List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft - The Final Countdown

[Ctl]

has clarke been put on the long term injury list yet?

 

[Punt Road Feral]

Essendon and Melbourne keen on Sam Cummings



Melbourne might be keen to trade up for pick 4 to get him...

“Bolter” ffs

Absolute shit journalism to be stating that.

Was always projected to go top 10 and every chance of being top 5 in an open pool

 

[tiger_tough]

has clarke been put on the long term injury list yet?

That doesn't exist anymore.

 

[TJTIGER]

That doesn't exist anymore.

I had no idea! When did that happen?

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Essendon and Melbourne keen on Sam Cummings



Melbourne might be keen to trade up for pick 4 to get him...

Someone might need to explain to these clowns what a ‘bolter’ is.

 

[Wacky Tiger]

“Bolter” ffs

Absolute shit journalism to be stating that.

Was always projected to go top 10 and every chance of being top 5 in an open pool

Havent read the actual article but I assume is the editor or social media manager thats to blame for the 'bolder' here

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Someone might need to explain to these clowns what a ‘bolter’ is.

 

[strauchy]

i dont see a top 5 pick there in any conceivable way.

Couldn't agree more.
Looks a 13-25 draft pick range. You don't waste a top 5 pick on this. For a prized top 5 pick, you would expect elite level X factor and A+ range.

Don't get me wrong. He could still turn out to be a great player, but surely not a top 5 pick potential. Robey/CDT/Sharp and even Cumming excite me more. There are plenty of half back flankers. If a half back flanker/back pocket player is going in the top 5, you would expect to be extremely impressed from a highlights package.

 

[tiger_tough]

I had no idea! When did that happen?

Few years ago. You used to have to put a player on the LTI to promote a rookie but not anymore, rookies can play whenever. You only need to place a player on the new 'inactive' list to free up a spot for the mid-season draft if you choose.

 

[Danog]

4 for 7 & Suns F1 would be ok if it really is Grlj we want.

Doesn't matter who we want really.

Would be happy with any of Grlj Sharp Taylor at 7, and 1 will be there.

 

[Danog]

Essendon and Melbourne keen on Sam Cummings



Melbourne might be keen to trade up for pick 4 to get him...

Article pls _RT_ ?

 

[beema limapep]

I've adjusted my prefered picks from:-

Pick 3 - Robey
Pick 4 - Grlj

to

Pick 3 - Robey
Pick 4 - Grlj or Sharp. Either.

Next to take at pick 4 would be Cumming and Taylor. In that order.

 

[Danog]

I've adjusted my prefered picks from:-

Pick 3 - Robey
Pick 4 - Grlj

to

Pick 3 - Robey
Pick 4 - Grlj or Sharp. Either.

Next to take at pick 4 would be Cumming and Taylor. In that order.

What if its CDT available at 3 instead of Robey?

 

[_RT_]

Article pls _RT_ ?

Melbourne and Essendon are circling a bolter who has played footy for teams in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia in a juggling act that has rocketed him into the top 10 mix of this year’s AFL Draft.
Hailing from the NSW border town of Wentworth, Sam Cumming has boarded at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide for the past three years and represented Bendigo Pioneers at the V-Line Cup before the move.

It has made choosing his state allegiance difficult — especially after South Australia’s national championships win this year.

“After the champs, it’s definitely questioned that a bit, but I think at this point it’s just whoever’s asking,” Cumming said with a smile.
Cumming’s footy has flourished over in Adelaide, earning All-Australian status at their successful carnival, dominating the SANFL U18s with North Adelaide, and impressing at league level with the Roosters.

In just his second SANFL game, the quick and tough midfielder-forward turned heads with three goals and 21 disposals against South Adelaide.

Such performances are why clubs with picks inside the top 10 at the national draft are being heavily linked to Cumming as the draft on November 19 fast approaches.

Back in his hometown, with a population of around 1500, two ex-AFL players laid the foundation for his barnstorming season.

Former Hawthorn and Sydney forward Ben McGlynn and ex-Western Bulldogs and Essendon wingman Mark Alvey have served as important mentors along with his father, Glen, a club great at Wentworth.

“Dad’s been a big one, growing up in a country town. He’s always showed me around and showed me the ways of what to do with footy and life as well,” Cumming said.

“And then the likes of Ben McGlynn and Mark Alvey have also been really helpful throughout that journey as well.

“They both played AFL footy, so having them as well, have been pretty lucky.”

McGlynn has been back at Wentworth since he departed as St Kilda assistant coach at the end of 2022, but he worked closely with Cumming even during his time at the Saints.

Cumming debuted at senior level in the Sunraysia league when he was just 14, named in the best in eight of his 15 games in 2022.

