Resource Noob's 2025 Draft Prospect Video Thread

[noobermensch]

My thoughts on the top prospects for 2025 and where I see the race for pick 1:



My preseason top 10:
1. Fred Rodriguez
2. Louis Emmett
3. Dyson Sharp
4. Cody Curtin
5. Willem Duursma
6. Ollie Greeves
7. Zeke Uwland
8. Dan Annable
9. Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves
10. Tom McGuane

 

[noobermensch]

Possibly Fred's best performance of the 2024 Champs series. His clean hands, creative and attacking decision making and ability to execute his skills at a high level were all on show here.

 

[noobermensch]

Huge stat stuffing performance from one of the elite tall prospects in the 2025 pool. CDT displayed his typical Brodie Grundy impersonation in the ruck with his elite ground level impact and ability to find the ball on the spread, getting involved in attacking ball movement. He wasn't always a dominant aerialist in his bottom age season, but in this game he showed that he's capable of taking a strong contested grab.

 

[noobermensch]

Thrillem Duursma put together a strong performance here for the Power. Having been tried in a variety of roles thoughout the year he looked to have settled into to playing a combo mid/fwd role late in the season which fits his dynamic and versatile skill set. If he can find more consistency with his disposal by foot he could prove to be a serious contender for the first pick in the 2025 draft.

 

[noobermensch]

Windy and wet conditions turned this game into a scrappy affair where clean skills were at a premium. Oli struggled with his disposal like most but used his elite combination of agility and size to find space where others couldn't, helping to give his Eastern team an advantage at stoppage all game.

 

[noobermensch]

Emmett was everywhere in this game, competing at a high level in the ruck to set up his teammates with deft tap work, roaming the ground to take marks and link up possession chains, and when resting forward providing a strong marking target and hitting the scoreboard. His kicking technique can look awkward at times, but the rest of the package is undeniable.

 

[noobermensch]

Another example of Dyson Sharp's mature and effective inside game as he racked up an impressive eight clearances as a bottom ager against Vic Country. His spatial awareness in traffic is outstanding, allowing him to find creative angles to release teammates into space. He does a lot of subtle work at stoppage that can go unnoticed such as using his body to block or shepherd, creating space for his teammates.

 

[noobermensch]

The young man with the name that ruins my thumbnail graphics is back. Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves showed his outside dash and class in this game, working up and down the wing for the first three quarters of the game and getting involved in many of the best attacking moves for the Stingrays. With the game on the line entering the fourth quarter, his move into the forward line proved to be decisive with Noah slotting three majors for the term, helping his team to a relatively comfortable win.

 

[noobermensch]

Lachy Dovaston will enter the season as one of the more highly rated small forward prospects in this draft class. Quick, hardworking, and with plenty of tricks at his disposal, he's able to create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates through incisive moments with the ball or disruptive defensive pressure.

 

[noobermensch]

A good example of Onley's strengths and weaknesses as a bottom ager in this game. His agility, pace and balance for a kid his size combined with an ability to win contested footy are exciting attributes, but the hope will be that he's able to put work into developing his disposal by foot over this pre-season.

 

[noobermensch]

Sam Swadling is one of the guys in the 2025 draft pool that I feel isn't getting enough attention. He definitely needs to work on his composure with ball in hand and ability to execute skills under pressure, but his ability to find the footy inside and outside the contest is elite. His athleticism allows him to impact in the air and play taller than his 187cm height, giving him the versatility to play as a medium/third tall at either end when he's not in the midfield.

There are some issues to overcome, but his talent level could see him jump up the rankings in 2025.

 

[noobermensch]

Carmichael is a strong and versatile small defender from the Swans academy. His strength overhead allows him to play taller than his height making him a versatile stopper, and his dash and composure with the footy allows him to impact the game rebounding from the D50 or getting involved in ball movement.

