavily strapped calf but he certainly showed a good turn of foot at times, still lightly built so plenty of upside to come.

 

[noobermensch]

A slightly quieter outing this week from Cumming but he still played a large role in helping his Roosters squad claim victory with his power around the contest combined with his ability to get forward and hit the scoreboard.

 

[Mutineer]

Why not?

 

[Mutineer]

Anyone interested in getting a look at Mitch Stevens here's the link to the replay of the Gippy Power vs Murray Bushies game. #26 with a heavily strapped left calf Red Jumpers. Played down back the first 3 quarters and then spent some time on ball in the last quarter.

https://www.afl.com.au/ondemand/highlights/1291099/2025-coates-talent-league-boys?episode=4#round-1

 

[jimvic]

Below are the national top 10 results from this year’s pre-season testing days.

BOYS​

Vertical Jump

Player	State	Club	Result (cm)
Harley Hicks	VIC	GWV Rebels	88
Lucas Rust	SA	North Adelaide	86
Luke Candy	SA	Glenelg	82
Gabe Stumpf	VIC	Northern Knights	81
James Allison	VIC	Northern Knights	80
Thomas Rutledge	VIC	Bendigo Pioneers	80
Coby Hilton	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	79
Koby Coulson	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	79
Jesse Borghouts	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	79
Willis Reidy	VIC	Sandringham Dragons	79

Running Vertical Jump (Left)

Player	State	Club	Result (cm)
Sam Allen	VIC	Oakleigh Chargers	101
Max King	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	98
Riley Onley	VIC	Murray Bushrangers	98
Ben Rongdit	VIC	Geelong Falcons	97
Jack Mumford	SA	Woodville West Torrens	97
James Allison	VIC	Northern Knights	96
Fergus Myall	SA	Norwood	96
Memphis Webb	SA	North Adelaide	95
Cooper Hodge	QLD	Brisbane Lions Academy	95
Olu Olalekan	VIC	Calder Cannons	95

Running Vertical Jump (Right)

Player	State	Club	Result (cm)
Jacob Eddington	WA	East Perth	95
Logan McCabe	SA	West Adelaide	95
Max King	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	94
Floyd Burmeister	VIC	GWV Rebels	93
Jack Gilligan	TAS	Tasmania Devils	93
Lachlan Cramp	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	92
Kaiden McNamara	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	92
Josiah Landy	VIC	Eastern Ranges	92
Isaac Baldwin	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	90
Luke Candy	SA	Glenelg	89

20m Sprint

Player	State	Club	Result (sec)
Leon Titmuss	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	2.815
Max Lee	VIC	Dandenong Stingrays	2.826
Jayde Varlet	VIC	Dandenong Stingrays	2.829
Max King	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	2.831
Oskar Taylor	VIC	Eastern Ranges	2.832
Thomas Matthews	VIC	Gippsland Power	2.846
Bailey Lloyd	VIC	Eastern Ranges	2.849
Harper McCulloch	VIC	Oakleigh Chargers	2.850
Logan McCabe	SA	West Adelaide	2.855
Harley Barker	SA	Sturt	2.864

Agility

Player	State	Club	Result (sec)
Jack Marks	VIC	Murray Bushrangers	7.65
Jethro Grills	QLD	Brisbane Lions Academy	7.70
Benjamin Russell	TAS	Tasmania Devils	7.75
Koby Coulson	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	7.76
Fletcher Dillon	SA	West Adelaide	7.78
James Allison	VIC	Northern Knights	7.78
Caleb Williams	QLD	Gold Coast Suns Academy	7.79
Lachy Dovaston	VIC	Eastern Ranges	7.81
Taj Bowman	VIC	GWV Rebels	7.84
Finlay Yeo	WA	East Fremantle	7.85

Yo-Yo (IRT2)

Player	State	Club	Level
Alexander Marshall	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	22.5
Jack Dalton	VIC	Sandringham Dragons	22.4
Jeff Rozenbilds	SA	Norwood	22.4
Oscar Fraser	SA	North Adelaide	22.2
Ollie Carones	SA	Norwood	22.2
Jesse Borghouts	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	22.1
Isaac Baldwin	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	22.1
Gus Downs	SA	West Adelaide	22.1
Jake Fairman	NSW/ACT	GWS GIANTS Academy	22.1
Lucien Kravinskis	SA	Woodville-West Torrens	22.1

Bicks
why would anyone look at drafting the Tassie lads given what is coming?

 

[Mutineer]

Bicks
why would anyone look at drafting the Tassie lads given what is coming?

Why not if they're super talented...I think quite a few once they settle in at mainland club won't necessarily be in a big hurry to head home especially if drafted to successful AFL clubs?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Would there be any correlation between rough childhood and not making it in the AFL system? How much would a rocky unstable home life as a child affect someone later in life within the top footballing environment?

