2025 Draft Thread

[SaintsofSteel]

This is one of the better draft ratings I have seen from our perspective - Fincher at #38 and a choice of players we might be interested in following. Namely Dalton, Hetherton, Swadling, Leon Kickett and Burton, no mention of Sam Ainsworth or Taj Murray two talls whom we should also consider.

AFL Draft 2025: ESPN's final, top 50 power rankings

With the AFL Draft just one week away, ESPN releases its November power rankings featuring the top 50 junior prospects from around the country in 2025.

www.espn.com.au

 

[Ads734]

‘Jev’ just needs to amp up the weirdness factor for 1 more week.

 

[akaifu]

Did another mock draft

I have us taking Fincher at 42 (and not because Im biased - I genuinely think with so many bolters Fincher will slide out beyond 36) and Avery Thomas - Webster/McLennan replacement

Available for the rookie draft are Hunter Holmes, Tom Burton, Cody Curtin, Finn Davis, Taj Murray, Tom McGuane and several others

The top 40 of this draft might be a bit poor but geez theres gonna be a lot of solid picks at the back-end

I also have MiniPou sliding to Essendon at 29. I'm predicting the bolters to cause slides to the more speculative top-ranked players ie. Pou, Hibbins-Hargreaves. Maybe trade our F1 to get in? I feel like Essendon would be open to trading out so they can take Adam Sweid bc atm I don't think they have enough list spots for him

Hoping we maintain the ruthlessness and ditch Byrnes...

 

[Mr Platinum]

The world's worst draft, zero interest.

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

‘Jev’ just needs to amp up the weirdness factor for 1 more week.

I think he pronounces it "zjhev", and if you don't pronounce it correctly he screams like a goat until you get it right. Quite peculiar indeed

 

[gringo2011]

Did another mock draft

I have us taking Fincher at 42 (and not because Im biased - I genuinely think with so many bolters Fincher will slide out beyond 36) and Avery Thomas - Webster/McLennan replacement

Available for the rookie draft are Hunter Holmes, Tom Burton, Cody Curtin, Finn Davis, Taj Murray, Tom McGuane and several others

The top 40 of this draft might be a bit poor but geez theres gonna be a lot of solid picks at the back-end

I also have MiniPou sliding to Essendon at 29. I'm predicting the bolters to cause slides to the more speculative top-ranked players ie. Pou, Hibbins-Hargreaves. Maybe trade our F1 to get in? I feel like Essendon would be open to trading out so they can take Adam Sweid bc atm I don't think they have enough list spots for him

Hoping we maintain the ruthlessness and ditch Byrnes...

It looks like a draft that more talent could come from outside the top 20. Lots of speculative tales out there.

 

[The Jack]

The world's worst draft, zero interest.

Easy to say when our first pick is around 100. If we had an early pick I bet there would be much more interest.

I'm in the same boat though around the interest. We've already done our work this off season.

 

[stavro#4]

 

[stfan]

Easy to say when our first pick is around 100. If we had an early pick I bet there would be much more interest.

I'm in the same boat though around the interest. We've already done our work this off season.

Yes pity about the lack of any likely St Kilda Draftee on Night 1.

Though I will still enjoy the night as I am attending as one of the Invitee's Guests. It will be my first, and most likely only ever time of getting to attend.

 

[akaifu]

Dees-bound

 

[akaifu]

3 picks for us which means Said hasnt been delisted I believe

 

[akaifu]

Games gone

 

[Miha]

Games gone

That’s farcical

 

[stavro#4]

Games gone

They have one first round pick in 2026 and 2027.

They are likely going to have to lose Butters to draft him if the rule is genuinely 2 picks max to match a bid.

 

[BrutThough]

Games gone

what a joke

 

[Tasmanian saint]

If the bid comes after pick 36 you can just match with your next pick (no points required). Possible that we trade out our first pick if this happens

But I can see the Cats' pick 40 sliding up to ~35ish and a bid coming out of pettiness after we didn't accept it in a deal for Marshall

Anyone that bids on him would want to actually rate him at that pick because there’s a fair chance they will be stuck with him

 

[goodie23]

Games gone

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[dudeintheswamp]

Come on, he didn't start playing until he was three, and before then he slept a lot and his diet was unprofessionally mushy.

 

[Remboy]

Come on, he didn't start playing until he was three, and before then he slept a lot and his diet was unprofessionally mushy.

I heard he didn’t kick a footy until he was four.

 

[jumperfan]

Games gone

If I were a Hawthorn fan I'd be ropeable. Complete joke.

 

[akaifu]

Fincher at 39 here

He’s starting to slide in several mocks

 

[SaintsSeptember]

It looks like a draft that more talent could come from outside the top 20. Lots of speculative tales out there.

So they should pick the player they would take last....first.

 

[StCicatriz]

The world's worst draft, zero interest.

agree

 

[akaifu]

Fincher at 38

 

[stavro#4]