List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - The Final Countdown

[Never 9th]

Harry Scott
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Richmond VFL
Community Club: Old Scotch/Leongatha
Date of Birth: 24/01/2005
Height: 188cm

Quick midfielder who is extremely athletic, Scott is a late developer who has transitioned from a wingman to an inside midfielder across two years in Ricmond’s VFL program. Had a breakout campaign this season, playing 19 matches and averaging 21.1 disposals at 71 percent efficiency to be one of the Tigers’ most consistent and productive players. A neat user of the footy, he is the son of former Richmond player Allister Scott who played 19 games for the Tigers in the early 90s. His agility stood out at the Draft Combine, completing the course in 8.07 seconds to be ranked second overall at the State event held in Melbourne.

 

[captain cotch 9]

Not earth shattering stuff here but Grlj, Robey, X.Taylor and Cumming are who I keep hearing we are showing the most interest in.

I think it is worth noting that after our Bo Allan antics last year I feel we might be playing the same game with at least 1 of these names.

Essendon done a power of work with X.Taylor, so could be them.

Ive mentioned this before but my Mrs and brother in law work with X Taylors mum.
We are very keen from what they say.
He is also a mad Tiger's fan which means f all at the end of the day.

 

[tiger_tough]

tigerfan1961 fumin'

 

[Tygrys]

Ive mentioned this before but my Mrs and brother in law work with X Taylors mum.
We are very keen from what they say.
He is also a mad Tiger's fan which means f all at the end of the day.

Hasn't it also been reported that CDT and his family are desperate to come to Richmond and we are right into him. At the moment with Melbourne and Essendon potentially attempting to jump us, the last thing I'd be believing is any short list of players that has leaked by people close to the club. Unless it's misinformation of course and we want others to think that we are going to reach for a certain player so they don't need to leap frog us. The less Melbourne and Essendon know, the better for us.

 

[Ballin]

Wasn't Sims pick 28 - first pick in second round last year

 

[Danog]

Very interesting to see my man Harry Scott tested so well at the combine. That was probably the biggest question mark. That agility test time would've placed him 8th at the National combine, ahead of Phillipou and Uwland

Hopefully we pick him with 38 AND get Kellaway

1st rookie pick or nada

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Now I’ve got that bloody song on repeat in my head.

 

[tiger_tough]

1st rookie pick or nada

 

[beema limapep]

I reckon it will go:-

1. Westcoast- Duursma
2. Westcoast - CDT
3. Richmond - Grlj
4. Richmond - Robey
5. Essington - Sharp
6. Essington - Taylor
7. Smelbourne - Cumming
8. Smelbourne - Lindsay

 

[tiger_tough]

I reckon it will go:-

1. Westcoast- Duursma
2. Westcoast - CDT
3. Richmond - Grlj
4. Richmond - Robey
5. Essington - Sharp
6. Essington - Taylor
7. Smelbourne - Cumming
8. Smelbourne - Lindsay

If there are no trades that seems pretty realistic. But I reckon someone will trade up for sure, probably Dees. They love it.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Looking forward to _RT_ 's melt when Robey gets his guernsey on stage from his favourite player Dusty

Why would you give a player who may become a list clogger Dusty's number?

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

I reckon it will go:-

1. Westcoast- Duursma
2. Westcoast - CDT
3. Richmond - Grlj
4. Richmond - Robey
5. Essington - Sharp
6. Essington - Taylor
7. Smelbourne - Cumming
8. Smelbourne - Lindsay

Yeah , great idea, draft a small mid/forward at 3.

 

[beema limapep]

Ive mentioned this before but my Mrs and brother in law work with X Taylors mum.
We are very keen from what they say.
He is also a mad Tiger's fan which means f all at the end of the day.

Hasn't it also been reported that CDT and his family are desperate to come to Richmond...

I guess when the only options of a club picking you up are:-

West Coast - basketcase
Essington - clown parade
Melb - see above 2

...or us, we easliy are the most stable option with a likelihood of future success.

 

[beema limapep]

Yeah , great idea, draft a small forward at 3.

I don't like your tone. Put your manners back in please.

 

[Calcium Man]

Any recruiter who knows what they are doing will be very seriously questioning why has this kid come from nowhere to become the flavour of the month and it can't just simply be because he had a growth spurt.

There is a reason why they follow these kids from 14-15 years old and not just wait until their draft year to make decisions about them.

Blair and Geischen (Toce) would have had this year's kids ranked for a couple of years keeping tabs on how they're developing how committed they are to their footy and also their lives away from the game, so I doubt that they would be throwing all that research out the window and putting all their faith in a kid who played well for the 2nd half of his draft year after not playing any games in his bottom aged year.

So yeah they may well be impressed with how he has come from the clouds, but I have no doubt that they also have some doubts about just how good the kid can become and whether the 2nd half of the year was just a kid taking everyone by surprise or and indication of what's to come when he does get drafted.

