Preview 2025 AFL Draft General Discussion

[Chip Scab1]

Not sure I've seen a more dominant half of footy by a ruckman. CDT announcing himself in a big way today.

CeeDeeeTeeee

They're going to love him.

 

[Smitb11]

Gippy Power going to a very strong unit this year, look to have most bases covered.

How's Willem Duursma looking?

 

[Mutineer]

How's Willem Duursma looking?

Pretty good, mixing on ball with forward.

 

[Mutineer]

Mitch Stevens played doen back most of the day until the last quarter now getting a run on ball. Tidy skills and a nice turn of foot though he has a heavy strapping on his calf.

 

[GoRoos2023]

Curious is this years draft as bad as everyone was saying it was gonna be last year?

We struggled to get a mid teens pick for our first round pick will prob end up as a top 4 pick.

 

[Monsterdarlz]

Curious is this years draft as bad as everyone was saying it was gonna be last year?

We struggled to get a mid teens pick for our first round pick will prob end up as a top 4 pick.

Highly compromised but very good top end talent

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Curious is this years draft as bad as everyone was saying it was gonna be last year?

We struggled to get a mid teens pick for our first round pick will prob end up as a top 4 pick.

Imo will be overshadowed a bit by some of the ridiculously good prospects next year. Cochrane, Walker, Butler etc are freakish and very clear from a long way out.

That said, there's definitely some extremely good players in this years draft, a hell of a lot of them tied to clubs though.

 

[GoRoos2023]

Highly compromised but very good top end talent

Thanks lad, we couldn’t give our first pick away last year.

I think we ended finally getting a pick in the 20s for it and was up for grabs all night. No takers.

 

[Monsterdarlz]

Thanks lad, we couldn’t give our first pick away last year.

I think we ended finally getting a pick in the 20s for it and was up for grabs all night. No takers.

Uncertainty of were Future picks land de values them a bit plus a lot of club tied talent. If Roos can finish above 4/5 teams then I’d say it’s not a bad trade

 

[GoRoos2023]

Uncertainty of were Future picks land de values them a bit plus a lot of club tied talent. If Roos can finish above 4/5 teams then I’d say it’s not a bad trade

We had Whitlock 12th on our list last year so it was our 1st this year for 12th which doesn’t feel great, I guess it depends on whether we got our Whitlock rating right.

 

[Elite Pete]

We had Whitlock 12th on our list last year so it was our 1st this year for 12th which doesn’t feel great, I guess it depends on whether we got our Whitlock rating right.

Plus go the Tigers 2nd back? So good position to bundle up if you wish. Few 1st rd picks could be up for grabs for points

 

[Yoda_]

Highly compromised but very good top end talent

I can see a few surprise packets picked in the back end of this draft. Like the physical capabilities of some of the talls not mentioned yet

 

[Jen2310]

 

[briztoon]

Curious is this years draft as bad as everyone was saying it was gonna be last year?

We struggled to get a mid teens pick for our first round pick will prob end up as a top 4 pick.

I don’t know who said it was bad.

I don’t believe it has the same depth as last year, and what depth there is, will largely be nga’s, northern academy and father son.

 

[GoRoos2023]

I don’t know who said it was bad.

I don’t believe it has the same depth as last year, and what depth there is, will largely be nga’s, northern academy and father son.

My point was driven by us having a lot of trouble trading our pick when it was almost certainly a top 5 pick.

 

[briztoon]

Plus go the Tigers 2nd back? So good position to bundle up if you wish. Few 1st rd picks could be up for grabs for points

Was going to say the same. Target the highest of the “Gold Coast” picks with the two early second round picks North hold.

 

[Smitb11]

Willem Duursma was very impressive today:
36 disposals
1 goal 3 behinds
10 marks
5 tackles

 

[blaisee]

My point was driven by us having a lot of trouble trading our pick when it was almost certainly a top 5 pick.

Jesus Christ give it a rest man

 

[GoRoos2023]

Jesus Christ give it a rest man

No blasphemy please.

 

[bulldogs201616]

Duursma announced himself a lock for the top 3.

 

[Le RickyBobby]

Duursma announced himself a lock for the top 3.

What's his best position at AFL level?

 

[bulldogs201616]

What's his best position at AFL level?

I think in the midfield but he can play anywhere.

 

[Le RickyBobby]

I think in the midfield but he can play anywhere.

Interesting. I've heard multiple people say the same thing now.

 

[Jen2310]

I'm slowly getting through the game, but anyone that watched the dandenong game -- do you think Oscar Lonie could become a draftable prospect?

 

[PMBangers]

I'm slowly getting through the game, but anyone that watched the dandenong game -- do you think Oscar Lonie could become a draftable prospect?

Didn't do anything that screamed 'draft me'