2025 AFL Draft

[ajGreen]

As above:

Updated consensus rankings.

1. Duursma.
2. CDT.
3.  Taylor.
4. Robey.
5. Sharp.
6. Grij

[one-eyed]

As expected, West Coast has been handed Pick 2 as compensation for losing free agent Oscar Allen to Brisbane.

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[one-eyed]

It won't stay this way but right now the draft order is this...
1 WCE
2 WCE
3 Richmond
4 Richmond
5 Essendon
6 Essendon
7 Gold Coast
8 Gold Coast

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[TigerLand]

I still have Sharp ahead of Grlj based on National Championships Sharp avg 27 touches where as Grlj avg 17.

However Grlj is probably the mould of player we need more than Sharp. I wonder if we take Sharp and Grlj over Robey.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Yes TL.

[Simonator]

Taylor at 3 is more of a reach than robey imo. Way too much emphasis on combine

[Andyy]

Are Taylor and Sharp slow or what?

Why would we take Grill over those two?

[ajGreen]

CDT. +. Robey. Would be fun 

[Hard Roar Tiger]

CDT will be gone. Not so sure about Robey.
Sharp has the best football credentials in this draft.
Gryl has no vowels

[Tiger Khosh]

Did Sharp skip the combine on purpose? I know it’s reported that he was unwell but it wouldn’t surprise me if he was advised to skip a combine which seems to focus on areas that are not his strengths (speed, athleticism) so as to not decrease his draft value.

On the other hand he could just be legitimately sick but I know it’s happens a lot in the NFL. they recently brought in a rule in the NBA where players couldn’t skip the combine it would become ineligible for the draft. Not sure how the rule applies when the players are legitimately sick or injured.

[ajGreen]

CDT will be gone. Not so sure about Robey.
Sharp has the best football credentials in this draft.
Gryl has no vowels

You are that confident wce will take CDT?

[Andyy]

CDT will be gone. Not so sure about Robey.
Sharp has the best football credentials in this draft.
Gryl has no vowels

You are that confident wce will take CDT?

I am confident.

They really need rucks/forward options.

We mostly need ruck options.

I'd be keen on CDT but I think they need him more.

[TigerLand]

Did Sharp skip the combine on purpose? I know it’s reported that he was unwell but it wouldn’t surprise me if he was advised to skip a combine which seems to focus on areas that are not his strengths (speed, athleticism) so as to not decrease his draft value.

On the other hand he could just be legitimately sick but I know it’s happens a lot in the NFL. they recently brought in a rule in the NBA where players couldn’t skip the combine it would become ineligible for the draft. Not sure how the rule applies when the players are legitimately sick or injured.

I can't see any family who wants to be drafted supporting their son skip the combine in an attempt to help him get drafted. There is no scenario where Sharp isn't drafted. The only possibly reason they may do this is to slide him down the draft where one of the SA clubs have a pick, a bit similar to the Heppell injury cloud rumour but this would be pretty extreme. There are other ways like chatting to clubs a desire to stay in SA if possible. I'd be really surprised if there wasn't a genuine reason why Sharp couldn't make the combine.

[Tiger Khosh]

Did Sharp skip the combine on purpose? I know it’s reported that he was unwell but it wouldn’t surprise me if he was advised to skip a combine which seems to focus on areas that are not his strengths (speed, athleticism) so as to not decrease his draft value.

On the other hand he could just be legitimately sick but I know it’s happens a lot in the NFL. they recently brought in a rule in the NBA where players couldn’t skip the combine it would become ineligible for the draft. Not sure how the rule applies when the players are legitimately sick or injured.

I can't see any family who wants to be drafted supporting their son skip the combine in an attempt to help him get drafted. There is no scenario where Sharp isn't drafted. The only possibly reason they may do this is to slide him down the draft where one of the SA clubs have a pick, a bit similar to the Heppell injury cloud rumour but this would be pretty extreme. There are other ways like chatting to clubs a desire to stay in SA if possible. I'd be really surprised if there wasn't a genuine reason why Sharp couldn't make the combine.

1 million % he is getting drafted, but could a poor combine showing take you from the 1-5 pick range to the 10-15 pick range?

Just a conspiracy theory but like I said it happens a lot in the NFL.

[ajGreen]

@tommorris32
This AFL rule change helps the six clubs who traded out their first round picks across 2023 and 2024.

2023: Brisbane, Fremantle, Port Adelaide, Richmond

2024: Collingwood, Geelong