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Max Gawn. Should win. He was the best player in my view. But those umpires are blind so he’s unlucky again. It’s Nick uncontested Daicos as favourite!! 🤬 Surely the Crows 18 wins mean that Jordan Dawson is a definite chance. It could be Anderson or Rowell. Both are champions but could steal votes off each other. McCluggage had a sensational year. He would be a deserving winner. Bazball might get plenty of votes … his flowing hair will attract ! I hope he doesn’t win. He’s a [censored] !! Could Caleb Serong be So-Right!! 🤣🤣 But it might be the upset … Tom Green. He is a star ⭐️

Updated - now with the Coates League finished and WA colts final done … Pending the Draft combine testing Rankings 2025 draft 1st round (likely up to 30 selections) Willem Duursma VIC Midfielder Cooper Duff-Tytler Vic Ruck Zeke Uwland(** academy GCS) Def Suns Dyson Sharp. SA Midfielder 5.Daniel Annable(** academy Bris) Midfield 6.Dylan Patterson(** academy GCS) midfielder 7.Josh Lindsay VIC halfback/quarterback Harry Dean (**Carlton f/son) def Beau Addinsall(** academy GCS) midfield Sam Cumming SA midfield/Hff Sam Grlj VIC halfback/midfield Oliver Greeves VIC midfield Jacob Farrow WA def/halfback/quarterback Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves VIC midfield/HF Mitch Marsh SA med/tall fwd Xavier Taylor VIC Key defender Max King (**academy Swans) Fwd Sullivan Robey 🚀VIC. Mid/fwd Louis Emmett VIC ruck/fwd Lachlan Dovaston. VIC sml fwd Archie Ludowyke VIC ruck/fwd Aiden Schubert SA. Fwd/ruck Zac McCarthy VIC (**Collingwood NGA)key fwd Riley Onley VIC. tall mid Lachlan Carmichael(**acdemy Sydney) halfback/quarterback Rory Wright. VIC Gun HBF/mid👍🏻 Fred Rodriguez WA midfield Adam Sweid VIC (**Ess NGA) small mid Noah Chamberlain(**academy Sydney) Cody Curtin Key fwd/ruck 2nd round 31-52 Jevan Phillipou SA. Mid/hff Harley Barker. SA. Mid/wing Matthew LeRay. SA. Mid/wing Sam Swadling WA Mid Oskar Taylor VIC running left foot half back Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier👍🏻 mid. Think Luke Parker. Jett Dahlitz SA 👍🏻def/halfback/quarterback Koby Coulson (* Suns academy) Ryder Corrigan (*academy Giants) inside tough mid Harry Kyle. (*Swans academy ) halfback/quarterback Jack Dalton. Sml mid. Accumulation Thomas McGuane(*Coll FS) ruck river type mid Felix Kneipp 👍🏻skilled half back Tairon Ah-Mu Big key fwd Jesse Mellor (*GEELONG NGA) hf/goalkicker Harrison Bridge (*Lions academy)elite Hbf Noah Roberts-Thompson SA 👍🏻mid/hff Liam Hetherton (*academy Giants) Cameron Nairn SA tall fwd Thomas Burton VIC sml def/mid Kye Fincher (*Saints NGA) utility/ half back Kalani White(*Melb FS/ )💙❤️ 3rd round Tom Blamires (Frankston VFL) Jai Murray (*academy GCS) mid Louis Kellaway(*Rich FS) Hussein El Achkar (*ESS NGA) Avery Thomas Hunter Wright👍🏻 Jack Ison (*Carlton NGA) Xavier Bamert👍🏻 Toby Whan (*Freo NGA) Sam Ainsworth Tyan Prindable (* Lions academy) Talor Byrne Late picks + and rookie hopefuls Latrelle Pickett🚀SA Glenelg Hff Blake Kelly Taj Murray. Sam Niklaus Zane Peucker Brodie Atkins Zac Harding Charlie Banfield (*Eagles father son) Kobe Evans (*Eagles NGA) Toby Simmema (*Dees NGA)💙❤️ Callum Smith Blake Thredgold Hugo Mikunda Aaron Sharkie Wes Walley(*WCE NGA) Tyah Williams WA Finnegan Davis Hunter Holmes Sam Allen Ben Rongdit (**Cats NGA) Andrew Barker Smokies Connor Ryan Tom Ryan Jobe Scapin Harry Tatterson Sam Lewis VFL Jackson Voss Taj Hayes Fergus McFadyen SANFL Angus Anderson That’s 95 players so like many years, a lot of good youngsters will miss out. I would argue it’s not a weak draft year. Some quality young players are even through the later group. Some will be drafted, some will go on to play VFL/SANFL/WAFL, some will go on to local leagues and others pursue different paths in their lives and sporting careers. It’s an exciting but anxious time for all. Will they get drafted? Where will they go ? Will it be a move interstate?

