2025 AFL Draft

[Andyy]

Kellaway 6.31 in the 2km time trial.

Is that good?

It's fine for a kid. Smillie did 6:38

[Simonator]

Very interested to see where robey goes. The hype no doubt will push him up a few spots

[Tiger Khosh]

Very interested to see where robey goes. The hype no doubt will push him up a few spots

If he makes it past our picks, Essendon will absolutely take him.

[Simonator]

Very interested to see where robey goes. The hype no doubt will push him up a few spots

If he makes it past our picks, Essendon will absolutely take him.

Are you keen on robey now ? If I recall correctly you weren’t so hot on the idea a few weeks ago

I’m on the fence with him but must take cumming if we don’t take robey

[Tiger Khosh]

Very interested to see where robey goes. The hype no doubt will push him up a few spots

If he makes it past our picks, Essendon will absolutely take him.

Are you keen on robey now ? If I recall correctly you weren’t so hot on the idea a few weeks ago

I’m on the fence with him but must take cumming if we don’t take robey

You are remembering correctly.

While I still think it’s plenty risky taking someone so far up the draft based on 6 weeks of albeit crazy good form, it seems that he’s moved into a consensus top5 pick from almost all reputable sources. Can’t really fight it anymore.

If we are taking Robey I really hope we take Sharp with our other pick. The knock on Sharp is that he isn’t dynamic in that he is a pure mid, but he has been the most consistent of all the draft class and seems the surest bet 200 gamer of the lot.

Think a Sharp and Robey haul would be a good balance. Would leave us with Lalor, Smillie, Hotton, Sharp, Robey and you can through Mcauliffe in there too as our young mid core all aged between 18-20 being mentored by TT, Hopper and Prestia.

[Dusty3Peat]

The guy from that Reading the Play website was on BigFooty Tigercats's podcast last night explaining through the phantom draft he released. Not a bad listen if you’ve got the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Mued80hPY

[ajGreen]

Dylan Patterson (suns academy) talking about the GC not drafting him

[one-eyed]

Tommy Wolfe of Reading The Play! [he speaks with U18 scouts] has us going for Sharp and Robey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Mued80hPY

1. WCE                Duursma
2. GC (bid)           Uwland
3. Bris (bid)         Annable
4. WCE (compo)  Duff-Tytler
5. Rich                 Sharp
6. Rich                 Robey
7. Ess                  Taylor
8. Ess                 Cumming
9. Carl (F/S bid)     Dean
10. GC (bid)         Patterson

[ajGreen]

Tommy Wolfe of Reading The Play! [he speaks with U18 scouts] has us going for Sharp and Robey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Mued80hPY

1. WCE                Duursma
2. GC (bid)           Uwland
3. Bris (bid)         Annable
4. WCE (compo)  Duff-Tytler
5. Rich                 Sharp
6. Rich                 Robey
7. Ess                  Taylor
8. Ess                 Cumming
9. Carl (F/S bid)     Dean
10. GC (bid)         Patterson

'zerohanger' website mock has Richmond taking Grlj and Robey

[TigerLand]

Our future 2nd that went to North, what would have been 20 is now 25. 4 FA compo and WCE support package. You'd be furious.

GC probably eliminate a pick of their 3 firsts to get their 2 players. May not if the draft some more picks in.

So North will end up getting Pick 28, 27 for trading Pick 3.

Honestly cant think of a worst trade. Love that we benefit.

[Dusty3Peat]

Our future 2nd that went to North, what would have been 20 is now 25. 4 FA compo and WCE support package. You'd be furious.

GC probably eliminate a pick of their 3 firsts to get their 2 players. May not if the draft some more picks in.

So North will end up getting Pick 28, 27 for trading Pick 3.

Honestly cant think of a worst trade. Love that we benefit.

It might be the biggest trade free kick I can remember

[ajGreen]

Our future 2nd that went to North, what would have been 20 is now 25. 4 FA compo and WCE support package. You'd be furious.

GC probably eliminate a pick of their 3 firsts to get their 2 players. May not if the draft some more picks in.

