2025 AFL Draft

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AFL Draft: Pairing the ideal prospect with all bottom 10 teams

By Mitch Keating
Zerohanger.com
2 Sep 2025

Here we've played matchmaker, linking a 2025 draft prospect with each of the bottom 10 teams.

Richmond

Josh Lindsay

The Tigers will have two bites of the apple in the opening few selections, having attained North Melbourne's first-round selection in a deal last November.

The Tigers won't be short on options, despite the Eagles likely having the first two picks and a handful of Northern Academy players also being in the top five mix.

For Richmond, they'll look to continue their growth from last year, where they heavily invested in key position personnel and contested ball winners.

This off-season looms as an opportunistic window that is primed for the Punt Road club to add some outside run and clean ball use, with Geelong Falcons ace Josh Lindsay just that.

The well-balanced left-footer has arguably the best kick in his class, and can be deployed across half-back or midfield, with a role in defence likely to ease his transition into the top flight.

The Tigers, who have ties to South Australian father-son talent Louis Kellaway, another player capable of offering some outlet avenues in the back half, may also consider Oakleigh speedster Sam Grlj with one of their earlier picks.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/wnba/afl-draft-pairing-the-ideal-prospect-with-all-bottom-10-teams/ar-AA1LG3Vm

[Simonator]

Not interested in Lindsay. To me he’s the kind of player you get when you’re ready to make a tilt at finals. Sort of like when we drafted vlastuin

[Knighter]

Not interested in Lindsay. To me he’s the kind of player you get when you’re ready to make a tilt at finals. Sort of like when we drafted vlastuin

WTF? Vlaustin was drafted a long way before our window and is nothing like Lindsay. Maybe think before you post complete rubbish

[Simonator]

Not interested in Lindsay. To me he’s the kind of player you get when you’re ready to make a tilt at finals. Sort of like when we drafted vlastuin

WTF? Vlaustin was drafted a long way before our window and is nothing like Lindsay. Maybe think before you post complete rubbish

Drafted 2012, played finals in 2013 after finishing 12th in 2012 and we were obviously building.

Maybe you should check the facts yourself before posting so aggressively.

Most rebuild, if any at all don’t begin with outside players

[Tiger Khosh]

Agree with the sentiment on outside players but I wouldn’t classify vlas as an outside player by any means.

[Simonator]

Agree with the sentiment on outside players but I wouldn’t classify vlas as an outside player by any means.

I’m not saying Vlas is an outside player.

I’m saying early in the rebuild you focus on the nuts and bolts, inside mids, impact mids, key position players.
Once that’s sorted after a few years you look at players like vlastuin, intercepting half backs and players like Lindsay, running half backs

Also small fwds (Dan Rioli) etc

[Tiger Khosh]

Agree with the sentiment on outside players but I wouldn’t classify vlas as an outside player by any means.

I’m not saying Vlas is an outside player.

I’m saying early in the rebuild you focus on the nuts and bolts, inside mids, impact mids, key position players.
Once that’s sorted after a few years you look at players like vlastuin, intercepting half backs and players like Lindsay, running half backs

Also small fwds (Dan Rioli) etc

Agree with that although at the top end of the draft all the clubs always say you just take the best talent available and worry about fitting them into the team later.