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The draft order at the end of the 2025 finals series ~ ROUND ONE 1 West Coast Eagles 2 Richmond 3 Richmond 4 Essendon 5 Essendon 6 Gold Coast Suns 7 St Kilda 8 Hawthorn 9 Sydney 10 Western Bulldogs 11 Fremantle 12 GWS Giants 13 Gold Coast Suns 14 Adelaide 15 West Coast Eagles 16 Gold Coast Suns 17 Geelong 18 Brisbane Lions ROUND TWO 19 West Coast Eagles 20 North Melbourne 21 North Melbourne 22 Essendon 23 Melbourne 24 Port Adelaide 25 Essendon 26 Hawthorn 27 Sydney 28 Western Bulldogs 29 Fremantle 30 GWS Giants 31 Gold Coast Suns 32 GWS Giants 33 West Coast Eagles 34 Collingwood 35 Geelong 36 Carlton ROUND THREE 37 Brisbane Lions 38 Fremantle 39 North Melbourne 40 Brisbane Lions 41 Adelaide 42 Port Adelaide 43 St Kilda 44 Carlton 45 Sydney 46 Brisbane Lions 47 Fremantle 48 Adelaide 49 Brisbane Lions 50 Adelaide 51 West Coast Eagles 52 Adelaide 53 Geelong 54 Melbourne ROUND FOUR 55 Hawthorn 56 Gold Coast Suns 57 North Melbourne 58 St Kilda 59 Melbourne 60 Port Adelaide 61 Brisbane Lions 62 Carlton 63 Sydney 64 Collingwood 65 Fremantle 66 Adelaide 67 Gold Coast Suns 68 Adelaide 69 Hawthorn 70 Collingwood 71 Geelong 72 Brisbane Lions afl.com.auDraft order: Your club's picks locked in for free agency,...Check out the draft order as it stands ahead of the Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period

For the benefit of people new to the club and for the removal of any doubt, Tom Campbell is the ruckman on the left in the photograph.

It appears that the Blues will benefit significantly from the father/son rule. Last year, they secured the Camporeale brothers. This year, they are poised to recruit Harry Dean, followed by Cody Walker next year. One familiar name for those who closely follow the Demons in the VFL is Marlon Neocleosus, whose brother Harvey previously played for Casey. afl.com.auBlues father-son stars, forwards fire in Futures matchCody Walker put on a clinic while two forwards fired in the Marsh AFL National Futures Boys match on Grand Final morning

He had some good moments at Casey but, after two years of development in the system, he didn’t seem to be going anywhere. And it was always going to be hard to break into the AFL side given who had first dibs in the ruck and even the main back up ruckman couldn’t get a game. Wishing Will all the best in the future.

I got this one earlier in the day: • Jayden Laverde has agreed to join the GWS Giants. Then I tried to log in and got this - I’ll be back when they get serious …

A game that gives “never in doubt” true meaning. MELBOURNE 3.2.20 6.6.42 7.10.52 13.15.93 GOLD COAST SUNS 0.3.3 0.4.4 0.6.6 0.6.6 GOALS MELBOURNE Bannan Harris, Hore 2, Fitzsimon, Gall, Hanks, McNamara, Paxman, Pisano, Wotherspoon GOLD COAST SUNS Nil BEST MELBOURNE Hanks, Harris, Hore, Chaplin, Fitzsimon GOLD COAST SUNS Harris, Rowbottom, McLaughlin, Clayden INJURIES MELBOURNE Zanker (head knock) GOLD COAST SUNS Whitfort (right hamstring), Fitzpatrick (left arm), Dupuy (head knock) CROWD 1,557 at Casey Fields

Today’s Trade Radio headlines - • Christian Petracca is reportedly open to leaving Melbourne according to Michelangelo Rucci who believes the star Demon has his sights set on Gold Coast Suns. • Carlton captain Patrick Cripps is confident that Charlie Curnow will remain with the Blues in 2026 and beyond even though the name of the two-time Coleman Medallist continues to be thrown around in trade circles with the likes of Geelong, Gold Coast and Sydney. • 16 clubs are doing their due diligence on the troubled Bulldog forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with Gold Coast the favourite to get him. • Essendon defender Jordan Ridley won't pursue a move to Brisbane this off-season. • Sydney key forward Jack Buller has requested a trade to Collingwood, according to Cal Twomey.

It really is farewell to Sam Frost who was delisted by Hawthorn today. Well played Sam.

