Rumour GFC 2025 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 3

[cats_09]

2025 AFL Draft and Trade Dates:​

Fri Oct 3 - Fri Oct 10: 2025 Free Agency Period
Mon Oct 6 - Wed Oct 15: 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period
Wed Nov 19 - Thu Nov 20: 2025 Telstra AFL Draft

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Anyone know anything about Nick Driscoll?

Ridiculous that the AFL spends 5 minutes per pick in the regular draft and the afl app can't even give you a list of players taken in the rookie draft.

The AFL forces them to “wait” and drag each pick out. The truth is they have a checklist and if it wasnt commercialized, it would take about 2 minutes like the rookie draft does

 

[cats_09]

From the Fox Footy rookie feed:

Of the 15 rookie draft picks that were actually used, nine were previously-established AFL players getting re-rookied.

There were six fresh faces who landed at AFL clubs: Fred Rodriguez (Pick 1, West Coast), Riley Onley (Pick 3, Melbourne), Jack Watkins (Pick 4, Port Adelaide), Leon Kickett (Pick 8, Fremantle), Ollie Greeves (Pick 12, Hawthorn) and Nick Driscoll (Pick 28, Geelong).

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Surely time to get rid of the rookie draft or put some restrictions on it

 

[CatToTheFuture]

So do we have a list of who was taken? We didn't select Rongdit?

I assume no one scalped Stevens and KMF from us?

 

[cats_09]

2025 AFL ROOKIE DRAFT ORDER & PICKS​

ROUND 1
1. West Coast Eagles: Fred Rodriguez
2. Richmond: Passed
3. Melbourne: Riley Onley
4. Port Adelaide: Jack Watkins
5. St Kilda: Patrick Said (re-rookied)
6. Carlton: Passed
7. Sydney Swans: Jake Lloyd

44

Jake Lloyd

Age

32

Ht

182cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.4

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

9.0

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

403.9

5star

D

23.4

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

9.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

403.9

5star

D

23.2

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.8

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

357.4

5star

(re-rookied)
8. Fremantle: Leon Kickett
9. GWS Giants: Conor Stone (re-rookied)
10. Gold Coast Suns: Ben Jepson (re-rookied)
11. Adelaide Crows: Tyler Welsh (re-rookied)
12. Hawthorn: Ollie Greeves
13. Geelong Cats: George Stevens (re-rookied)
14. Brisbane Lions: Lincoln McCarthy

11

Lincoln Mccarthy

Age

32

Ht

176cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.9

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

9.1

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.9

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

(re-rookied)

ROUND 2
15. West Coast Eagles: Passed
16. Port Adelaide: Passed
17. St Kilda: Passed
18. Sydney Swans: Dane Rampe

24

Dane Rampe

Age

35

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

(re-rookied)
19. Fremantle: Passed
20. GWS GIANTS: Passed
21. Adelaide Crows: Passed
22. Hawthorn: Passed
23. Geelong Cats: Keighton Matofai-Forbes (re-rookied)

ROUND 3
24. West Coast Eagles: Passed
25. Port Adelaide: Passed
26. Fremantle: Passed
27. Hawthorn: Passed
28. Geelong Cats: Nick Driscoll

ROUND 4
29. West Coast Eagles: Passed

 

[CatToTheFuture]

2025 AFL ROOKIE DRAFT ORDER & PICKS​

ROUND 1
1. West Coast Eagles: Fred Rodriguez
2. Richmond: Passed
3. Melbourne: Riley Onley
4. Port Adelaide: Jack Watkins
5. St Kilda: Patrick Said (re-rookied)
6. Carlton: Passed
7. Sydney Swans: Jake Lloyd (re-rookied)
8. Fremantle: Leon Kickett
9. GWS Giants: Conor Stone (re-rookied)
10. Gold Coast Suns: Ben Jepson (re-rookied)
11. Adelaide Crows: Tyler Welsh (re-rookied)
12. Hawthorn: Ollie Greeves
13. Geelong Cats: George Stevens (re-rookied)
14. Brisbane Lions: Lincoln McCarthy (re-rookied)

ROUND 2
15. West Coast Eagles: Passed
16. Port Adelaide: Passed
17. St Kilda: Passed
18. Sydney Swans: Dane Rampe (re-rookied)
19. Fremantle: Passed
20. GWS GIANTS: Passed
21. Adelaide Crows: Passed
22. Hawthorn: Passed
23. Geelong Cats: Keighton Matofai-Forbes (re-rookied)

ROUND 3
24. West Coast Eagles: Passed
25. Port Adelaide: Passed
26. Fremantle: Passed
27. Hawthorn: Passed
28. Geelong Cats: Nick Driscoll

ROUND 4
29. West Coast Eagles: Passed

Thanks

 

[thejester]

Anyone know anything about Nick Driscoll?

Ridiculous that the AFL spends 5 minutes per pick in the regular draft and the afl app can't even give you a list of players taken in the rookie draft.

Amazing how badly they've misunderstood what punters want.

 

[thegerman]

Here’s the rookie central info

 

[thejester]

Can Rongdit go back and play Falcons as an overager?

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

So looks like Rongdit won’t be selected by us, can we select him next year as part of the academy or would he be just in the one draft next time?

 

[dazbroncos]

Hard to take the kid with an ACL and having a full list currently - especially after taking Harley with one as well.

WE can probably have a crack at him again next year when he's fit but not as a NGA type

GO Catters

 

[Lana]

Hard to take the kid with an ACL and having a full list currently - especially after taking Harley with one as well.

