2025 AFL Draft

[Andyy]

Reality is we cannot build a team by just loading up on draft picks. However you want to look at it, we must get players from other clubs. Butters might be injury prone but delivers exactly what we need, is at the perfect age profile and would cost us nothing.
Reid and Lalor look like generational talents - much like Anderson and Rowell at the Gold Coast.
It’s the perfect play going into Tassie’s entry in 2028 and profiles exactly as it did for us in 2011 when we had Rance, Jack, Cotch and Dusty as Goldie and GWS came into the comp.

I actually think we may well have done as well or better than we did with those big 4.

Early days, but I like the signs.

[Tiger Khosh]

Reality is we cannot build a team by just loading up on draft picks. However you want to look at it, we must get players from other clubs. Butters might be injury prone but delivers exactly what we need, is at the perfect age profile and would cost us nothing.
Reid and Lalor look like generational talents - much like Anderson and Rowell at the Gold Coast.
It’s the perfect play going into Tassie’s entry in 2028 and profiles exactly as it did for us in 2011 when we had Rance, Jack, Cotch and Dusty as Goldie and GWS came into the comp.

I actually think we may well have done as well or better than we did with those big 4.

Early days, but I like the signs.

That is a huge call to make and not one you can remotely make after something like 20 games combined between them. We haven’t even seen a few of them play at all yet. We’re not just talking about 4 very good players, those are all time greats of the club with 1100+ games, 10 premiership medals, 3 norm smith medals, 2 Brownlow medals, 3 Coleman medals, 8 jack dyer medals and many more accolades between them.

P.S pls god let it be true 

[Andyy]

Reality is we cannot build a team by just loading up on draft picks. However you want to look at it, we must get players from other clubs. Butters might be injury prone but delivers exactly what we need, is at the perfect age profile and would cost us nothing.
Reid and Lalor look like generational talents - much like Anderson and Rowell at the Gold Coast.
It’s the perfect play going into Tassie’s entry in 2028 and profiles exactly as it did for us in 2011 when we had Rance, Jack, Cotch and Dusty as Goldie and GWS came into the comp.

I actually think we may well have done as well or better than we did with those big 4.

Early days, but I like the signs.

That is a huge call to make and not one you can remotely make after something like 20 games combined between them. We haven’t even seen a few of them play at all yet. We’re not just talking about 4 very good players, those are all time greats of the club with 1100+ games, 10 premiership medals, 3 norm smith medals, 2 Brownlow medals, 3 Coleman medals, 8 jack dyer medals and many more accolades between them.

P.S pls god let it be true 

Should clarify somewhat, I don't mean better on individual potential

As a draft haul/securing our core players for success.

Sorry to confuse. Don't actually think I've seen enough to suggest we have another dusty, cotch, jack or Tross

[one-eyed]

‘Generational talent’: Vic powerhouse urged to enter Harley race with mammoth move for ‘megastar’

Fox Sports
May 31, 2025

Richmond have been urged to consider putting a mammoth offer to the West Coast Eagles in a bid to lure Harley Reid back to Victoria.

Reid has become one of the competition’s most-discussed trade prospects in recent times with mystery surrounding his future.

The Herald Sun’s Jon Ralph reported earlier this month that the Eagles were “confident” he would sign a new deal soon, but that rival clubs believe he ‘will request a trade at the end of the year’.

Plenty of Victorian clubs would throw their hat in the ring for Reid if he did want to leave the Eagles and return to Victoria and one AFL great believes Richmond should get aggressive on the trade front.

At the time of writing, Richmond holds two top five selections at this year’s draft, after North Melbourne traded their future first to the Tigers last year in order to land exciting tall prospect Matt Whitlock.

With a draft bounty at their disposal, could the Tigers get aggressive and land one of the country’s hottest young talents?

“Would you give up both of those picks and maybe a future first - do they need one mega star with Sam Lalor and co, or do they need three or four really good players to thicken out that list build?” Ralph posted on Fox Footy’s Thursday Night Footy broadcast.