So North will end up getting Pick 28, 27 for trading Pick 3.

Honestly cant think of a worst trade. Love that we benefit.

A lot of them still arguing the Whitlocks would be top5. In this draft.

[Andyy]

Our future 2nd that went to North, what would have been 20 is now 25. 4 FA compo and WCE support package. You'd be furious.

GC probably eliminate a pick of their 3 firsts to get their 2 players. May not if the draft some more picks in.

So North will end up getting Pick 28, 27 for trading Pick 3.

Honestly cant think of a worst trade. Love that we benefit.

A lot of them still arguing the Whitlocks would be top5. In this draft.

The who?
Haha

Our future 2nd that went to North, what would have been 20 is now 25. 4 FA compo and WCE support package. You'd be furious.

GC probably eliminate a pick of their 3 firsts to get their 2 players. May not if the draft some more picks in.

So North will end up getting Pick 28, 27 for trading Pick 3.

Honestly cant think of a worst trade. Love that we benefit.

Man, when you put it like that...

[one-eyed]

DASHER'S COMBINE BLITZ

Late Draft Combine call-up Oskar Taylor has proven to be the standout performer across testing, with the dashing half-back further enhancing his stocks on Sunday.

Taylor, along with Eastern Ranges teammate Sullivan Robey, was only added to the national Telstra AFL Draft Combine list last month but dominated in the testing, winning the 20-metre sprint with a time of 2.82 seconds.

He also finished second in the agility test results.
 
Taylor has climbed to be in the mix as a top-20 pick after his impressive finish to the season with the Ranges and did his chances no harm at the Combine.

Others to post strong 20 metre sprint times were: Tylah Williams (2.89 seconds), Avery Thomas (2.89), Hunter Holmes (2.89), Tom Burton (2.91), Cooper Duff-Tytler (2.93) Zane Peucker (2.95) and Leon Kickett (2.95).

Taylor was beaten in the agility test by Eastern teammate Lachy Dovaston, who posted a time of 7.794 seconds, which was the fourth fasted in Combine testing history. Oskar Taylor was next at 7.84 seconds, with their fellow Ranges premiership star Xavier Taylor third.

Williams (7.87 seconds) and Zeke Uwland (8.1) were others to perform well in the agility test.

Sydney Academy talent Max King claimed the vertical jump test, with a leap of 80cm, ahead of Thomas and Uwland, who both jumped 75cm, while fellow Swans Academy prospect Harry Kyle won the running vertical jump. His 98cm leap was ahead of Uwland at 95cm and Jevan Phillipou (90cm).

The morning of testing on Sunday followed Friday's 2km time trial, when Jack Dalton (5:53 minutes) won ahead of Sam Grlj (5:59) and Louis Emmett (6:07).

Nearly 20 players were unable to test across the weekend, with illness ruling Dyson Sharp out on Sunday, following Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves and Ollie Greeves also not attending due to illness.

A hamstring injury meant Gold Coast academy player Dylan Patterson did not test, while Carlton father-son Harry Dean was recovering from a shoulder injury so didn't partake in the testing. Sam Allen and Harley Barker (ACLs), Liam Heatherton (back) and Archie Ludowyke (knee) were others unable to test as they worked through their long-term injuries, while Jack Ison, Hugo Mikunda, Wes Walley, Toby Murray, Will Darcy, Jesse Mellor and Riley Onley were among the others sidelined.

– Callum Twomey

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1436976

[one-eyed]

Yze was at the Draft Combine this weekend.

COACHES AT COMBINE

CLUB coaches joined recruiting teams at the MCG on Friday and Saturday to get a first-hand look at this year's draft class.

West Coast's Andrew McQualter, Sydney's Dean Cox, St Kilda's Ross Lyon, Melbourne's Steven King and Richmond's Adem Yze were among the head coaches to be at the Telstra AFL Draft Combine at different stages as this year's pool went through its paces.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1436491/inside-trading-cats-continue-curnow-chase-eagles-consider-draft-move-will-flanders-unlock-trac-deal