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Resource 2025 AFL Draft prospects and discussion.
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If they get him, IMO it’s a poorly disguised leg up. No genuine merit in it at all IMO.
The AFL will be sure to introduce another rule over the top of that to complicated it further
Yes it can. The AFL is worried about a lack of Aboriginal kids getting drafted lately. Putting Cochrane in an NGA gives them a nice story to tell, where they can show the enormous impact of their NGA system in creating opportunities for Aboriginal kids that they would otherwise miss out on. What could be more logical than that?
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I think every rule always comes under the 'This rule is subject to change at the AFL's discretion'.
I thought there was a lot of conjecture that he was eligible under the Indigenous rules ??
It's a very interesting bunch from SA this year.
I do like Harley Barker at our #16 pick
I think Cumming and Sharp will be gone by our pick
I'm still surprised that LeRay doesn't get mentioned at all.
I don't mind Marsh as an option.
I'm not keen on Schubert or Thredgold or Sumner Pickett
I don't mind Taj Murray as our 3rd pick, I do think there will be a tall with potential at this pick
And I don't think we should look at Cody Curtin
It's nice to use three picks at the draft again
I do like Harley Barker at our #16 pick
I think Cumming and Sharp will be gone by our pick
I'm still surprised that LeRay doesn't get mentioned at all.
I don't mind Marsh as an option.
I'm not keen on Schubert or Thredgold or Sumner Pickett
I don't mind Taj Murray as our 3rd pick, I do think there will be a tall with potential at this pick
And I don't think we should look at Cody Curtin
It's nice to use three picks at the draft again
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By all accounts for 16 years of his life he didn't even know he had some distant indigenous ancestry and being aboriginal most certainly hasn't held back his opportunities....it's a joke!!
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I'm liking what I've seen of Hetherton. Good hands for a tall and a decent leap. Could be an absolute bargain for a club taking him at pick 40+. Feels like his teammates and then his injury might have caused him to slip through the cracks slightly. Would be a nice fit for us actually...
I heard Nicks had been trying to sell the club on our pick 16 to get him as he sees him in that important non statistical shape running role that we struggle in.
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I'm not entirely sold on that narrative. It's a weak Coates league this year - where most of the draft watchers who shape the narrative focus. It does look a lot more shallow - especially compared to last year - but is the top 20 really weak or is it just that less than half are Victorian?
The advantage of that narrative, is that trading in or up will be cheaper than normal - so potentially Carlton's 9 for next year's 1st could be a feasible deal. Or even 9 & 11 for 16, 48 and 2026 1st. Remember next year we'll also have access to 2027 & 2028 1sts. Can keep kicking that can down the road like Melbourne have done to keep a solid supply of 1st round talent coming in.
Issue with that is 9 & 11 will be 12 & 14 and with Sharp and Cumming likely gone, who exactly are we trading up for? While I like guys like Farrow and Dovaston, if we're throwing all the chips in, feel we need a bonafide mid, not a 'might be a mid' player.
This all may be moot though, if a bid for Dean comes later in the top 10, Blues probably just absorb it, 11 slides back and they take a second 1st rd pick.
With so many teams having double up picks in the top 10, it would be great to see early bids.
1. Uwland
2. Patterson
3. Annable
4. Duursma
5. CTD
6. Dean
If teams are going to bid with their 2nd pick, bid with the first, make teams pay up for these ridiculous rules. Continue to show what a mockery the rules are, top 6 teams getting the top 3 picks in the draft again
1. Uwland
2. Patterson
3. Annable
4. Duursma
5. CTD
6. Dean
If teams are going to bid with their 2nd pick, bid with the first, make teams pay up for these ridiculous rules. Continue to show what a mockery the rules are, top 6 teams getting the top 3 picks in the draft again
Surely if a player is coming through the state talent pathways prior to learning about their indigenous heritage they should be ineligible to be a NGA pick as it clearly hasn’t played a role in his life.
But AFL……..
My top realistic 5
1. Blake Thredgold – Intercept / Key Defender
Player comparison: Tom Doedee / Sam Taylor hybrid- Reads the ball beautifully in the air
- Strong closing speed
- Smart spatial defender with clean intercepting
- Adding strength but already very reliable
2. Mitch Marsh – Medium/Tall Forward
Player comparison: Isaac Heeney (forward-focused) / Jack Gunston**- Strong aerial presence for size
- Classy left-foot finisher
- Plays above his height like Heeney
- High footy IQ and natural forward craft
3. Aidan Schubert – Tall Forward / Second Ruck (198cm)
Player comparison: Early Rory Lobb / emerging Luke Jackson- Mobile tall with genuine ruck/follow-up ability
- Strong marking and covers ground well
- Raw but high-upside developmental project
4. Xavier Taylor – Running / Intercept Defender
Player comparison: Nick Coffield / Jayden Short- Rebounding defender with attacking intent
- Strong lateral movement and long, aggressive kicking
- Intercepts well but excels most as a drive-from-defence weapon
5. Matt Leray – Balanced Midfielder / Forward
Player comparison: Zac Fisher / Connor Macdonald- Clean ball-winner who links stoppages to outside play
- Sharp agility and quick decision-maker in traffic
- Works hard both ways and offers forward-half impact
- Not as physically developed as some peers, keeping him outside the top-15 range
- High-floor, reliable role player with upside as a dual midfielder/half-forward
Oskar Taylor not Xaviar Taylor (who will be gone)?
Schubert
Marsh
Taylor
Lindsay
Hibbins-Hargreaves
Phillipou
Barker
Thredgold
I could be convinced that Barker could be higher on the list. Hard to place Phillipou without decent exposed form.
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I understand and appreciate that and should be genuinely encouraged, but the point being;
"While he plays for Central District, a club tied to Adelaide under the NGA zones, under the SANFL’s father-son rule he actually lives in Port Adelaide’s NGA zone."
What??
The only association Dougie has with Port, is his father played 50 odd AFL games for them and his brother plays there. Stuart was also in charge of Port NGA at the time of the application to the AFL.
The entire Cochrane family, his grandfather, Stuart, Dougie all played for Centrals, a club aligned to Adelaide for NGA purposes. Apparently now they live in a Port Adelaide Sanfl zone (but entire family played for Centrals) they can take him under "SANFL father son rules" what? makes no sense at all.
Genuine question, as far as having indigenous heritage, how many generations does the AFL let you go back to qualify for NGA? not even the Cochrane family was sure of their heritage. I'd be pretty sure most people know their own family history going back to say 4 generations. Time for the AFL to scrap the NGA if clubs are going to play these games, AFL are doing themselves no favours with this type of decision making. They reject Sanders but approve Cochrane??
Dougie is an elite talent and by all measures should be in the open draft pool. (or possibly even aligned to us now)
I've got a watch on Levi Dudley at Centrals, top age u16 next year. I believe he's in our NGA. Exciting talent, seen him numerous times live against my own lad. Hope he's not living in a Port Adelaide zone!
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There is an obscure SANFL father/son rule that says the son of a player who has played 1 game for a particular SANFL club can be recruited by that club. That doesn't make them eligible for the AFL though
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I think you are right, we will have a red hot crack but I’d be very surprised if we can pull it off.
Tasmania has the ability to double our offer to him and he is from Tasmania. They will offer him ridiculous money
Was expecting it anyway, there was no way Carlton were gonna keep those picks
They could’ve kept them and let 11 slide a couple spots so that they still grabbed a player somewhere between 14-16.
Tbh looks like a very average set of trades for Carlton unless they got intel that Dean is getting a super early bid.
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Maybe the 1 year gap between his OOC next year and tassie coming in might help?
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