2025 Draft Thread

[weltschmerz]

Hi draft gurus,
Im a draft nuffie.
Can someone explain how 2 years ago we couldnt get Lual due to acandemy picks being after 40 when other academy players went top 10 last night.
Im totally lost, does the AFL make it so complicated that the average punter doesnt understand?

After JUH went pick 1, the AFL decided that Next Generation Academies specifically were too unbalanced and changed the rules so bids on NGA players couldn’t be matched within the top 40. They changed it back when that rule would have meant Essendon missed out on a top NGA player.

The academy picks matched early last night were all Northern Academy, which were never restricted because Brisbane is just so disadvantaged and really needs the leg up.

 

[Smiley Boy]

Sam Allen could be a hidden gem, would’ve likely been a first rounder if it wasn’t for the early ACL. Has all the attributes you want for the modern game. And also has those leadership & character traits we look for.

Was told we were into a player recovering from injury which i thought could have been Barker but perhaps it's Allan? Similar profile to Carmichael with his competitiveness etc too

 

[The Inbetweener]

Given that clubs were paying F2s to move a few spots up in the teens, no dramas from me to pay pick 53 to move up a spot in the 20s if it gets us who we want. No club can climb ahead of us now unless they want to pay massive overs to North.

 

[Testekill]

Hi draft gurus,
Im a draft nuffie.
Can someone explain how 2 years ago we couldnt get Lual due to acandemy picks being after 40 when other academy players went top 10 last night.
Im totally lost, does the AFL make it so complicated that the average punter doesnt understand?

They change the rules to keep us guessing.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Any chance St.Kilda try get our 2nd pick using a future first?

 

[JohnnySteel]

Was told we were into a player recovering from injury which i thought could have been Barker but perhaps it's Allan? Similar profile to Carmichael with his competitiveness etc too

He fits what we are looking for perfectly. Athletically & character boxes ticked.
I’m onboard.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Any chance St.Kilda try get our 2nd pick using a future first?

Or someone offering their second and an F2 to move up to our pick. Pick 2 tonight is reasonably valuable.

 

[Mojorisin]

Any chance St.Kilda try get our 2nd pick using a future first?

They may try it for Phillipou. I'd do it for their F1 and 44.
It'd mean we miss out on Emmett but still a chance for Allan, K-Man or at worst Ainsworth.

 

[Pencil case]

So from what I read Lindsay looked like a safe bet. Great disposal, leadership, fantastic traits, so we basically blow that up to go down a few spots, miss him, grab a speculative pick and move up a couple of places for our lottery of a second pick and lose our third pick altogether.

Mental.

Tried to be too cute and it blew up in our face.

Lindsay is not a safe bet, he’s lacking in almost every area bar kicking.

 

[Libbaaaa]

They may try it for Phillipou. I'd do it for their F1 and 44.
It'd mean we miss out on Emmett but still a chance for Allan, K-Man or at worst Ainsworth.

I think they are delusional enough to do something like that as they would fancy themselves a sure finals team which they most definitely are not.

 

[Pencil case]

If we don’t end up with Emmett tonight I’ll be shattered. Clearly the best available. Hopefully North take the Thredgold bait.

 

[Bulldog Banana]

Missing out on Lual turned out alright for us though haha

Very true, no Freijah otherwise

 

[stefoid]

If a club were to play funny buggers and bid on Darcy well before expected, say 30's, do we still have points to match?

Sydney have any picks left?

 

[Mojorisin]

I think they are delusional enough to do something like that as they would fancy themselves a sure finals team which they most definitely are not.

They're definitely all in on the wing now philosophy. I bet on them wanting a draftee now rather in 12 months. I also fully expect they believe that they are a top 4 team next year.

 

[MaxiBont]

Wonder if we see Jaques as a long term wing with the pick of Carmichael.

Seems like Carmichael could also play a bit of wing from the highlights.

 

[JohnnySteel]

Wonder if we see Jaques as a long term wing with the pick of Carmichael.

Seems like Carmichael could also play a bit of wing from the highlights.

The more players we can rotate through different positions in game the better. Gives us more flexibility & unpredictability. Harder to contain as a unit.
All for these versatile types.
Allen will fit this as well, has played wing but also bits on half back, half forward & was introduced to some inside mid minutes as well prior to injury.

 

[Doggy]

Was told we were into a player recovering from injury which i thought could have been Barker but perhaps it's Allan? Similar profile to Carmichael with his competitiveness etc too

Probably didn't need to trade 53 to move up to get Allen. He'd go late

 

[Doggy]

Emmett please. Just makes sense.

 

[doggiesin08]

The more players we can rotate through different positions in game the better. Gives us more flexibility & unpredictability. Harder to contain as a unit.
All for these versatile types.
Allen will fit this as well, has played wing but also bits on half back, half forward & was introduced to some inside mid minutes as well prior to injury.

I really like to model of drafting HBF / HFF types who might eventually move inside. Makes it so much easier to get them games early in their career vs Sanders types, and then you probably also get an extra year or 2 at the end of their careers vs pure mids who can’t go elsewhere e.g. Tom Mitchell.

Obviously not everyone will make the transition like Richards, Bergman, Hayden Young, etc. but I still like the model.

 

[glenashley]

If we don’t end up with Emmett tonight I’ll be shattered. Clearly the best available. Hopefully North take the Thredgold bait.

Yeh. My guess is they take Thredgold so we get a few options out of whats left on the board.

 

[W W Biscuit]

Forgive my ignorance but how did we get pick 21 after finishing 9th

It's great, isn't it. The system is working beautifully

 

[Mofra]

Sam Allen could be a hidden gem, would’ve likely been a first rounder if it wasn’t for the early ACL. Has all the attributes you want for the modern game. And also has those leadership & character traits we look for.

I'd be very happy if we landed Sam Allen.

Emmett, Burton or NHH I'd be happy with too.

 

[Mofra]

If we don’t end up with Emmett tonight I’ll be shattered. Clearly the best available. Hopefully North take the Thredgold bait.

First pick on night 2 tends to get a fair bit of attention, North probably fielding trade calls all night for the pick.

 

[Bald Headed Flog]

Lindsay is not a safe bet, he’s lacking in almost every area bar kicking.

Fantastic pick for West Coast though. Their biggest issue right now is ball movement. So often, they win possession of the ball and you can start to catch a glimpse of a competent game plan, but eventually one of the younger/fringe players will undo everything with an errant handball or poorly weighted kick. They desperately need players with clean disposal in the side, more than any other attribute. I think he plays most games next year

 

[Smiley Boy]

Probably didn't need to trade 53 to move up to get Allen. He'd go late

We were only ever taking 2 players + Darcy so 53 was to help strengthen our position! Be interesting to see where we go with our pick though!