‘It’s not often us – it’s the parents’:The staggering private school dominance of the AFL draft

‘It’s not often us – it’s the parents’:The staggering private school dominance of the AFL draft

We crunched the numbers and they paint a telling picture of just where the AFL’s draftees are coming from.

  • byMarc McGowan

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‘Wants to see improvement’:Why this star free agent has put contract talks on hold
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AFL 2025

‘Wants to see improvement’:Why this star free agent has put contract talks on hold

A gun midfielder will be one of the hottest free agents of 2025 if he doesn’t put pen to paper on a new deal.

  • byJon Pierik andRoy Ward
‘It was almost torture’:Tears turn to joy for draftees as Whitlock joins his twin in the big league

‘It was almost torture’:Tears turn to joy for draftees as Whitlock joins his twin in the big league

On a busy AFL draft night,one of the Whitlock twins finally got his moment. There’s two new Camporeales at Carlton after Ben and Lucas Camporeale were picked as father-sons and a Melbourne teen was overjoyed after Port Adelaide nabbed him.

  • byScott Spits
Every pick from the 2024 AFL draft

Every pick from the 2024 AFL draft

The full list of players from the 2024 AFL national draft as they were selected.

  • byRoy Ward
AFL draft first round as it happened:Tigers’ ‘Dusty-like’ pick;Blues like Jagga;Kangas make move on twin

AFL draft first round as it happened:Tigers’ ‘Dusty-like’ pick;Blues like Jagga;Kangas make move on twin

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.

  • byScott Spits andRoy Ward
What’s it like to be a draft hopeful ahead of the big night?

What’s it like to be a draft hopeful ahead of the big night?

The AFL draft has finally arrived,and The Age checked in with the three prospects we have followed all year to see how they are feeling ahead of the biggest moment in their sporting lives to date.

  • byMarc McGowan
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He’s tipped to go No.1,but this draft hopeful might not even be the best athlete in his family

He’s tipped to go No.1,but this draft hopeful might not even be the best athlete in his family

Sam Lalor,who is likened to Dustin Martin,is the popular choice to join the Tigers on Wednesday night and be the dux of this year’s draft class. His family is chock-full of sporting talent.

  • byMarc McGowan
He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?
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AFL 2024

He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?

Finn O’Sullivan is routinely referred to as the most talented player in this year’s AFL draft class,but there is no certainty about where he will end up on Wednesday night.

  • byMarc McGowan
Not the Kings or McKays:Meet the anti-twin big men who had 16 AFL clubs visit their country home

Not the Kings or McKays:Meet the anti-twin big men who had 16 AFL clubs visit their country home

Matt and Jack Whitlock were born two minutes apart,are each almost 200 centimetres tall and will be first-round picks in the AFL draft – but they want to be known for more than being twins.

  • byMarc McGowan
This kid turned down the NBL. He could be the answer for Richmond

This kid turned down the NBL. He could be the answer for Richmond

Alex Dodson turned down the chance to play in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers after emerging as the best ruck prospect in this year’s AFL draft class. Will the Tigers pounce?

  • byMarc McGowan
The contenders,the future and how to fix the system:Everything you need to know ahead of the draft
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AFL 2024

The contenders,the future and how to fix the system:Everything you need to know ahead of the draft

This is our collection of draftee profiles,previews,rankings and analysis ahead of the 2024 national draft.

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