Would apply to anywhere in life

Some people have cards stacked against them

 

[noobermensch]

Sharp started this game like he played last week, looking a little hesitant and only managing to find scrappy, relatively ineffective possessions. Either he or the coaching staff seemed make an adjustment in the third term as he was pushing higher up the ground almost as an extra midfielder and suddenly he was cracking into the contest and stoppage with decisive and powerful movements, extracting the footy and setting up his teammates on the outside.

It's time that we saw Sharp get some run as a primary onballer to maximise his talents.

#freedyson

 

[noobermensch]

Even considering the relatively weaker SANFL U18s competition, this was one of the best junior performance I've seen. Dougie slotted 6 majors of his own, set up a number of others for his teammates, took contested marks, laid tough bumps and tackles... what can't this kid do? There were several moments that I had to rewind to check that I did actually see what I thought I saw.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I'm sorry, where did I say that star juniors don't have rotations?

My point was that when you're a star at junior level you play a central role designed to maximize your talents and therefore maximize your impact in the game which in turn helps your team's chances of winning. When you move up to senior footy, like with Dyson at Central Districts, you're more likely to have to accept a more peripheral role in the team, such as playing on a forward flank instead of as a primary onballer.

Agree

 

[Mutineer]

Future stars to represent Australia U18 team on Sunday

Football fans in Melbourne can watch the future stars of the game this weekend when the 2025 Marsh AFL National Academy Boys squad represents the Australia U18 team

www.afl.com.au

Football fans in Melbourne can watch the future stars of the game this weekend when the 2025 Marsh AFL National Academy Boys squad represents the Australia U18 team.

The young stars will play for Australia for the first of two matches in this year’s program when they take on Richmond’s VFL team at RSEA Park on Sunday, April 13.

They will also play against VFL outfit Coburg at Mission Whitten Oval on Sunday April 27.

The Marsh AFL National Academy features a host of the most talented young footballers from across Australia, who are taking part in the program during their Draft year.

Continue below to view the Australia U18 squad for Sunday’s match at RSEA Park.

#	NAME	STATE	STATE LEAGUE CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
1	Thomas Burton	VIC M	Western Jets	Point Cook
2	Beau Addinsall	QLD	GC Suns Academy	Burleigh
3	Lachlan Carmichael	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	Mosman
4	Willem Duursma	VIC C	Gippsland Power	Foster
5	Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves	VIC C	Dandenong Stingrays	Mornington
6	Josh Lindsay	VIC C	Geelong Falcons	Newtown & Chilwell
7	Dylan Patterson	QLD	GC Suns Academy	Palm Beach Currumbin
8	Ben Rongdit	VIC C	Geelong Falcons	Colac
9	Zeke Uwland	QLD	GC Suns Academy	Burleigh
10	Wesley Walley	WA	Subiaco	Warwick Greenwood
20	Daniel Annable	QLD	Brisbane Lions Academy	Redland-Victoria Point
21	Harley Barker	SA	Sturt	Mt Barker
22	Noah Chamberlain	NSW/ACT	Sydney Swans Academy	East Sydney
23	Samuel Cumming	SA	North Adelaide	Wentworth District
24	Louis Emmett	VIC M	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris
25	Koby Evans	WA	Perth	Federals
26	Oliver Greeves	VIC M	Eastern Ranges	Vermont
27	Taj Murray	NT	NT Academy North Adelaide	Nightcliff
28	Riley Onley	VIC C	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton United
29	Fred Rodriguez	WA	South Fremantle	Fremantle City Dockers
30	Dyson Sharp	SA	Central District	Barossa District
31	Cody Curtin	WA	Claremont	West Coast
34	Cooper Duff-Tytler	VIC M	Calder Cannons	Woodend-Hesket
35	Jasper Hay	TAS	Tasmania Devils	Clarence
36	Liam Hetherton	NSW/ACT	Murray Bushrangers	North Albury
37	Matthew LeRay	SA	Central District	Golden Grove
38	Archie Ludowyke	VIC M	Sandringham Dragons	East Sandringham
39	Kalani White	QLD	GC Suns Academy	Broadbeach

 

[Mutineer]

Over-ager but no doubt a draft chance in 2025 or possibly the MSD 201cm KPD/Ruck. December birthday

GlenelgKey Defender, Ruck

#26​

Harrison Ramm​

height: 201cm
weight:
D.O.B: 05-12-2006
Leagues: AFL U18 Championships
STRENGTHS:

• Aerial ability
• Mobility
• Reading the play
• Versatility

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Speed
• Strength

 

[Thunderstruck]

Can't wait to see Dougie at the champs. Genuine unicorn type, upside is open ended.

 

[Mutineer]

Can't wait to see Dougie at the champs. Genuine unicorn type, upside is open ended.

