We crunched the numbers and they paint a telling picture of just where the AFL’s draftees are coming from.
Not many footballers’ idols are 83-year-old men. But then,not many footballers’ grandfathers are among the greatest goalkickers Australian rules football has ever known.
AFL top-draft pick Sam Lalor has put his hand up for Dustin Martin’s famous No.4 jumper and taken early comparisons to the retired Richmond legend in his stride.
The late Chris Toce convinced Richmond’s list boss that Dustin Martin clone Sam Lalor was the best prospect in this year’s AFL draft.
The draft decisions of Melbourne and St Kilda will be closely analysed over the next 12 months as they look to revive their fortunes in 2025.
The best and brightest prospects in the land will learn their fate on Wednesday and Thursday in the AFL draft. We’ve studied the form and the needs of the clubs to devise our final phantom draft for the first round.
The fixture should not be another lever for equalisation. The premiership race should be run at even weights,like the Derby – not weighted in the manner of the Melbourne Cup.
Oliver,27,joined several senior teammates including vice captain Jack Viney and utility Harrison Petty – along with Melbourne’s first-to-fourth-year players at Gosch’s Paddock on Friday.
We have broken down next year’s AFL fixture to reveal the good and the bad for your club,including who your team plays twice and how many top-four and bottom-four games are on the agenda.
The full 2025 AFL fixture has been released,and the league is banking on Carlton and Collingwood being big drawcards.
Jagga Smith has a rockstar name and an ability to win the Sherrin that no other player in this year’s AFL draft class can match. Could he go No.1?