Academy Rorts - The 2025 Draft Thread

[Pns_blister]

Genuine question, but i'm envious how much better the suns academy is over ours. If we had their talent coming through, we would have been set for the next 15 years. They're also able to produce talents who cover all over the ground, whereas our elite talents are only mids with smokeys coming from the forward or defence.

I’m pretty sure they have a much, much larger catchment to choose from.. including NT.

 

[Nathan Barley]

I’m pretty sure they have a much, much larger catchment to choose from.. including NT.

And yet still to this date they haven't had an academy picks do much at AFL level

 

[Pns_blister]

And yet still to this date they haven't had an academy picks do much at AFL level

Might say more about their development coaches in the AFL system than anything.

 

[Sproj]

Some random picks early.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Might say more about their development coaches in the AFL system than anything.

They have developed some draftees into decent footballers. Just none from the academy. Until they do that I don’t think we should feel any envy towards their academy

 

[Bucking Beads]

How exactly has Leppa ended up a list manager. A true staggering career path from him.

 

[Hollow Knight]

This Pies bid might be Prindable.

 

[Bucking Beads]

He played with Allies this so already knows some of the Suns draftees. Smart choice.

Good point

 

[KissKiss]

Suns trading up for a Tasmanian is wild!

Kids most willing to move interstate to play. And convince them on warm weather before the Devils come in.

Sounded like a good kid on the interview

 

[Hollow Knight]

This Pies bid might be Prindable.

Yep. Goneski.

 

[Sproj]

We haven't matched Prindable - he's off to Collingwood.

 

[borrat]

please be another cumberland

 

[dlanod]

That is crazy early regardless of anything else

 

[Nathan Barley]

Interesting decision. Didn’t see much upside in Prindable

 

[Nathan Barley]

please be another cumberland

I don’t think he’ll even be that good

 

[Bucking Beads]

Pies reaching for our academy prospects is fun

 

[Nathan Barley]

Pies reaching for our academy prospects is fun

I think as a general rule we should match Geelong and Richmond bids and pass on Collingwood bids. Their Queensland scout seems a bit clueless

 

[Pns_blister]

They have developed some draftees into decent footballers. Just none from the academy. Until they do that I don’t think we should feel any envy towards their academy

I don’t think their history of developing players is good at all, irrespective of where they have come from. Hence how poor they have been for a long period of time, despite the concessions.

 

[Pns_blister]

Pies reaching for our academy prospects is fun

Learnt our lesson from Blake Coleman

 

[Hollow Knight]

Let’s get some non-mids now.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I struggle with the face of Sam Mitchell. A real smug figjam.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Has Swanny had a bit of a glow up?

 

[Hollow Knight]

I struggle with the face of Sam Mitchell. A real smug figjam.

Always smirking. Massive sociopath vibes.

 

[wantok]

What do we do at 43?

 

[Warwick]

Say it every year, and I’m aware it’s their job to talk them up, but boy you get sick of Ablett and Shifter calling every draftee elite and a steal.