Best 23 in 2025

[KaySwizzle]

This is great,
I’d rather have Johnston or Farrar in above Budders. I can’t remember him stringing a good 10 minutes together. Heart in my mouth anytime he is near the pill.
Johnston, is run and gun, more dynamic with a touch of Mongrel about him.
Would love to see him get a run in this gun team that suits his strengths.

Normally I wouldn’t rate Budders. But I feel this year he has been pretty good and have no problem with him in best 23 at the moment.

I have a soft spot for Farrar, but Jeffrey has taken his spot—not as fast, but a much better kick.

Johnston is very quick, but he is still very raw and I’m not sure he can run out games at high intensity, even at VFL level. I would put him in the team before Berry though.

Because Berry is bottom of the barrel until he can prove he can kick a goal consistently. He is faster than Holman, but even less reliable to score somehow. Has so many attributes, but finishing isn’t one of them.

 

[DTLSchulzy16]

Normally I wouldn’t rate Budders. But I feel this year he has been pretty good and have no problem with him in best 23 at the moment.

Budda’s game vs WC was awesome, but quiet last weekend. Almost a flip of Sammy Clohesy quiet vs WC, good vs Dees. Get that sometimes on the wing depending on game style, wind and conditions

 

[SUNS]

I am pretty sure after next week Suns would have played the teams that finished 2024 in:

14th
15th
16th
17th
18th

We finished 13th

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Seems much more settled now don't we.


This was the team we played in R23 2017 in the game Took described as his darkest day as a Sun. Vs port in Adelaide 20-135. Wow.

 

[DTLSchulzy16]

Seems much more settled now don't we.


This was the team we played in R23 2017 in the game Took described as his darkest day as a Sun. Vs port in Adelaide 20-135. Wow.

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That side was so injury riddled it wasn’t funny by the end of it.

At the game, I remember Port fans clapped us off for getting them into the top 4 for one night. 2M Peter was the only target we had, and was also the first and last time McKenzie played as a key defender till he went to Port

Also known for Ablett car park dodging

 

[Seventeener]

So far this season, Dimma has used 30 players across 9 rounds, 14 aged over 25, 16 under 25, no debutants. With Ballard out for the year and 5 others out injured there are currently 38 players vying for 23 spots, including 7 who have yet to debut.

The difficulty with predicting who can step up is that the VFL side has had barely any exposure with only 5 games. Fiorini, Rosas and Moyle finally got their just rewards in Darwin, while Clohesy, Swallow and Holman played their way back into the side in no time. Others on the verge of selection are Davies, Johnston, Jepson and Lemmens, but they'll need to keep pressuring. Gulbin started the year on fire, so add his name.

Dimma showed last year that anyone who earnt a game could get a game, but if you didn't earn it you were gone.

 

[DCSuns]

So far this season, Dimma has used 30 players across 9 rounds, 14 aged over 25, 16 under 25, no debutants. With Ballard out for the year and 5 others out injured there are currently 38 players vying for 23 spots, including 7 who have yet to debut.

The difficulty with predicting who can step up is that the VFL side has had barely any exposure with only 5 games. Fiorini, Rosas and Moyle finally got their just rewards in Darwin, while Clohesy, Swallow and Holman played their way back into the side in no time. Others on the verge of selection are Davies, Johnston, Jepson and Lemmens, but they'll need to keep pressuring. Gulbin started the year on fire, so add his name.

Dimma showed last year that anyone who earnt a game could get a game, but if you didn't earn it you were gone.

Could probably add Lombard to that list also now back from his injury.

 

[Seventeener]

Could probably add Lombard to that list also now back from his injury.

I'll be happy for him to be a post-bye watch. He has the talent, but today showed he needs to crack in and regain touch, endurance and confidence. Definitely want to see him excel though.

 

[DTLSchulzy16]

From the side selected in the first final. How many changes to what we select in round 1 2026

Ballard? WGraham? Lombard? Rogers? Walter? ZUwland, Patterson? Addinsall? anyone traded in?

 

[KaySwizzle]

Ballard?

If fit, probably. Frees up Mac or pets Ballard play intercept role.

WGraham?

Definitely in. Straight sway for a Swallow.

Lombard? Rogers?

Competing for the same spot, at best. Or waiting on an injury to step up full time.

Walter?

Needs to improve a lot in the off-season. But hopefully. Read is ahead of him now.

ZUwland, Patterson? Addinsall?

I don’t think so. Let them develop. We’re in no rush to blood players these days. Let the kids grow and come in when ready.

anyone traded in?

Hopefully we have someone in the pipeline to come in and make an impact.

 

[Jirik13]

From the side selected in the first final. How many changes to what we select in round 1 2026

Ballard? WGraham? Lombard? Rogers? Walter? ZUwland, Patterson? Addinsall? anyone traded in?

Out: Budarick (trade), Farrar, Davies, Swallow
In: Graham, Rogers, Ballard, Walter

Powell Collins Noble
Rioli Ballard Andrew
Fiorini Rowell Weller
Witts Graham Anderson
Miller Humphrey Flanders
Long King Read

Uwland Rogers Walter Jeffrey Ainsworth

Em: Davies, Moyle, Clohesy, Lombard, Farrar

Z Uwland, Patterson no debut round 1

 

[Young_Guns]

Insane that we have 6x1st round draftees + Addinsall to still potentially bring into a finals team if they continue to develop.

You would expect our future picks to be all in on the table going hard at any talent interested in coming in over the next few years. Won’t need the points and any holes will need to be filled by mature talent, not more kids.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

From the side selected in the first final. How many changes to what we select in round 1 2026

Ballard? WGraham? Lombard? Rogers? Walter? ZUwland, Patterson? Addinsall? anyone traded in?

Assuming no big names in or out AND a 5 man bench.

Ballard - Collins - Uwland
Rioli - Andrew - Noble
Powell - Miller - Fiorini
Graham - Read - Humphrey
Walter - King - Long

Witts - Rowell - Anderson

Davies - Jeffrey - Rogers - Flanders - Ainsworth / Weller

E) Lombard, Moyle + 1 other.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Ended up 4th highest scoring side of the year which I never would have expected at the start of the year.

Our top 15 goal scorers for the regular season 2025.
King and Longy the 2 really performed above expectations.

Next year I can see both Humphrey and Read hitting the 30 goal mark.
Would have been interesting to see how W. Graham went with a full season.

1​	Ben King​	23​	69​
2​	Ben Long​	22​	43​
3​	Bailey Humphrey​	21​	22​
3​	Ben Ainsworth​	22​	22​
5​	Ethan Read​	19​	19​
6​	Jed Walter​	16​	18​
7​	Touk Miller​	21​	16​
8​	Noah Anderson​	23​	11​
8​	Sam Flanders​	21​	11​
10​	Will Graham​	8​	10​
11​	Jy Farrar​	6​	9​
11​	Matt Rowell​	23​	9​
13​	Daniel Rioli​	18​	8​
14​	Brayden Fiorini​	16​	7​
15​	Nicholas Holman​	16​	6​

 

[TheSunGod]

Natural progression suggests we should improve. Never hurts to add more quality and depth to the list l. Would be very interested to know what positions the list management team are looking to bolster as a priority.