AFL Mock Draft: Picks 1-23 (first edition)How the first round of the 2025 AFL Draft might unfold👇
Jonty Ralphsmith & Mitch Keating
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October 7, 2025 1. WCE - Duursma
2. GC - Uwland (matched bid)
3. WCE - Duff-Tytler
4. GC - Patterson (matched bid)
5. Richmond: Sam GrljRANK 13
Oakleigh Chargers
Midfielder
HEIGHT: 182cm Oakleigh Chargers
Following matched bids and the addition of free agency compensation, Richmond's opening selection of Pick 2 comes in at fifth overall in our Mock Draft.
The Tigers, fortunately, have a strong and ranging selection of midfield options to select from at this juncture of the draft, and Grlj stands out in that pack.
His speed, dare, line-breaking ability and athleticism would complement the big-bodied draft acquisitions the Tigers recruited last year with Sam Lalor and Josh Smillie.
Grlj, in the short-term, could be utilised on the wing or at half-back - two areas the club needs to bolster in their draft build.
6.Richmond: Sullivan RobeyRANK 28
Eastern Ranges
Forward/Midfielder
HEIGHT: 192cm Eastern Ranges
An AFL Draft hasn't seen a bolter like Robey for some time, with the explosive match-winner having only made his Coates Talent League debut for the Eastern Ranges in June.
From there, Robey never looked back, playing a critical role in the Ranges' run to a premiership, with the Rowville talent booting 17 goals in nine games as a big-bodied front-half threat.
Four of those goals would come in the grand final win over Sandringham, with his stellar run in the CTL coming off the back of a four-game run in the Eastern Football League.
For Richmond, they secure an X-factor asset who can be positioned mostly in attack and roll through midfield, inverse to the likes of Sam Lalor and Josh Smillie.
7. Bris - Annable (matched bid)
8. Carl - Dean (F/S matched bid)
9. Ess - Xavier Taylor
10. Ess - Cumming
11. StK - Lindsay
12. Haw - Phillipou
13. Syd - Schubert
14. WB - Sharp
15. Freo - Farrow
16. GWS - Hibbins-Hargreaves
17. Adel - Greeves
18. Syd - Max King (matched bid)
19. WCE - Dovaston
20. Geel - Oskar Taylor
21. WCE - Marsh
22. Ess - Barker
23. Carl - Ludowyke
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