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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.

PLAYER PROFILES SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS 2. Jack Dalton (VC): Hard running midfielder-forward who suffered two broken arms during pre-season, delaying his season until mid year. Played for Vic Metro and is a vice captain of the Dragons this year. Played in the 2024 premiership as a bottom ager. 4. Julian Galbally: 19 year old athletic ruck who came to us as a top ager last year and has developed enormously. Covers the ground well as a ruck and can spend time forward. 6. Arki Butler: Talent bottom age forward who was part of the Vic Metro squad and will play in the Grand Final Day Futures game on the MCG. Smart around goals, strong overhead and has a high football IQ. 8. Sam Buck: 19 year old key forward who is one of three returning premiership players from 2024. Hits up strongly at the ball as a mobile agile forward. 9. Rory Wright: Versatile and combative half back has spent time as a midfielder this year with Dragons and Vic Metro. Excellent left foot kick and courageous in the air. 10. Gus Teixeira: Bottom age midfielder has great contest play and transition running. Has shown an ability to push forward and hit the scoreboard in his Coates Talent League games. 12. Keanu Nadji: Third tall defender who reads the play well in the air, tackles strongly in the contest and is a nice kick off half back. Member of St Kilda’s NGA. 13. Alfie Lambert: Hard running wing can play midfield and forward but has settled on the wing in recent weeks. Strong contest player who shows good composure with ball in hand. 15. Oliver Griffin: Versatile marking forward only joined our program this year as a top ager and impressed with his strong hands and accurate goal kicking. 16. Tyson Bradley: Bottom age key defender is strong in one-on-one contests and reads the play well to intercept mark. Will be part of the National Futures Boys game on the MCG next weekend. 17. Lochie Burrows: Bottom age small forward debuted mid season and impressed with his finishing in front of goal and defensive pressure. 20. Henry Thomas: Athletic key defender has good speed and ability to read the play to intercept and get involved in attack. 27. Xavier Bamert (C): Dragons Captain who played in the 2024 premiership as a bottom ager at half back. This year has played midfield and forward, as a strong contest winning midfielder who runs a sub-6 minute 2km, showing his running power contest to contest. 29. Phoenix Janover: Versatile wing is a neat ball user by foot, strong over the contest and a member of our leadership group. 30. Darby Heelis: Aggressive hard running rebounding defender has played every role on the ground this year before settling at half back. 32. Miles Tyrer: Ruck and key forward splits time between the two roles and uses his physicality to impact in the air and on the ground. Has hit the scoreboard in recent weeks while playing forward. 33. George Dimer: Hard working high half forward who has great agility and ability to step in and out of traffic. As a bottom ager he has performed strongly in each of his Coates Talent League games. 34. Kye Fincher: Vic Metro representative at half back spent time training as a midfielder in pre-season and has returned to that spot late in the season. Quick, agile and strong in the contest, kicked two goals in the prelim final against Gippsland. 41. Bennett Martin (VC): Vice captain in 2025 and spent time as a midfielder and half back this year. In recent weeks has played lockdown defensive roles on the oppositions best small forward and consistently won contests. 49. Jack Hayter: Combative wing spends time at half back as well, where he has impressed with his reading of the play and composed ball use. Jasper Noorbergen: Athletic bottom age Key Defender has impressed with his ability to support teammates in the air and on the ground, and his ability to play on talls and smalls. 56. Sacha Levine: Tall midfielder has been one of our most consistent players this year, playing every game and showing his strong contest and tackling, and ability to drive his legs out of traffic. 60. Freddy Brayshaw: Hard running half forward and wing has played selfless team roles at different times this year, using his high work rate to get up and down the ground and put on pressure in our forward half. 63. Kayne Watt: Key Forward joined us as a top ager this year and impressed with his marking ability. 73. Jack Davies: Bottom age versatile midfield, wing or half back joined us from Sturt’s under 16s in the SANFL, where he was second in their best and fairest. Composed ball user 75. Willis Reidy: Quick and agile small forward puts on pressure at ground level, is capable of flying for a high mark, and consistently hits the scoreboard.

PLAYER PROFILES EASTERN RANGES 1. Blake Chambers: A true winger and neat kick who is consistent each week. Will also set up forward nicely with his neat entries. 4. Bailey Lloyd: Has speed and athleticism. Clever with the footy and pressures well when playing mid. 7. Jordy Knapp: Great endurance midfielder than spreads well from contest and is smart with his ball use. Often kicks goals too. 8. Lachy Dovaston: Nifty pressure small forward who thrives on the big stage. Loves to celebrate a goal and help the team get the win. 9. Jos Landy: Contested ball winner, strong at stoppage and will run all day. Often taking the role on opposition mids to nullify 11. Mitch Gillan: Bottom ager who plays on small forwards and always gets the job done. Neat skills and very evasive. 14. Zac Antonellos: Cleaver wing forward player, who often kicks goals and sets others up well. Bottom ager. 15. Mitch Buckland: Coming off three ACL injuries, he has come in to impact at half back and wing. Smart footballer, uses the ball well and has a team-first attitude. 16. Tom Swainston: Played key back for the majority of the year, before moving forward in the finals and has found the goals. Sets others up and has great endurance as a high forward. 22. Xavier Taylor: Intercepting running back who plays on talls and smalls. Has taken many scalps at both CTL and National Champs level. Kickstarts Eastern's offence 25. Oskar Taylor: Elite speed and damaging left foot, plays a high rebounding role near stoppage and never loses a 1v1 26. Ollie Greeves: Inside mid whose strong contest work brings others into the game. Can do damage in midfield and attack as his forward craft has evolved. 29. Ryan McConnell: Inside contested player that can play mid and forward. A great ground level player who put his head over the ball to win it for the team. 31. Andrew Barker: Co-captain and key defender, often taking key forwards and resting rucks. With speed and power and a nice kick. Great overhead marking. 34. Archie Spencer: Great contested player who is hard over the football and plays his role at stoppage well. Versatile and can play all parts of the ground. 36. Jaden Lawrence: Bottom age ruck who plays his role well against older bodies. Has a strong mark and often impacts with goals when forward. 37. Rod Ali: Athletic key defender. Has played on talls and mediums this season and successfully beaten them with 1v1 skills and athleticism. 38. Harry Chapman: Bottom age winger than can play all parts of the ground. Covers the ground beautifully with a mix of speed and endurance. 41. Sam Devers: Bottom ager with speed to bun. No-fuss player that plays his half back role to a tee. 42. Ollie McKenzie: Strong role player who plays his role for the team and guides the backs with good leadership and talk. 51. Charlie Nash: Bottom ager tall forward. Plays structure so well and is the ultimate team player. Will find the goals and take a huge grab. 55. Sullivan Robey: Came into the program in May as a forward who can also play mid with his strong contest game and burst from stoppage. Neat around goals and a strong overhead mark. 59. Marcus Krasnadamskis: Has a basketball background and returned to the program from May after playing 16s at Eastern. Key ruck with great mobility, follow up and athleticism.