Agree. He took some great marks including two in congested packs. Quote a prospect. I think he’s slipped from top 20 but represents an excellent buy if he slips into the 30s or 40s. Guys this size take time but the upside is huge.

Crows 1st and their future 1st for Petracca That’s a rubbish deal Pick 14 will drift to pick 18-21 in this draft and likely the Crows are strong in 2026 so another 18-21 pick likely. Two such picks don’t cut it. I’d like to keep Petracca and see how King can work with him.

FOX FOOTY Adelaide is growing in confidence Christian Petracca will choose them as his preferred trade destination this off-season. @WillFaulknerFOX reports >> bit.ly/4px8ONN —/——-/—-/-////———- My views: Crows can offer NOTHING to the Demons. Nothing! Dees would need 2 x 1st round picks that are top 15. Trac is a star. A match winner. Runner up B&F. He’s the type of player that can play into his 30s and be a mid/fwd weapon. Trac should think about that choice, as my view, he would be foolish to pick them or indeed foolish to leave us.

@Deemolitioner and they had a few other mixed ones but I was staggered by them having Addinsall at 32!! Omg. Range 30-50 🤮. If anyone saw him v giants in the last VFL game, he had 26 possessions and wasn’t out of place against senior players. Not doubt for me. He’s top 10. I have him at pick 9 and I think (ffs) the other clubs SHOULD MOVE TO MAKE THE SUNS PAY TOP DOLLAR POINTS FOR THEIR ACADEMY GUNS AND PICK GUYS LIKE ADDINSALL EARLY AND FORCE SUNS TO MATCH !! Addinsall. Skill. Smarts. Composure. Run. He’d walk into our MFC best 22 as a mid in a short time in 2026. Actually he’d be wasted to go the Suns #32: Beau Addinsall (GCS Academy): Position: Midfielder Height: 180cm Club: Allies / Suns Academy Draft Range: 30-50 Beau Addinsall is among a number of draft hopefuls whose 2025 season was heavily disrupted by injury. The time spent sidelined has contributed to him slipping from wider draft discussions, but there remains a strong case to be made for the Suns Academy prospect based on his prior form.

@Deemolitioner I agree. I think Onley has so so many weapons. If we picked him and it was anywhere past pick 20-25, it would be a huge huge win.

Not sure but like all draft rankings there’s some surprise as too high and others as too low. For example, Riley Onley is often mentioned in round 1 rankings and I’d have him around pick 20 after the concessional academy and father son picks. But these guys have him at “48”. Wow. He’d be a bigger steal than Logan Morris and Joel Freijah. Onley is a big midfielder who win it inside or outside and kick it 55 metres with ease. Sure his precision kicking needs work but he’s not far away with AFL refinement. So “48”… that would be Xmas for any team at that pick Their write up … #48: Riley Onley: Position: Midfielder Height: 194cm Club: Vic Country / Murray Bushrangers Draft Range: 40+ Riley Onley entered the 2025 season as one of the more highly regarded prospects in the country, and it’s not difficult to understand why. At his best, he is a physically imposing, explosive midfielder with rare athletic traits. Standing at an imposing size for his position, Onley possesses genuine breakaway speed, power through contact, and the ability to extract the ball cleanly from congestion.