For whatever reason, you disagree with this opinion, even straight out called it wrong and based on previous history from our recruiting team I would suggest that you are the one who is wrong.

Just look at last year. Jagga Smith was the most dominant consistent performing kid in the draft pool yet 2 kids who were impacted by injuries in their draft year were taken ahead of him in Lalor & FOS, but on you logic the current performances should have weighted more heavily than past performances but they clearly didn't. Even when it came to our later picks an injured Hotton was seen as more highly rated than a full fit Murphy Reid, Faull (injury impacted year) was rated higher than the Whitlocks who had strong consistent years.

Saying a growth spurt cannot explain Robey’s rise is just stupid. He went from being smaller than his peers to suddenly being bigger, stronger and more explosive, and his game lifted exactly in line with that. That is what happens with teenagers. Kids do not all grow at the same rate. Pretending that is some unknown mystery recruiters need to “seriously question” is just ignoring how hormones and development work.

You keep saying that because there’s no younger data the club might not be as keen. Bottom-age data is important, but only when top-age data is limited. It gives recruiters a through line if a draft year is interrupted. Lalor had one 30-touch game, Hotton had three or four big ones before doing his ACL, FOS showed his class in a small sample that tied back to his U17s. As the ABC article put it: “Players like Taj Hotton … only played a few games this year. But we have enough information from their bottom-age year for them to be considered draftable.” (ABC). That context matters when there is not enough top-age data.

Robey is the opposite. He played the full season, kept improving, and was clearly Eastern’s best player across the entire finals series in a premiership side. He even played the last two games with a cracked collarbone and still delivered. Using the absence of bottom-age notes against him is backwards.

And the research backs it. The Frontiers AFL talent ID review spells out that late developers are often the ones who make it once everyone catches up: “Maturation is an important factor … differences as small as one year in puberty can have a significant effect … it is important selection does not discriminate against late-maturing players … look toward long-term athlete development rather than short-term success.” (Frontiers)

I honestly cannot believe you’ve made me read journal articles just to explain that a full season capped by being best on through the finals means more than whether there’s a bottom-age file sitting in the drawer.

 

[beema limapep]

If there are no trades that seems pretty realistic. But I reckon someone will trade up for sure, probably Dees. They love it.

I reckon the only way it would happen is if CDT was on the table at pick 3 and it would have to be both 7 and 8 for 4 or 7 and a future first for pick 4.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

I don't like your tone. Put your manners back in please.

You're a real ideas man but I don't think drafting a small at that pick is smart move.

 

[eaglevision]

I reckon it will go:-

1. Westcoast- Duursma
2. Westcoast - CDT
3. Richmond - Grlj
4. Richmond - Robey
5. Essington - Sharp
6. Essington - Taylor
7. Smelbourne - Cumming
8. Smelbourne - Lindsay

I have similar:

1-Willem Duursma (WCE)
2-Cooper Duff-Tytler (WCE)
3-Sam Grlj (RICH)
4-Sullivan Robey (RICH)
5-Dyson Sharp (ESS)
6-Sam Cumming (ESS)
7-Xavier Taylor (MELB)
8-Aidan Schubert (MELB)
9-Lachy Dovaston (CARL)*
10-Josh Lindsay (HAW)
11-Mitchell Marsh (CARL)*
12-Oliver Greeves (GWS)
13-Jacob Farrow (WCE)

*Will be traded

In the mix: Phillipou, NHH, Emmett
Possible bolters: O Taylor, Barker

 

[Morro]

Yeah , great idea, draft a small forward at 3.

Are you talking about the HB / midfielder being a small fwd?

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

I have it:


1-Willem Duursma (WCE)
2-Xavier Taylor (WCE)
3- Cooper Duff-Tyler/ Patterson (RICH)
4- Robey (Ess) (pick swap)
11- Josh Lindsay (Rich) (pick swap)
- Future 1st round (Rich) ( pick swap)

 

[tigs2010]

Are you talking about the HB / midfielder being a small fwd?

The draft is weak bro

 

[THE_GUN]

I'd rather have Jobe Shanahan picked at pick 30 by West Coast than pick 3 in this years draft. We might have made a mistake there.

If thats the case then we go after Archie Ludowyke as he is a better foward in 5 years time than Shannahan

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

If thats the case then we go after Archie Ludowyke as he is a better foward in 5 years time than Shannahan

Shannahan will be heaps better than any tall forward in this draft.

 

[Morro]

I have it:


1-Willem Duursma (WCE)
2-Xavier Taylor (WCE)
3- Cooper Duff-Tyler/ Patterson (RICH)
4- Robey (Ess) (pick swap)
11- Josh Lindsay (Rich)

You still have time to delete this.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Looking forward to _RT_ 's melt when Robey gets his guernsey on stage from his favourite player Dusty

Dusty should've been a Dee.
But I doubt they'll allow him too present their jumper