“Two top fives and a future? I’d want something back if I’m Richmond. But I’m a believer, I’m a buyer in Harley Reid,” St Kilda champion Leigh Montagna said.

“I think he is a generational talent. I’d be giving up at least two first rounders, I’d be happy to give up a third if I got something back in return. I would, I’d do it.”

Hawthorn legend Jason Dunstall replied: “Three and four aren’t just first round picks, they’re top end.”

Montagna added: “They’re still speculative, you don’t know. We’ve seen some pick 3 and 4 that aren’t very good… I’d take Harley Reid, I’d take the risk.”

North Melbourne champion David King put to Montagna if he would still do a prospective deal with the Eagles, given the Tigers are likely to be towards the bottom end of the ladder as they continue their rebuild.

“Even if it was three, four and next year be three again?” King asked.

“If I got another first rounder back? Yep,” Montagna replied.

The Harley Reid contract situation remains a fascinating one but if he wants to return home to Victoria, expect a trade frenzy like we’ve never seen before.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-richmond-urged-to-pursue-harley-reid-harley-reid-trade-rumours-where-will-harley-reid-play-in-2026-whispers-links-comments-latest-news/news-story/cb9d73f5f21057b02e41046b93c16d1f

[Damo]

A trade frenzy like we’ve never seen before

But many on the forum can’t see the attraction??

Would INSTANTLY be our best young player

[Tiger Khosh]

Not for our 2 firsts this year and our first next year. That’s 3 x top 5 picks.

Although whoever they are quoting is saying the eagles would give 1 back which doesn’t make any sense. Why not just make it for 2 straight up. Ours and eagles picks will be around the same mark both this year and next.

[Damo]

Not for our 2 firsts this year and our first next year. That’s 3 x top 5 picks.

Although whoever they are quoting is saying the eagles would give 1 back which doesn’t make any sense. Why not just make it for 2 straight up. Ours and eagles picks will be around the same mark both this year and next.

Makes sense from our point of view if we think we will finish above them next year

[Tiger Khosh]

Not for our 2 firsts this year and our first next year. That’s 3 x top 5 picks.

Although whoever they are quoting is saying the eagles would give 1 back which doesn’t make any sense. Why not just make it for 2 straight up. Ours and eagles picks will be around the same mark both this year and next.

Makes sense from our point of view if we think we will finish above them next year

Yeah but the way it’s phrased in the article is that west coast would want it which doesn’t make any sense to me.

[Andyy]

Not for our 2 firsts this year and our first next year. That’s 3 x top 5 picks.

Although whoever they are quoting is saying the eagles would give 1 back which doesn’t make any sense. Why not just make it for 2 straight up. Ours and eagles picks will be around the same mark both this year and next.

2026 will be compromised by mini-draft for Tas, won't it?

I'm still thinking about the gamble of a draft pick vs a player who's already drafted and shown that they are absolutely going to make it at the top level.

Think of how many top 5 players end up being a flop?

Not saying I'd want to send 3x firsts but if something decent was coming back like 2x 2nds maybe

[georgies31]

Now we're talking 3 first round picks if that's not selling farm I don't know what is.

[Damo]

Now we're talking 3 first round picks if that's not selling farm I don't know what is.

Would be picks coming back

[Tiger Khosh]

Now we're talking 3 first round picks if that's not selling farm I don't know what is.

There is no player in the competition worth 3 first round picks to a team in the first 1-2 years of a rebuild. Especially when atleast 2 of those picks are top5.

[Andyy]

Now we're talking 3 first round picks if that's not selling farm I don't know what is.

There is no player in the competition worth 3 first round picks to a team in the first 1-2 years of a rebuild. Especially when atleast 2 of those picks are top5.

Agreed. I reckon 2+3 is enough to get it done with something coming back.

Sucks for WCE but bottom line is once he decides to go they have to take the best deal and our picks likely represent that.

I'd take a pick back for Kellaway.

[camboon]

I think we can better value. When we have developed enough to compete with any side , it’s the time to bring in sell the farm players, unless he came at a reasonable price, no  thanks
the bitching that went on about what we paid for Hopper and Taranto says it all.