List Mgmt. 2025 AFL Draft

[Wargreymon90]

Next 3 years:
2025 Gill Wakelin (also FS eligible for St Kilda)
Jake Bishop
Darcy Thurstans
Ben Francou
Charlie Wilson
Tom Wilson

2026 Nate Tredrea
Ethan Kingsley
Raphael Cornes

2027 Sonny Cornes
Louis Salopek
Tevita Rodan
Percy Burgoyne (also FS eligible for Hawthorn)

lol I don’t even think the cornes boys play football

 

[philthy05]

Will the draft value changes have any affect on clubs selecting the academy kids? If they have more than a couple will they be able to afford them all? As an example, how would it have affected the points Brisbane required in getting Ashcroft and Marshall?

All they’ve done is decrease the value of late nothing picks by a few points , so teams will just grab another cheap nothing pick to add to the bundle to match.

 

[Honeyboy Wilson]

is Zemes and Rodan Acadmeny?

Zemes Pilot is NGA, Rodan father-son.

 

[Addy23]

Next 3 years:
2025 Gill Wakelin (also FS eligible for St Kilda)
Jake Bishop
Darcy Thurstans
Ben Francou
Charlie Wilson
Tom Wilson

2026 Nate Tredrea
Ethan Kingsley
Raphael Cornes

2027 Sonny Cornes
Louis Salopek
Tevita Rodan
Percy Burgoyne (also FS eligible for Hawthorn)

Gill Wakelin is already training with the Saints instead of us. Darryl himself said so. So it would be no surprise to me if he ended up there but at the moment he doesn't even look like a top 30 pick so it's bit of a moot point.

What will be interesting, and Parker alluded to this in his presser after draft, is whether we consider Burgoyne and Montgomery as F/S next year. They would obviously need to have a good season for us to consider them but wouldn't rule it out.

Of that 2025 list I think it's only Gill and Francou playing?

2026 only Kingsley (who is also part of the Swans Academy so not sure if we'll get him)

2027 Salopek and Rodan are state representatives for Vic Metro so should be talented lads.

 

[philthy05]

Gill Wakelin is already training with the Saints instead of us. Darryl himself said so. So it would be no surprise to me if he ended up there but at the moment he doesn't even look like a top 30 pick so it's bit of a moot point.

What will be interesting, and Parker alluded to this in his presser after draft, is whether we consider Burgoyne and Montgomery as F/S next year. They would obviously need to have a good season for us to consider them but wouldn't rule it out.

Of that 2025 list I think it's only Gill and Francou playing?

2026 only Kingsley (who is also part of the Swans Academy so not sure if we'll get him)

2027 Salopek and Rodan are state representatives for Vic Metro so should be talented lads.

Wakelin has been training with us. It’s been said so before and there’s been pics of him at training.

I highly doubt he’s doing a lot of training with saints in melb while he’s living , schooling , playing at least 2 (3 levels if he’s playing with the Sa nationals side) in Adelaide.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

I remember someone saying that Rodan is also a member of Essendons NGA...

 

[philthy05]

I remember someone saying that Rodan is also a member of Essendons NGA...

Yep. ****ing absurd.

And if they’re living in melb it’s gonna be hard to convince them to choose f/s with us over Essendon if they’re any good.

 

[Addy23]

Wakelin has been training with us. It’s been said so before and there’s been pics of him at training.

I highly doubt he’s doing a lot of training with saints in melb while he’s living , schooling , playing at least 2 (3 levels if he’s playing with the Sa nationals side) in Adelaide.

Saints have flown him over a fair few times and Darryl said that Gill was more of a saints fan than a Port fan. Make what you will of that but it's at least a 50/50 call, if not in Saints' favour. He never spoke on that segment about him training with us for whatever reason.

It was on SEN on 21st Aug (I posted the podcast on the F/S thread but the segment has since been removed).

 

[cosmicwinduptoy]

Gill Wakelin is already training with the Saints instead of us. Darryl himself said so. So it would be no surprise to me if he ended up there but at the moment he doesn't even look like a top 30 pick so it's bit of a moot point.

What will be interesting, and Parker alluded to this in his presser after draft, is whether we consider Burgoyne and Montgomery as F/S next year. They would obviously need to have a good season for us to consider them but wouldn't rule it out.

Of that 2025 list I think it's only Gill and Francou playing?

2026 only Kingsley (who is also part of the Swans Academy so not sure if we'll get him)

2027 Salopek and Rodan are state representatives for Vic Metro so should be talented lads.

I didn't realise F/S son accessibility in the draft continued into perpetuity. This makes a strong case for not selecting the boys and seeing how they progress with another year playing seniors.

 

[Port2Power]

If there is poor depth in the 2025 draft I'd be looking at drafting Rome, Louie & Oliver Francou as late to rookie picks.

Like what Parker mentioned in his interview right after the draft.
For now these 3 mentioned above will be in our SANFL side training with the AFL team everyday. It lets us keep an in house eye on them regarding professionalism, attitude and performance etc.

This experience will definitely accelerate their growth/skills and hopefully their performance in the SANFL.

Use our earlier pick currently in the 30s on KPD ± KPF

 

[PortVic]

Saints have flown him over a fair few times and Darryl said that Gill was more of a saints fan than a Port fan. Make what you will of that but it's at least a 50/50 call, if not in Saints' favour. He never spoke on that segment about him training with us for whatever reason.

It was on SEN on 21st Aug (I posted the podcast on the F/S thread but the segment has since been removed).

Think your overplaying the Saints angle. Yes Darryl did mention he was a saints fan due to his dad and Grandfather playing there. But Darryl said the whole family go to most Port home games. And he has trained with us, I would think we are the front runners if we want him. Local kid that can still live with his family choosing us.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

All they’ve done is decrease the value of late nothing picks by a few points , so teams will just grab another cheap nothing pick to add to the bundle to match.

There is no points value attached to a pick after 54, the picks in the 40s have been halved in value.

You are underrating the change.

This year Brisbane gave up picks 40, 42, 43 and 46 to get Levi Ashcroft. Next year, those value picks are in the late 20s, early 30s.

 

[Addy23]

Think your overplaying the Saints angle. Yes Darryl did mention he was a saints fan due to his dad and Grandfather playing there. But Darryl said the whole family go to most Port home games. And he has trained with us, I would think we are the front runners if we want him. Local kid that can still live with his family choosing us.

I'm not overplaying it at all, some here think he's definitely coming to us and all I'm doing is playing devil's advocate. It's not as clear cut as some think it is

 

[Addy23]

If there is poor depth in the 2025 draft I'd be looking at drafting Rome, Louie & Oliver Francou as late to rookie picks.

Like what Parker mentioned in his interview right after the draft.
For now these 3 mentioned above will be in our SANFL side training with the AFL team everyday. It lets us keep an in house eye on them regarding professionalism, attitude and performance etc.

This experience will definitely accelerate their growth/skills and hopefully their performance in the SANFL.

Use our earlier pick currently in the 30s on KPD ± KPF

Well as it stands only Francou can train with the SANFL side. The other two are yet to be signed by us

 

[Port2Power]

Well as it stands only Francou can train with the SANFL side. The other two are yet to be signed by us

Im pretty sure the club would sign Rome and Louie to our SANFL side rather than having amateur league players like we did last season. Hopefully they both agree.