The Melbourne FC won the 1960 premiership 65 years ago today, Saturday 24th of September. This Premiership Team Photograph is from the Ron Barassi collection.

Aussie Rules Rookie Me Central2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Grand FinalistsWe break down the Coates Talent League campaigns of the two grand finalists - Eastern Ranges and Sandringham Dragons.

It’s back again from tomorrow featuring the AFL’s “experts” including Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge, along with Sam Edmund, Tom Morris and Josh Jenkins and will run through the trade period all the way to Deadline Day on Wednesday, October 15, before finishing with a new wrap episode from Thursday, October 16 where the team will unpack all the big news from the frantic final hours of the 2025 player exchange period. The AFL is promoting AFL Trade Radio big time noting that superstars “including Carlton's Charlie Curnow, Essendon skipper Zach Merrett and Melbourne's Christian Petracca are among the players who could be on the move in 2025, while Carlton stars Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni have already confirmed their big-money free agency moves to St Kilda”. Warning: Don’t get too excited - If it’s anything like past trade periods, there will be more moments of sheer drudgery and boredom over the next three and a half weeks than anything else. If you catch up with anything of interest, please let us know - it’s on afl.com.au

The draft order after week three of the 2025 finals series ~ ROUND ONE 1 West Coast Eagles 2 Richmond 3 Richmond 4 Essendon 5 Essendon 6 Gold Coast Suns 7 St Kilda 8 Hawthorn 9 Sydney 10 Western Bulldogs 11 Fremantle 12 GWS Giants 13 Gold Coast Suns 14 Adelaide 15 West Coast Eagles 16 Gold Coast Suns 17 Brisbane Lions 18 Geelong ROUND TWO 19 West Coast Eagles 20 North Melbourne 21 North Melbourne 22 Essendon 23 Melbourne 24 Port Adelaide 25 Essendon 26 Hawthorn 27 Sydney 28 Western Bulldogs 29 Fremantle 30 GWS Giants 31 Gold Coast Suns 32 GWS Giants 33 West Coast Eagles 34 Collingwood 35 Carlton 36 Geelong ROUND THREE 37 Brisbane Lions 38 Fremantle 39 North Melbourne 40 Brisbane Lions 41 Adelaide 42 Port Adelaide 43 St Kilda 44 Carlton 45 Sydney 46 Brisbane Lions 47 Fremantle 48 Adelaide 49 Brisbane Lions 50 Adelaide 51 West Coast Eagles 52 Adelaide 53 Melbourne 54 Geelong ROUND FOUR 55 Hawthorn 56 Gold Coast Suns 57 North Melbourne 58 St Kilda 59 Melbourne 60 Port Adelaide 61 Brisbane Lions 62 Carlton 63 Sydney 64 Collingwood 65 Fremantle 66 Adelaide 67 Gold Coast Suns 68 Adelaide 69 Hawthorn 70 Collingwood 71 Brisbane Lions 72 Geelong

Best we close this one down?

Riley Beveridge reports on X that Sullivan Robey's rise as 2025's biggest draft bolter has been made all the more remarkable by the fact he finished the season playing with a crack in his collarbone.

I’m feeling sick already.

Brian Wilson won the Brownlow Medal on this day in 1982.

afl.com.auPotential draft guns fire Ranges to GF win over DragonsSome of the best young players in this year's draft crop showed their wares in the Coates Boys League Grand FinalThat’s Sullivan Robey in the middle of the picture. The four goals he kicked and his imposing stature will do no harm to his draft prospects.

And Eastern Ranges win by 15 points to break the Dragons’ hold on the Coates League premiership. Xavier Taylor named best afield for Eastern Ranges in the Grand Final win. He was a standout performer with 25 touches and 15 marks patrolling the defence.

Robey has four goals as the Ranges take a good lead. He’s certainly going to firm now in the draft rankings and that will make it difficult for us to get him.

Pardon me showing my bias but young Reidy has just kicked a couple to put the Dragons up by 7 points. At three quarter time Sandringham Dragons 10.6.66 lead the Eastern Ranges 9.5.59. Only the wind and the Ranges stand between the Dragons and a fourth flag in a row.

Go Dragons!

Dragons almost back in the game but Robey’s third just now was a steadier.

Eastern Ranges are three goals up at half time. Dovaston and Greeves look good for the Ranges while Wright is going all right for the Dragons. Robey has been quiet since his two early goals.