2025 AFL Draft Review: Geelong
A COUPLE of Stephen Wells specials were on the menu for the Cats as Geelong entered the draft near the end of round one, and had an early round two selection. Both players are high-upside prospects who love to run and have some outstanding outside traits. In the rookie draft, the Cats were able to […]
EVERY PICK: 2025 AFL National & Rookie Drafts
A TOTAL of 72 new players will enter the AFL next season as the 2025 National and Rookie Drafts were completed over the last few days. Following 58 first-time draftees across Wednesday and Thursday’s National draft, an additional 14 were taken yesterday. Here is the complete list. 2025 NATIONAL AFL DRAFT ROUND 1 Pick 1: […]
EVERY PICK | 2025 AFL Rookie Draft
THE 2025 AFL Rookie Draft has rounded out this year’s three-day long intake, with a further six fresh faces earning chances at the elite level. After a record low of 58 new players were selection in the National Draft, nine players were re-rookied today while 14 passes were made. >> EVERY PICK: 2025 National AFL […]
Looking for a lifeline: 2025 Rookie Draft prospects
WHILE 58 fresh faces found a home across two nights during the National AFL Draft, many more are still looking for their opportunity at the elite level. They won’t have to wait long for a potential chance, with this afternoon’s Rookie Draft offering a lifeline for those who slipped through the cracks. >> NATIONAL DRAFT: […]
EVERY CLUB | Night two & late-draft options
THIS is where the recruiters earn their Christmas bonuses. Finding diamonds in the rough is arguably harder than nailing your first round pick, so let’s look at who your club might target with their later picks – academies and father-son tied prospects aside. >> 100+ PROFILES: View the 2025 AFL Draft Guide>> FINAL TOP 50: 2025 AFL […]
2025 AFL Draft Preview: Geelong
FAMED draft bargain hunter Geelong enters the 2025 intake with a late-first round pick in tow, having made it to the last day of the season. While moves for Rowan Marshall and Charlie Curnow fell through, the Cats can fill out depth with a high-end prospect and two Next Generation Academy (NGA) graduates. >> 100+ […]
Academy Update: The graduates in line for promotion
WITH the 2025 season quickly drawing to a close, the pieces are close to being set in stone on how club-tied players will impact the draft order. Inevitably, many will be scattered throughout the order in what is being labelled as the most compromised draft in history. We run through where the leading top-age prospects […]
2025 Coates Talent League Season Review: Country Quarter Finalists
TWO MORE Country regions bit the dust after a thrilling pair of quarter final matchups over the weekend. Dandenong Stingrays were pipped after the siren, while Geelong fell agonisingly short of knocking off the minor premiers. We recap the 2025 campaigns of both sides with one eye cast to the future. >> SEASON REVIEW: 2025 […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 Coates Talent League – Country Quarter Finals
A PAIR of thrilling Coates Talent League quarter finals were decided at the death in the Country conference. Greater Western Victoria got the job done with a kick after the siren, while Gippsland Power survived a scare having earned Wildcard immunity last week. We took note of the top prospects an performers from both Country […]
Snapshot: 2025 Coates Talent League – Quarter Finals
A THRILLING round of quarter finals has seen the top-ranked Country and Metro regions advance, along with both of last year’s Grand Finalists. The four remaining sides will next battle it out in Saturday’s preliminary finals for a place the decider on September 20.