“Pretty sure he was still at St Kilda that year. but he was coming backwards and forwards a fair bit, so over that summer, worked with him with a bit of craft and stuff in the gym,” Cumming said.

“Did a fair bit of work with him when I’d go back home.

“ (Alvey) did a lot of my rep footy in that regional work. But he’s also played a lot of footy with dad at Wentworth Roos. So when he come back, he was a player, and he coached a fair bit as well.”

Cumming was eager to board away from home from a young age and after considering schools in Victoria, he chose the closer option in Adelaide, where his sister lives.

“I’ve always wanted to board when I was, 12-13, wanted to go away to boarding school,” Cumming said.

“And there was a few boys older than me that went away and did pretty well – not only at their footy, but just enjoyed it as well.

The boarding experience has him well prepared for playing footy anywhere in any state across Australia.

“I have already sort of moved out of home and had those hard couple of weeks, (feeling) a bit homesick,” Cumming said.

“So wherever I go, I should be fine, and hopefully adjust to a new environment pretty quickly.

At the start of the year, he wrote some “ambitious” goals on the pinboard in his room: playing well for the AFL Academy, making All-Australian with South Australia and winning the championships, and playing SANFL league with North Adelaide.

He passed them all with flying colours.

“It’s been pretty crazy, it’s all gone very quick. I thought they were maybe a tad ambitious, but reflecting back on it now, it’s been pretty lucky to tick most of them off,” Cumming said.

 

[Calcium Man]

Melbourne and Essendon are circling a bolter who has played footy for teams in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia in a juggling act that has rocketed him into the top 10 mix of this year’s AFL Draft.
Hailing from the NSW border town of Wentworth, Sam Cumming has boarded at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide for the past three years and represented Bendigo Pioneers at the V-Line Cup before the move.

It has made choosing his state allegiance difficult — especially after South Australia’s national championships win this year.

“After the champs, it’s definitely questioned that a bit, but I think at this point it’s just whoever’s asking,” Cumming said with a smile.
Cumming’s footy has flourished over in Adelaide, earning All-Australian status at their successful carnival, dominating the SANFL U18s with North Adelaide, and impressing at league level with the Roosters.

In just his second SANFL game, the quick and tough midfielder-forward turned heads with three goals and 21 disposals against South Adelaide.

Such performances are why clubs with picks inside the top 10 at the national draft are being heavily linked to Cumming as the draft on November 19 fast approaches.

Back in his hometown, with a population of around 1500, two ex-AFL players laid the foundation for his barnstorming season.

Former Hawthorn and Sydney forward Ben McGlynn and ex-Western Bulldogs and Essendon wingman Mark Alvey have served as important mentors along with his father, Glen, a club great at Wentworth.

“Dad’s been a big one, growing up in a country town. He’s always showed me around and showed me the ways of what to do with footy and life as well,” Cumming said.

“And then the likes of Ben McGlynn and Mark Alvey have also been really helpful throughout that journey as well.

“They both played AFL footy, so having them as well, have been pretty lucky.”

McGlynn has been back at Wentworth since he departed as St Kilda assistant coach at the end of 2022, but he worked closely with Cumming even during his time at the Saints.

Cumming debuted at senior level in the Sunraysia league when he was just 14, named in the best in eight of his 15 games in 2022.

“Pretty sure he was still at St Kilda that year. but he was coming backwards and forwards a fair bit, so over that summer, worked with him with a bit of craft and stuff in the gym,” Cumming said.

“Did a fair bit of work with him when I’d go back home.

“ (Alvey) did a lot of my rep footy in that regional work. But he’s also played a lot of footy with dad at Wentworth Roos. So when he come back, he was a player, and he coached a fair bit as well.”

Cumming was eager to board away from home from a young age and after considering schools in Victoria, he chose the closer option in Adelaide, where his sister lives.

“I’ve always wanted to board when I was, 12-13, wanted to go away to boarding school,” Cumming said.

“And there was a few boys older than me that went away and did pretty well – not only at their footy, but just enjoyed it as well.

The boarding experience has him well prepared for playing footy anywhere in any state across Australia.

“I have already sort of moved out of home and had those hard couple of weeks, (feeling) a bit homesick,” Cumming said.

“So wherever I go, I should be fine, and hopefully adjust to a new environment pretty quickly.

At the start of the year, he wrote some “ambitious” goals on the pinboard in his room: playing well for the AFL Academy, making All-Australian with South Australia and winning the championships, and playing SANFL league with North Adelaide.

He passed them all with flying colours.

“It’s been pretty crazy, it’s all gone very quick. I thought they were maybe a tad ambitious, but reflecting back on it now, it’s been pretty lucky to tick most of them off,” Cumming said.

The headline doesn’t really match the article. More of an exposé than draft intel.

