2025 AFL Draft

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Snubs, steals and deals: Latest intel in every AFL club’s best — and worst — draft scenarios

Ben Cotton and Jack Jovanovski
Fox Sports
November 19th, 2025 4:53 pm

RICHMOND

Current draft hand: 3, 4, 38, 68

The Tigers are set to gain two more young guns just one year after snagging seven 18-year-olds in the draft’s first 28 picks. While their third and fourth overall selections are set to slide four spots due to matched bids inside the top 10, Richmond seems likely to pick two of Sam Cumming, Sullivan Robey, Xavier Taylor and Sam Grlj, with rebounder Jacob Farrow linked to one of Richmond’s picks late in the pre-draft process. It’d be hard to go wrong with any of those names. Robey and Cumming are centre-forward types who’ll add a dynamic attacking element wherever they land, while Taylor is a mid-sized interceptor with offensive capability and Grlj is a back-half line-breaker. Regardless, after the Tigers’ first-round involvements, a best-case scenario would see them land father-son prospect Louis Kellaway late in proceedings without having to match a rival bid. On the other hand, having to match a bid wouldn’t be ideal. Richmond would also be absolutely thrilled if it landed small forward Latrelle Pickett with its third choice, having been in on now-Sydney forward Malcolm Rosas ahead of the trade period.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2025-every-clubs-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-picks-bids-trades-analysis-bolters-sliders-order-west-coast-eagles-richmond-tigers-essendon-bombers-melbourne-demons-carlton-blues/news-story/3dce02d7514e82043947adefcab1beab

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Foxsports like Twomey also has us taking Robey & Cumming.


In the mix/trade watch:

 Right, my word, this is where the mystery surrounding this year’s draft really begins. The Tigers have been strongly linked to four players at these selections: Robey, Cumming, Xavier Taylor and Sam Grlj, with some late whispers around Jacob Farrow too. And when you ask around about what Richmond might do with these two picks, seemingly every person has a different combination. Many sources spoken to by foxfooty.com.au would be flabbergasted if the Tigers overlooked Taylor — a gun versatile defender who’s seen by some as potentially the final piece in the Richmond backline puzzle. Others have long linked the Tigers to midfielder Grlj, who played for Richmond’s VFL side and would bring a unique, tantalising athletic profile — the combination of speed, power and endurance — to the Tigers’ list. One thing is for certain: Whichever two players the Tigers select at Picks 7 and 8 will shape arguably the next 10 to 15 picks.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/phantom-draft-afl-2025-fox-footy-afl-mock-draft-predictions-live-trades-bids-formguide-date-time/news-story/0f9fbe14f2376291b49a1516766e96d9

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Bachar Houli and David Astbury presenting our jumpers to our new draftees tonight.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/afl/every-afl-club-s-jumper-presenters-for-the-2025-national-draft/ar-AA1QHNiz

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Live draft feed on the AFL website:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1454358/draft-night-live-every-pick-the-best-analysis-of-the-2025-telstra-afl-draft-from-7pm-aedt