 

[noobermensch]

A video for all you one eyed pies fans out there. Tom McGuane racks up a massive amount of the footy and repeatedly slices through an inferior NT Thunder team that increasingly resembled witches hats as the game went on. A demonstration of what Tom's capable of when the pressure is off.

 

[Mutineer]

Get in early on medium forward 189cm Charlie McKinnon before the ballon goes up once the season starts.

 

[noobermensch]

Get in early on medium forward 189cm Charlie McKinnon before the ballon goes up once the season starts.

I always trust you for the inside word on Rebels players mate. Reckon any of his bottom age performance are worth looking at especially or wait for the new season?

 

[noobermensch]

For this performance Kelly was named best on ground for WA by their coaching staff. He was particularly impressive in the opening quarter, booting a goal, finding the footy and applying strong tackling pressure. Blake is a strong and tough inside mid with a nose for the footy at stoppage which he showed at times in this game when given the opportunity to play on ball, but for a lot of the game he was stationed in the forward line which allowed him to show his versatility.

 

[Mutineer]

I always trust you for the inside word on Rebels players mate. Reckon any of his bottom age performance are worth looking at especially or wait for the new season?

Round 10 vs the Stingers, kicked 3 but could have easily kicked a bag if his usual radar wasn't on the blink

 

[noobermensch]

Mutineer hot tip for 2025.

Charlie's a powerful unit with soft hands in the marking contest, capable of finding space on the lead and willing to throw himself at contests with disregard for his own safety. Being rather undersized at this stage, I'd like to see a little more ground game from him, but he seems destined to kick a lot of goals in the upcoming season.

 

[noobermensch]

A look at elite prospect Fred Rodriguez putting in a strong performance as a bottom ager in the WAFL Colts competition. While he wasn't able to find quite as much space in this game as he typically does, he was damaging with the opportunities he had and put in a real shift at stoppage, extracting the footy himself or laying a strong tackle.

Can Fred make an early move in 2025 and challenge for pick 1 favouritism?

 

[noobermensch]

The first half of the futures game offered Sam Grlj an opportunity to show his exciting dash and willingness to break lines with buccaneering runs out of defense. Moved up onto a wing in the second half he wasn't able to find quite as much space but still provided a regular outlet for his teammates.

 

[eaglevision]

The first half of the futures game offered Sam Grlj an opportunity to show his exciting dash and willingness to break lines with buccaneering runs out of defense. Moved up onto a wing in the second half he wasn't able to find quite as much space but still provided a regular outlet for his teammates.

Really like the look of him. I think WCE will take the view that we have enough line breakers running out of defence (Ginbey, Allan etc) but I’d love to pick him up in the mid 20s.

 

[noobermensch]

Really like the look of him. I think WCE will take the view that we have enough line breakers running out of defence (Ginbey, Allan etc) but I’d love to pick him up in the mid 20s.

I wasn't a huge fan myself before this game, and I still think he's a guy that comes into this season with a lot to prove, but he does have talent for sure. A guy with enough tools that he could jump up the rankings if he starts showing more consistent form and production.

 

[noobermensch]

In 2024 big boy bottom-ager Ah-Mu regularly monstered kids a year older than him. A year later, it seems unlikely that anyone will be capable of matching his size and strength in the Talent League or Champs series. He possesses solid skills for such a big man and is capable of taking clean contested grabs.

 

[noobermensch]

This was Louis' largest goal tally of the season and a very solid all round performance. While most of his goals came from free kicks, he drew them through his work rate and danger level in the forward 50 making his defender panic. I'm not 100% convinced yet with his somewhat awkward kicking technique, but in this game he was a deadeye in front of goal.

 

[noobermensch]

Big thanks to Adnico26Parker for his help with the Swannies academy boys

Noah Chamberlain is a talented utility from the Swans Academy. In this U17 trial game he showed his aerial strength and his classy left foot kicking skills as well as plenty of second and third efforts to chase and tackle once the ball hit the ground. I'd like to him impose himself on games a bit more consistently as a top ager, but he certainly has the type of traits that make draft watchers excited.