2025 AFL Draft

[Tiger Khosh]

I feel like the narrative has shifted lately in that if starcevich chooses to go to the eagles, we’ll have pick 2 and 3 come draft night.

[ajGreen]

Twomey reckons Duursma and Duff-Tytler are now the clear top 2 as far as the open market draftees and the Eagles likely picks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-OhFYYxnRo

Doubt they pass on sharp

[ajGreen]

I feel like the narrative has shifted lately in that if starcevich chooses to go to the eagles, we’ll have pick 2 and 3 come draft night.

.they'll trade for him instead , or not take him at all.

More chance of a cold day in hell than them losing p2 sadly

Two of sharp CDT duursma at Richmond would be outstanding result. Perfect end to north death ride

[Andyy]

Sharp and CDT is probably my #1 preference.

I'm in danger of sounding like a broken record but our ruck stocks are essentially this:
Nank (workhorse + gets banged up)
Ryan (crap)
OHB (crap + likely to never debut)
Sims (kid + forward/ruck hybrid)

CDT is more of a ruck/forward hybrid and in 5+ years I think him tag-teaming the ruck/forward duties with Sims would be a great plan, with Armstrong and Faull the two permanent tall forwards.

[ajGreen]

Sharp and CDT is probably my #1 preference.

I'm in danger of sounding like a broken record but our ruck stocks are essentially this:
Nank (workhorse + gets banged up)
Ryan (crap)
OHB (crap + likely to never debut)
Sims (kid + forward/ruck hybrid)

CDT is more of a ruck/forward hybrid and in 5+ years I think him tag-teaming the ruck/forward duties with Sims would be a great plan, with Armstrong and Faull the two permanent tall forwards.

Would be happy with duursma over sharp as well.

If you look at the projected future side - something like.


Miller. Gibcus. Balta.
Brown. Trainor. Banks.
Rioli. Smillie. Mansell.
Algar. Faull. Lalor.
Campbell. Armstrong. Taranto.
Sims. Hotton. McAuliffe


The wings looks close to the greatest area of weakness. Duursma would instantly improve that.

Other options like trezsie and co. Are suboptimal too. .

CDT is a risk but you don't often get the chance to take unicorns and as you say he'd pair with Sims and replace nank perfectly in theory.

New rules should help too

[Tiger Khosh]

I’m still hopeful CDT is taken by our pick but if he’s there you gotta grab him I guess.

[Tiger Khosh]

Sharp and CDT is probably my #1 preference.

I'm in danger of sounding like a broken record but our ruck stocks are essentially this:
Nank (workhorse + gets banged up)
Ryan (crap)
OHB (crap + likely to never debut)
Sims (kid + forward/ruck hybrid)

CDT is more of a ruck/forward hybrid and in 5+ years I think him tag-teaming the ruck/forward duties with Sims would be a great plan, with Armstrong and Faull the two permanent tall forwards.

I’d like to see OHB get a chance before writing him off.

Odds are against him but he has developed well as a Cat B rookie and looks promising at VFL level.

If we have a rookie spot available I’d like to see them upgrade him to Cat A so he can get some exposure at AFL level.

[Simonator]

A high pack is just wasted in a ruckman imo

Duursma will not be available with our pick
west coast will take either Duursma/sharp or Duursma/CDT

[ajGreen]

A high pack is just wasted in a ruckman imo

Duursma will not be available with our pick
west coast will take either Duursma/sharp or Duursma/CDT

If it is a waste. Why do you think there is a good chance of wce taking CDT?  NicNat was a very good player.

In a weak draft , with a clear top3. *

To not take him ,  if sharp and duursma are gone.

With the club holding picks 3 and 4 *   , seems like madness IMHO.

More so when you consider he can play forward and nank is cooked and there is nothing in reserve.

* Of the available draft pool

[Tiger Khosh]

A high pack is just wasted in a ruckman imo

Duursma will not be available with our pick
west coast will take either Duursma/sharp or Duursma/CDT

If it is a waste. Why do you think there is a good chance of wce taking CDT?  NicNat was a very good player.

In a weak draft , with a clear top3. *

To not take him ,  if sharp and duursma are gone.

With the club holding picks 3 and 4 *   , seems like madness IMHO.

More so when you consider he can play forward and nank is cooked and there is nothing in reserve.

* Of the available draft pool

If we look at the number 1 rucks from each team only 7 out of 18 are playing for the team they were originally drafted for and the highest pick used being English at pick 19.

Not saying we should pass on CDT if he’s available but it’s why I’m hoping he’s already taken. Past history just clearly shows that using such a top end pick on a ruck very rarely works out, even moreso the current iteration of the AFL.

Adelaide - ROB - rookie draft pick
Geelong - Rhys Stanley - traded from saints for end of 1st rounder
Brisbane - Darcy Fort - traded from Geelong from 3rd rounder
Collingwood - Darcy Cameron - traded from swans for basically nothing
GWS - Briggs - drafted 2nd round
Freo - Jackson - traded from dees for 2 x 1st rounders & 2nd rounder
Suns - Witts - traded from pies for 3rd rounders
Hawks - Meek - traded from freo as steaknives in Omeara deal.
WBD - English - drafted pick 19
Swans - Grundy - basically given away first by Collingwood and then by Melbourne
Blues - Pittonet - traded from hawks for 3rd rounder
Saints - Marshall - rookie draft pick
Port - Sweet - traded from dogs for 3rd round pick.
Dees - Gawn - drafted 2nd round
Essendon - Bryan - drafted 2nd round
North - Xerri - drafted 5th round
Richmond - Nank - traded from swans for 3rd rounder.
WCE - Flynn- free agent from GWS

[pmac21]

We will have so much cap space we should be able to bring in a Ruck to replace Nank so I'd be drafting 2 mids with 2/3.  If available and Bombers hot for CDT then maybe they trade up for pick 5 & something else?  Who knows

[Andyy]

Sharp and CDT is probably my #1 preference.

I'm in danger of sounding like a broken record but our ruck stocks are essentially this:
Nank (workhorse + gets banged up)
Ryan (crap)
OHB (crap + likely to never debut)
Sims (kid + forward/ruck hybrid)

CDT is more of a ruck/forward hybrid and in 5+ years I think him tag-teaming the ruck/forward duties with Sims would be a great plan, with Armstrong and Faull the two permanent tall forwards.

I’d like to see OHB get a chance before writing him off.

Odds are against him but he has developed well as a Cat B rookie and looks promising at VFL level.

If we have a rookie spot available I’d like to see them upgrade him to Cat A so he can get some exposure at AFL level.

I hope you're right. My confidence isn't very high but I suppose he's only been on the list two years.

[Andyy]

A high pack is just wasted in a ruckman imo

Duursma will not be available with our pick
west coast will take either Duursma/sharp or Duursma/CDT

Just gotta nail the pick. Plenty of good rucks go early.

NicNat (2), Jackson (3), Kreuzer (1), Ryder (7). All top shelf.

[Knighter]

Ty Bickery 8

[Simonator]

A high pack is just wasted in a ruckman imo

Duursma will not be available with our pick
west coast will take either Duursma/sharp or Duursma/CDT

Just gotta nail the pick. Plenty of good rucks go early.

NicNat (2), Jackson (3), Kreuzer (1), Ryder (7). All top shelf.

And Jackson the only one with a flag, who played with the best ruckman ever arguably.


History will say a high pick ruckman is just not required to win a flag.

Anyway if we do end up with CDT I hope he’s a winner, just don’t see it. Time will tell !