Player Watch 2025 AFL Draft Thread (Welcome to our new Central Districts overlords!)

[The Golden Glenferrie]

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[AlwaysHawks15]

Yes.

No NHH picked.. Nor Wes Walley?

Have to find Wes first

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Have to find Wes first

 

[Noel Gallagher]

Greeves will be our best player from this draft. Bank it.

Love the passion but I have to go with Nairn, could be anything

 

[eldorado]

Look I'm not suggesting this for a moment but if brain transplants ever become a thing the club could keep drafting young forwards and do a little bit of experimental brain surgery

Philosophical point...

Wouldn't a brain transplant more technically be a "whole body transplant"?

 

[rei154]

To those who are saying cooked feet, knock on character etc, I'm super curious about where that talk has come from?
I haven't heard anything about his feet, given he ran the two k a few weeks back and had a solid time for someone who has been sick/unfit, I was surprised to read that.

The only thing I heard about his character was that when he trained with us early in the year a lot of our boys got around him quite a lot?
A lot of intrigue about this pick, I'm not sure he'll be everything he can be, but I feel like he's going to give it a solid crack!

 

[Rhayader]

Philosophical point...

Wouldn't a brain transplant more technically be a "whole body transplant"?

You could also have gone with a The Man With Two Brains gif here.

 

[sohsam]

I've got nothing against the club, if things turned different I'd probably be supporting them being that I grew up not far from there. But if you knew the Central Districts area the crackhead reference is actually quite fitting although I'd probably change it to meth head.

I checked the whole list of AFL players selected and the only one missed out which was from central that went to another team was Sharpe, swap sharpe and dalton and we are done, we would have taken whole central team. I can understand why people are cross with bombers for taking our man.

 

[number23]

has to be drafted by Sydney to really make this work

Is the best name since Wylie Buzza

 

[The Seaword]

3 seperate 2nd round death ride threads next year or just roll them up into one?

 

[SSSSSS]

3 seperate 2nd round death ride threads next year or just roll them up into one?

GWS and Saints.

Not sure if either are relevant enough to have one thread combined let alone two separate.

 

[JR33]

To those who are saying cooked feet, knock on character etc, I'm super curious about where that talk has come from?
I haven't heard anything about his feet, given he ran the two k a few weeks back and had a solid time for someone who has been sick/unfit, I was surprised to read that.

The only thing I heard about his character was that when he trained with us early in the year a lot of our boys got around him quite a lot?
A lot of intrigue about this pick, I'm not sure he'll be everything he can be, but I feel like he's going to give it a solid crack!

Just bored individuals making some rubbish up. Nothing is wrong with his character. As for the feet, almost every footballer has cooked feet

 

[marklar]

3 seperate 2nd round death ride threads next year or just roll them up into one?

One will do, we don't have much negative history with either club yet.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Im going to assume that Shubert is the furthest away from a debut and contributing to the list in any meaningful way. Anyone care to guess who will be the first to be named and do something exciting? Any chance any of them to debut in 2026?

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5. Shubert

The most likely order of debut in my opinion:
1. LeRay
2. Nairn
3. Greeves
4. Dalton
5. Shubert

I reckon LeRay and Nairn are the ones to play outside running roles if we have injuries, and with CJ out there's already a best 22 spot to fill

 

[Bugs1977]

Is the best name since Wylie Buzza

Come on man… what about Jack Ough from GWS

 

[Dewnior]

GWS and Saints.

Not sure if either are relevant enough to have one thread combined let alone two separate.

A death ride thread for F2 picks? Meh, that's the realm of Eagles supporters.

 

[The Kipster]

Love the passion but I have to go with Nairn, could be anything

I am with you NG, he looks like a Jezza Cameron clone.

 

[spudmaster]

Anyone who thought or even compared him to Darren Jarman is a dunce. I've never seen that written anywhere.

I'm pretty sure the poster has no idea what it means

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This is how you use the word correctly

 

[tl92]

The most likely order of debut in my opinion:
1. LeRay
2. Nairn
3. Greeves
4. Dalton
5. Shubert

I reckon LeRay and Nairn are the ones to play outside running roles if we have injuries, and with CJ out there's already a best 22 spot to fill

Leray looks like he needs at least 2 years in the gym before we see a debut.

 

[The Gulden Child]

Is it possible MM prioritised scoping SA talent given Adelaide and Port had poor draft hands? Very clever if so.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Philosophical point...

Wouldn't a brain transplant more technically be a "whole body transplant"?

In don’t care what you call it as long as we get an immortal Jack Gunston I’m down with it

Not to alarm young Nairn but I heard a rumour Gunners insisted the club add an extra measurement when selecting gun young forwards, some new measurement called a cranial capacity?

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Leray looks like he needs at least 2 years in the gym before we see a debut.

Funny you say that as I thought Leary looked the most physically ready out of all of them.

He’s got a pretty solid core to my eye.

You might mean he needs to build his tank up of course which is fair.

 

[FB19]

RE: Greeves - people were melting we didn't use pick 23, people were melting when we traded up and didn't pick him, people were melting we didn't use our last live pick.

We got 4 highly rated young players, 2 extra second round picks for next year in a strong draft....and Greeves

You'd have to say this was the best D+ effort we've had for some time

You are right they really need to lift.

 

[tl92]

Funny you say that as I thought Leary looked the most physically ready out of all of them.

He’s got a pretty solid core to my eye.

You might mean he needs to build his tank up of course which is fair.

Think both are true. He doesn’t have anything close to an AFL body yet. Not criticising the kid either, he’s a late pick and will need time, just can’t imagine he’s anywhere near an AFL debut next year in a strong team. I’d almost have all 4 of our other draft picks ahead of him on that front.

 

[CobberRodgers]

Is it possible MM prioritised scoping SA talent given Adelaide and Port had poor draft hands? Very clever if so.

Would still have a lot of connections in the Adelaide area. May even have a soft spot for SA.

5xBNF winner at Woodville West Torrens I think.