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AFL Draft: 2025 prospect Power Rankings - June edition

4 days ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

On the first day of every month throughout 2025, Craft of the Draft will drop an updated and expanded prospect power rankings, taking into consideration a combination of form and potential. Due to 1 June coinciding with the first game of the U18s National Championships, the June list has been delayed until June 2. This edition is the third released, with nine club-linked players, including Gold Coast Academy prospect Dylan Patterson, who is the big mover.
AFL Draft: Talls star in carnival opener, Dogs father-son continues to rise as Dons NGA shines in VFL debut

5 days ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

The U18s Boys National Championships kicked off on Sunday, with South Australia upsetting the Allies by seven points in a high-quality game of footy. Meanwhile, there were several schoolboy standouts, while many Victorians will enter Vic Metro and Vic Country's first game of the carnival this weekend in hot form.
AFL Draft: 2025 prospect Power Rankings - June edition

5 days ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

On the first day of every month throughout 2025, Craft of the Draft will drop an updated and expanded prospect power rankings, taking into consideration a combination of form and potential. Due to 1 June coinciding with the first game of the U18s National Championships, the June list has been delayed until June 2. This edition is the third released, with nine club-linked players, including Gold Coast Academy prospect Dylan Patterson, who is the big mover.
AFL Draft: The South Australian prospect drawing comparisons to Sydney star

1 week ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

South Australia is set to kick off the U18s National Championships on Sunday against the Allies at Blacktown International Sports Park, with AFL Academy member Sam Cumming to feature heavily in the Croweaters midfield. The dominant North Adelaide teenager has had a fine start to 2025, averaging 24 disposals and three clearances at SANFL U18s level. He's set to feature in a stacked South Australian midfield, alongside top 10 prospect Dyson Sharp and Richmond father-son prospect Louis Kellaway.
AFL Draft: The in-form Sun ready for National Championships duties

1 week ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

He's the Gold Coast Academy prospect you've probably never heard of, but he's the player who made as big a splash as any for the Suns ahead of the National Championships this year. Koby Coulson, a tenacious midfielder with strength and flair, averaged 29 disposals across the Suns' four games – second only to ball magnet Beau Addinsall – to go with five marks and four tackles each outing.
AFL Draft: Behind the growth of first-round prospect

1 week ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

It's half-time on an away trip to a cold and windy Ballarat and the Western Jets trail by 41 points. With several opponents dominating and aspects of the Jets' game faltering, there's next to no prospect of victory for the visiting team. Old Tom Burton would have struggled in that scenario: self-deprecation would have sapped his enjoyment of the second half, likely reflecting in a poor individual finish.
AFL Draft: GWV forward continues sharp rise with eight-goal outing

1 week ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

A 17-year-old from a 350-acre dairy farm in Warrnambool is making waves in the Coates Talent League after kicking eight goals for GWV against the Western Jets on Sunday at Mars Stadium, Ballarat. Charlie McKinnon's form reached a crescendo after kicking two goals from eight shots in his first game of the season, before four goals last week.
AFL Draft: Latest Mid-Season Draft whispers, Carlton-tied duo excite

1 week ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

The talent pathway industry is abuzz at the moment, with Wednesday's Mid-Season Draft driving the conversation. The U18s National Championships drawing nearer is also heightening the urgency of individual performances, with several standout players across the weekend. Mid-Season Draft whispersThe widespread belief in the draft industry now is that the West Coast Eagles will use their No.1 pick at the Mid-Season Draft on talented Richmond VFL half-back Tom McCarthy.
AFL Draft: Essendon-tied quartet among Cannons standouts

2 weeks ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

Essendon Next Generation Academy duo Adam Sweid and Hussien El Achkar have garnered plenty of attention early in 2025, having taken their game to new levels to shape as first-round prospects. The Calder Cannons pair will both turn out for Vic Metro at the National Championships beginning next month. Sweid has been a dominant force to start 2025, averaging 26 disposals, six tackles and five marks at the Coates Talent League level, while also standing out in a pair of Vic Metro trial games.
"I like that people want to watch me": The Rugby League convert emerging as a top AFL Draft prospect

2 weeks ago | zerohanger.com | Jonty Ralphsmith

Gold Coast Academy player Dylan Patterson's arrival as an AFL Draft prospect provides the perfect rebuttal to naysayers of the current Northern Academies system. Patterson, who presents as a potential top 10 player in this year's crop, was initially part of Brisbane's Academy before moving to the Suns aged 13 due to his family relocating.