WE can probably have a crack at him again next year when he's fit but not as a NGA type

GO Catters

He'd still be NGA

 

[BennyGan]

Can Rongdit go back and play Falcons as an overager?

Reckon that’s the best option for him and the club. Also wouldn’t be mad if he signs with the VFL team too so we could help him with his rehab.

 

[smotherking]

If I'm 1000% honest, I'm expecting something like a 10th place finish next year - although I'm aware I always tend to lean negative before we've seen anything of the pre-season, barring recruiting someone like Danger/Jez where the excitement is palpable.

To be clear though, I'm similar to you in that it doesn't worry me long term if it does happen.

I believe the list is in much better shape in terms of age and quality than it has been in over 15 years, and while I'd much prefer Butters, an early pick in a better draft is fine by me to add to this new core that we've built.

I'd see our 'dip' more like Sydney's in 2023 before another spike in 2024, or dare I say it, '06 (just kidding...well...sort of).

Similar to CatToTheFuture, I think we're up against a lot. The history of being runners up, and being 'the hunted' without the cup to show for it. Brisbane are a juggernaut, and the Suns are quickly becoming one.

Our draw is ridiculous, and our depth is just so young. I rate many of them, but expecting them to be suitable replacements in 2026 for a contending team is fanciful on what we know right now IMO.

I love the look of Barker and Holmes and I'm glad we took them, but they're classic examples in that we're highly unlikely to get anything significant out of them in 2026. It's '27 and beyond that the excitement will build.

It's funny really, all I really want to see in '26 is Holmes and Baz continue keeping on, Neale, Lawson, COS, and Dempsey take another leap, Worps and Bruhn to add something, and someone like Hofmann, Polkinghorne, Edwards, or Molier to really show their quality at AFL level. I wouldn't be against Ollie Henry pulling his finger out either.

The irony in that statement is if all of that happens, we probably do have a great year - but I wouldn't mind if they were mutually exclusive events if that makes sense.

TLDR: Expecting a dip, but not worried about the long-term future of the list.

10th place finish next year seems like an exceedingly pessimistic prediction. You can’t see us winning at least 12 games next year? May well happen but I’d be surprised if we don’t make the 8

 

[bombersboy]

He'd still be NGA

One of the rule changes for NGA's is

• an expansion of age eligibility from 19 to 21 years to allow clubs to have more time to access players if they are late developers;

So Rongdit could have a year or so development in the VFL and we retain access to him as an NGA.

 

[cats_09]

Guessing there's no better time to start 2026 FA speculation than the morning after the 2025 draft is held

 

[bombersboy]

2025 AFL ROOKIE DRAFT ORDER & PICKS​

ROUND 1
1. West Coast Eagles: Fred Rodriguez
2. Richmond: Passed
3. Melbourne: Riley Onley
4. Port Adelaide: Jack Watkins
5. St Kilda: Patrick Said (re-rookied)
6. Carlton: Passed
7. Sydney Swans: Jake Lloyd (re-rookied)
8. Fremantle: Leon Kickett
9. GWS Giants: Conor Stone (re-rookied)
10. Gold Coast Suns: Ben Jepson (re-rookied)
11. Adelaide Crows: Tyler Welsh (re-rookied)
12. Hawthorn: Ollie Greeves
13. Geelong Cats: George Stevens (re-rookied)
14. Brisbane Lions: Lincoln McCarthy (re-rookied)

ROUND 2
15. West Coast Eagles: Passed
16. Port Adelaide: Passed
17. St Kilda: Passed
18. Sydney Swans: Dane Rampe (re-rookied)
19. Fremantle: Passed
20. GWS GIANTS: Passed
21. Adelaide Crows: Passed
22. Hawthorn: Passed
23. Geelong Cats: Keighton Matofai-Forbes (re-rookied)

ROUND 3
24. West Coast Eagles: Passed
25. Port Adelaide: Passed
26. Fremantle: Passed
27. Hawthorn: Passed
28. Geelong Cats: Nick Driscoll

ROUND 4
29. West Coast Eagles: Passed

Plus the pre listed Cat A and Cat B rookies

Pre-listed Category A and B rookies

Jai Saxena (Collingwood) - Cat A
Kalani White (Melbourne) - Cat A

Toby Whan (Fremantle) - Cat B
Ryda Luke (Fremantle) - Cat B
Jesse Mellor (Geelong) - Cat B
Riley Hamilton (Greater Western Sydney) - Cat B
Noah Chamberlain (Sydney) - Cat B
Liam Hetherton (Sydney) - Cat B

 

[SkittleCats]

With all due respect, I'm backing Wells and Mackie's judgement over yours.

So we should all just shut up and not post in any draft thread?

 

[calder_daddy]

So we should all just shut up and not post in any draft thread?

Just stop having an opinion

 

[dudusmaximus]

Just stop having an opinion

Best I heard on this.. You can have an opinion, but you don't have a choice.

 

[cats_09]

 

[Baudolino]

So no other clubs picked up Clohesy. Can't have been that harsh of a decision to delist him then.

 

[cats_09]

So no other clubs picked up Clohesy. Can't have been that harsh of a decision to delist him then.

WCE have a number of additional rookie spots available to them over the next couple of years - will be interesting to see if any delisted players are invited to train with them over summer and then get picked up during the SSP

 

[year of the cat]

Hopefully he’ll play in our VFL team but assume he’ll get more lucrative offers elsewhere.

 

[STPer18]

 

[Vdubs]

So no other clubs picked up Clohesy. Can't have been that harsh of a decision to delist him then.

Agreed.