Your boy Dyson Sharp and Sam Cumming, Harley Barker, Matt LeRay and Taj Murray on show this arvo vs Richmond VFL at RSEA Park 1.30PM AEST

Watch LIVE from 1.30pm AEST: Australia U18 v Richmond VFL

Watch the stars of the future when the Marsh AFL National Academy Boys squad takes on Richmond's VFL team on Sunday

www.afl.com.au

Australia U18 squad​

#	NAME	STATE LEAGUE CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
1	Thomas Burton	Western Jets	Point Cook
2	Beau Addinsall	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Burleigh
3	Lachlan Carmichael	Sydney Swans Academy	Mosman
4	Willem Duursma	Gippsland Power	Foster
5	Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves	Dandenong Stingrays	Mornington
6	Josh Lindsay	Geelong Falcons	Newtown & Chilwell
7	Dylan Patterson	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Palm Beach Currumbin
8	Ben Rongdit	Geelong Falcons	Colac
9	Zeke Uwland	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Burleigh
10	Wesley Walley	Subiaco	Warwick Greenwood
20	Daniel Annable	Brisbane Lions Academy	Redland-Victoria Point
21	Harley Barker	Sturt	Mt Barker
22	Noah Chamberlain	Sydney Swans Academy	East Sydney
23	Samuel Cumming	North Adelaide	Wentworth District
24	Louis Emmett	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris
25	Koby Evans	Perth	Federals
26	Oliver Greeves	Eastern Ranges	Vermont
27	Taj Murray	Northern Territory Academy North Adelaide	Nightcliff
28	Riley Onley	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton United
29	Fred Rodriguez	South Fremantle	Fremantle City Dockers
30	Dyson Sharp	Central District	Barossa District
31	Cody Curtin	Claremont	West Coast
34	Cooper Duff-Tytler	Calder Cannons	Woodend-Hesket
35	Jasper Hay	Tasmania Devils	Clarence
36	Liam Hetherton	Murray Bushrangers	North Albury
37	Matthew LeRay	Central District	Golden Grove
38	Archie Ludowyke	Sandringham Dragons	East Sandringham
39	Kalani White	Gold Coast Suns Academy	Broadbeach

Richmond VFL squad​

#	NAME
16	Josh Smillie
21	Noah Balta
37	Liam Fawcett
39	Mate Colina
47	Oliver Hayes-Brown
50	Campbell Gray
52	Mohammed Yassine
54	Tom McCarthy
56	Lachlan Wilson
61	O'Neill Moncrieff
63	Nicholas Collier
65	Max Clohesy
66	Sam Flockart
67	Liam George
68	Sam Toner
71	Kai Daniels
72	Reuben Hanson
73	Tom Ferguson
74	Harry Scott
76	Sean Lai
77	Massimo Raso
79	Joshua Pollocks
80	Jhett Haeata
81	Sam Phillips

 

[Mutineer]

Half time
Tigers VFL 8.2
AFL Academy 2.7

Academy lads had plenty of the ball but missed so many easy goals.

Dyson Sharp needs to get more involved because he's looking anything other than a pick 1 out there today.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Dyson Sharp done nothing of note in the 1st quarter, Oliver Greeves the easily the best mid on the ground for the Academy 5 disposals 4 clearances, Beau Addinsall Suns Academy good also, Matt LeRay the best of the Croweaters so far, Cumming and Barker looking alright. Cooper Duff Tytler impressive in the ruck and around the ground pushing his pick 1 chances no harm.

Early take the Northern Academies are chockers with top end prospects.

I think I mentioned on here last year that one of the Sturt coaches likens Harley Barker to Jordan Dawson. In terms of playing style, not necessarily ability/ceiling. I haven't seen his name on any draft lists yet.

 

[Mutineer]

I think I mentioned on here last year that one of the Sturt coaches likens Harley Barker to Jordan Dawson. In terms of playing style, not necessarily ability/ceiling. I haven't seen his name on any draft lists yet.

He's highly rated or he wouldn't be in the AFL Academy, looks one of the better wingers in this draft IMO.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Can't wait to see Dougie at the champs. Genuine unicorn type, upside is open ended.

Bit of a Harley Reid level talent IMO

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Dyson Sharp done nothing of note in the 1st quarter, Oliver Greeves the easily the best mid on the ground for the Academy 5 disposals 4 clearances, Beau Addinsall Suns Academy good also, Matt LeRay the best of the Croweaters so far, Cumming and Barker looking alright. Cooper Duff Tytler impressive in the ruck and around the ground pushing his pick 1 chances no harm.

Early take the Northern Academies are chockers with top end prospects.

Queensland if they had a state side in champs … I’m pretty sure they’d beat SA this year pretty comfortably

Uwland who might be their best didn’t even play today and Annable , Addinsall and Patterson all great today

Brisbane and GC academies also have v good players who don’t make Australia team

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I think I mentioned on here last year that one of the Sturt coaches likens Harley Barker to Jordan Dawson. In terms of playing style, not necessarily ability/ceiling. I haven't seen his name on any draft lists yet.

Jordan Dawson was great but didn’t even make the SA side much in his draft year

Always a slow burn but clear talent

Barker is interesting , what he can do is transition run to the max . Still has a few question marks in my mind and might be a slightly slow burn too . Not sure he has the overhead ability of Dawson