An excellent 3/4 performance today. We march on with confidence!! Go Dees ❤️💙😎

Lions are likely to get another top 5 as an ACADEMY HANDOUT again this year. They win or a runners up and still get a FREE WIN from their academy. It’s not coincidence. Father son and Academy had been exceptional for them.

He’s a smart small forward. Has the footy IQ to be a weapon. Lacks the speed of Nick Watson but is similar with his cheek, goal sense and shocking haircut !!! It’s a yes from me.

Players linked to us : Wade Derksen - highly likely Brodie Mihocek - highly likely Max Heath - likely Sam Flanders - a chance Malcolm Rosas - unlikely

Agree. He clearly wasn’t right and it showed. The Pies take a risk and it failed tonight.

Robey kicked a vital goal. But it’s the Dragons full of run. 5 goals to 1. Willis Reidy with 4 goals, 👏👏showing out as a talent too.

Agree. I guess we won’t hear anything until post the GF and when trade week starts. I think GWS will push for a 3rd or 4th round pick. They played hardball last year and then didn’t play him at all in 2025. Had good form until he was injured later in the year. He was behind too many good talk defenders at the Giants. He’s a good intercept mark and competes hard. Will be a good addition if he can get him imv.

What are you talking about? Facts. One shot on goal in 2020. One. In one game. He was thrown forward for a few minutes in 2020 in one game. He wasn’t in other games at all.

1/2 time. Three goal lead to the Rsnges after a 6 goal second quarter to flip the game. Some of the likely draftees are standing out Ranges. Xavier Taylor. 14 possessions. 7 marks. Controlling the back half. Lachie Dovaston. Shocking haircut. Trying to be a Nick Watson clone. He’s a smart small forward and two good goals. Oskar Taylor. 13 possessions. So damaging with the footy. Plays like Archie Roberts. Left foot rebounding half back. Can see why he’s riding up the draft boards. Sullivan Robey. Two early goals. 6 possessions but his movement and composure with the footy screams AFL quality. Ollie Greeves. Like an Ollie Wines. Big contested player. Smart too and tackles strong. His goal was Petracca like!! Dragons Rory Wright. You can see his potential when he gets the footy. Knows how to run into space. His left foot kicking is excellent, though one clanger did let him down. Xavier Bamert. Showing that, as I think, he’s better behind the ball as a half back. Good left foot rebounding skills. Good overhead. Not sure why he played forward for many games this year.

No way he goes to the Pies. I’d rather keep him than let him go there. Let’s get real. They are the enemy. I’m not sure the ruthless gene ever got into the Dees DNA !!

Xavier Taylor (Ranges) Already 8 disposals and 3 marks. He’s like a Daniel Turner clone. Good mark. Can rebound the footy. Also likes the physical side when needed. Will go top 25-30.

Kye Fincher. Goal from 50 and it sailed through. He’s a quality player (tied to Saints academy).

First goal to the Ranges to … Sullivan Robey. Who else? Good competitive mark and kick from 40m on a tight angle. No worries for him !!!

Just have to remember So far Premiership player 2021 2× All-Australian team: 2021, 2022 Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy (Melbourne B&F Third Place): 2022 Sid Anderson Memorial Trophy (Melbourne B&F Runner-Up): 2020

Yes that ship had sailed. It was an obvious move that never seemed to garner any consideration surprisingly!! “May competed for the Northern Territory at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships, he was named at full forward in the under 18 All-Australian team. He also kicked 40 goals in 7 games for Melbourne Grammar in the APS as a full forward”.

He might only want short term if he’s not convinced our MFC future, living in Melbourne or indeed his role in the team. Again offer four years. If he only wants to sign up for two years, that’s okay.

Steven King must take as much Geelong IQ as he can. They just seem to know how to extract the best from their players & create a system to beat teams.