 

[prodigy]

We should just pick Cumming...

 

[beema limapep]

Does anyone reckon at pick 38 they might take a chance on Lou Zarzoll ?

 

[Stylo]

Robey and Cumming would be a very exciting combo

I was against it for a while because they and Lalor all have similar traits and play pretty similar roles. But as Dyl Alexander pointed out… wouldn’t be a bad thing having 3 Isaac Heeneys in a side

 

[tigs2010]

Does anyone reckon at pick 38 they might take a chance on Lou Zarzoll ?

Runs well but has trouble keeping structure

 

[beema limapep]

What if its CDT available at 3 instead of Robey?

I think we should trade 3 for Essendons 5 and 21.

Then take whoever is left out of Robey, Sharp and Grlj at 4 and 5.

21 for NHH or whoever.

 

[beema limapep]

Runs well but has trouble keeping structure

Yeah. I've heard he keeps pushing too wide on the fast breaks.

 

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"Major focus point": South Australian AFL Draft prospect's 2025 growth

The midfielder has become much more well rounded and could be selected in the top 10 of the AFL Draft.

www.zerohanger.com

South Australian AFL Draft prospect Dyson Sharp has spoken about how the opportunity to grow his forward and outside game has positioned him well three weeks out from the AFL Draft.



Entering 2025 as one of the most hyped prospects, Sharp's arsenal of weapons as an inside midfielder has long been established, having won the Kevin Sheehan Medal as the best-performed player at the U16s National Championships in 2023.

But time spent forward at senior level in 2024 and 2025, as well as the opportunity to play deep for South Australia during the Crow Eaters' undefeated U18s National Championships campaign, has given Sharp a strong platform to launch into life on an AFL list.

Sharp scored five goals across his four U18s National Championships games in 2025 while also balancing his contested ball-winning with more uncontested possession.

"(Being versatile) was a major focus point coming into the year. I definitely wanted to work on my outside game, and getting into the league squad allowed me to get forward more and work on my outside game," Sharp told the SANFL's South Aussie Select podcast.

"It was pleasing to get on the end of a couple this year and (I'm) definitely still working on hitting the scoreboard and getting as many points on the board for the team.

"(South Australian coach Tony Bamford) wrote a little note (last year) that as a midfielder I could be more attacking and get on the end of goals and goal assists.

"Once I got the feedback from him, that's where it lifted off and going into the league squad, playing as a half forward to start with, put the wood to the fire and allowed me to experiment with a few things and work on that side of my game.

"It's definitely added an element to my game.

"Some see me as a pure midfielder, but having the forward weaponry to hit the scoreboard definitely does add a little bit of versatility to my game, which will definitely help me in the long run."

Sharp has played 14 league games for Central District across the past two seasons, learning how to use his skillset effectively against men as he has been played largely as a half forward.

Widely viewed as one of the most AFL-ready players in the draft class, Sharp spoke about how his time at senior level had equipped him with the tools to make the transition to an AFL list.

"Coming from the 18s to the league squad, the bodies are a lot bigger and the ball moves faster," Sharp said.

"Having all those things at my feet to use was a massive advantage for me.

"It was a reason for my success this year.

"You're (playing against) ex-AFL players and guys with a lot of knowledge and experience.

"Going against that high-end talent in what is probably the next best league in Australia, apart from the AFL, is amazing.

"Having that experience will definitely help me out coming into what may be in the future, and I would love it to help me out playing in the early rounds next year."

A mad Essendon supporter growing up, the Bombers are well in the mix of clubs who could pick Sharp up, currently possessing two picks in the second half of the top 10, which is Sharp's expected range.

But it's a player from the Bombers' crosstown rivals that the South Australian U18s captain has grown up idolising.

"(Growing up), I loved how he played," Sharp said.

"It felt like we were very similar in terms of bigger bodies at the source, doing lots of our work inside the contest.

"I've always admired how he uses his body to manipulate the players so he can be the first to the footy, which I've tried to model in my own game.

"Still moving forward, I watch him all the time.

"With the change of the game, it's more high speed, more running, more damage on the outside, so I've been watching guys like Jai Newcombe, Jason Horne-Francis, Tom Green

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Tom Green

Age

24

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

who get the job done at the source but are equally dangerous on the outside."

Sharp will learn his fate at the AFL Draft on 19 November.

 

[Rubber Hips]

Congrats Dan

Bring on progeny

 

[lizard man]

What are people’s thoughts on NHH if one of our picks gets traded back a little bit?

 

[Danog]

"Major focus point": South Australian AFL Draft prospect's 2025 growth

The midfielder has become much more well rounded and could be selected in the top 10 of the AFL Draft.

www.zerohanger.com

Am I blind or does it not mention this player he idolised?