2025 AFL Draft

[the claw]

Just get the best older ruckman available for now. A bit like Naismith just don't get one thats so injury prone.

Essendon with Goldstein did  similar. theres your ruck back up for big Toby and rather than investing in a duff tyler type go and actually look at all the 18 thru 22 year olds running around that have the right frames will definately be the right size and have enough good attributes to succeed and take him late or rookie..

Big  Caleb May 208cm from sth australia will probably have a club look at him late and why not.

Sam Ainsworth around 200cm has a big leap may be about at pick 30 -40.For me going into year two of rebuild with just two nd picks is ludicrous
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The Jasper Algar recruitment was excellent work and the other pick was required for the north future 1st.

Both sound moves even if it leaves ha short currently.

They have had nearly 12 months to consider ways to get back into the draft look at possible trades and likely free agents and turnover players.

Grave concerns if they truly think turning over just 3 or 4 players is adequate.

Plenty of mature types can be looked at in all of the Psd Rookie draft PSSS and msd we should be have been planning for it this time last year.

[Dusty3Peat]

Long time lurker, finally got myself an account to get involved on the back of having picks 2 and 3.

Does anyone think we'll take Robey, the bolter out of Eastern?

[camboon]

Not unless we split one of our picks up for a couple / few other first rounders with an offer that’s too good to be true from a club desperate for a certain kid.

[Andyy]

Long time lurker, finally got myself an account to get involved on the back of having picks 2 and 3.

Does anyone think we'll take Robey, the bolter out of Eastern?

Simonator thinks we should trade up to P1 to get him

(jokes Simon).

But seriously, Simon is keen to trade down from 3 to 2x top 10-15's to get him maybe etc.

[Dusty3Peat]

These guys seem to really rate him - I can't remember someone coming so hard so late ...

https://x.com/readingtheplay1/status/1965667110597918727

[Simonator]

Long time lurker, finally got myself an account to get involved on the back of having picks 2 and 3.

Does anyone think we'll take Robey, the bolter out of Eastern?

Simonator thinks we should trade up to P1 to get him

(jokes Simon).

But seriously, Simon is keen to trade down from 3 to 2x top 10-15's to get him maybe etc.

I’ve never suggested we trade down at all. I don’t care if we miss out on Robey as long as we get cumming. One or both will go top 6-7 in the open draft that’s for sure

[Andyy]

Long time lurker, finally got myself an account to get involved on the back of having picks 2 and 3.

Does anyone think we'll take Robey, the bolter out of Eastern?

Simonator thinks we should trade up to P1 to get him

(jokes Simon).

But seriously, Simon is keen to trade down from 3 to 2x top 10-15's to get him maybe etc.

I’ve never suggested we trade down at all. I don’t care if we miss out on Robey as long as we get cumming. One or both will go top 6-7 in the open draft that’s for sure

Must have been someone else suggesting we split P3, my bad.

Going to be an interesting one without a very clear top 5-10

[Simonator]

FWIW I do think robey will be too much of a reach with picks 3 and 4, just not enough body of work. Midfielders probably rank in this order imo

Sharp, Duursma (may not end up a midfielder so hard to say), Cumming, Greeves, Then fair game after that. I just have Grlj and cumming over Greeves and sharp as I think they address more of a need for us since we have Lalor, Smillie and Kmac2, let alone Taranto and hopper.

Robey and Cumming are very similar players imo and theres an element of the unknown with both given Cummings injury and Robey’s late bloom

[ajGreen]

These guys seem to really rate him - I can't remember someone coming so hard so late ...

https://x.com/readingtheplay1/status/1965667110597918727

In a pre-draft discussion, recruiting expert Brett Anderson noted that Oliver was "virtually unknown" to most clubs at the season’s midpoint, with his early TAC Cup games limited by injury and inconsistent form

[ajGreen]

FWIW I do think robey will be too much of a reach with picks 3 and 4, just not enough body of work. Midfielders probably rank in this order imo

Sharp, Duursma (may not end up a midfielder so hard to say), Cumming, Greeves, Then fair game after that. I just have Grlj and cumming over Greeves and sharp as I think they address more of a need for us since we have Lalor, Smillie and Kmac2, let alone Taranto and hopper.

Robey and Cumming are very similar players imo and theres an element of the unknown with both given Cummings injury and Robey’s late bloom

Robey is almost 6'4 which is a point of difference between mids like Cummings.

Also late birthday which could indicate footy upside and physical growth

[Knighter]

FWIW I do think robey will be too much of a reach with picks 3 and 4, just not enough body of work. Midfielders probably rank in this order imo

Sharp, Duursma (may not end up a midfielder so hard to say), Cumming, Greeves, Then fair game after that. I just have Grlj and cumming over Greeves and sharp as I think they address more of a need for us since we have Lalor, Smillie and Kmac2, let alone Taranto and hopper.

Robey and Cumming are very similar players imo and theres an element of the unknown with both given Cummings injury and Robey’s late bloom

Rubbish.  We must pick Robey.  We need pace and ability to break away from stoppages and only Robey and Grjl have it in the 1st round this year.

[one-eyed]

Pommy in Oz on the BF podcast mock draft chose Lindsay and Cumming for us at our first two picks.

Note: ignoring bids by clubs for academy kids

1. WCE - Dyson Sharp
2. WCE - Willem Duursma
3. Rich - Josh Lindsay
4. Rich - Sam Cumming
5. Ess - Cooper Duff Tytler
6. Ess - Ollie Greeves
7. Ess - Xavier Taylor ..... Draper compo.
8. StK - Sam Grlj
9. Haw - Mitch Marsh
10. Carl - Harry Dean (F/S) ..... TDK compo.
11. Syd - Max King (Syd Academy)
12. Dogs - Lachy Dovaston
13. Freo - Jacob Farrow
14. GWS - Sullivan Robey
15. Adel - Jevan Phillipou
16. WCE - Aidan Schubert
17. Bris - Daniel Annable (Bris academy)
18. Geel - Archie Ludowyke

https://www.youtube.com/live/V8Tq-6vqFy8

[Andyy]

If dons get P7 for draper there should be a royal commission

Band 2 at best surely. Htf would lions afford a band 1 compo?

[Tiger Khosh]

If dons get P7 for draper there should be a royal commission

Band 2 at best surely. Htf would lions afford a band 1 compo?

They’re saying it’s most likely band 2 which is end of 1st round compo.

That is unless they do a dodgy and agree to change the terms to trigger band 1 under the hush hush wink wink agreement that bombers play ball and trade them Ridley for a lesser than draft pick.

[Andyy]

If dons get P7 for draper there should be a royal commission

Band 2 at best surely. Htf would lions afford a band 1 compo?

They’re saying it’s most likely band 2 which is end of 1st round compo.

That is unless they do a dodgy and agree to change the terms to trigger band 1 under the hush hush wink wink agreement that bombers play ball and trade them Ridley for a lesser than draft pick.

Don't forget the AFL can literally adjust the compensation if they deem is not appropriate, formula aside.

Dons are a basket case so they'll probably get Band 1, just like WCE will get it for Allen.