With the 2024 AFL Draft having come and gone, attention now turns to next year's draft class.
An early look at the top end of the 2025 crop sees an even spread across states, with Queensland home to a handful of next year's most promising prospects.
South Australia and Western Australia are also set to feature highly, while Victoria will look to replicate their dominance from this year.
Here, we've named 10 prospects for 2025 to keep an eye on over the next 12 months.
1. Zeke Uwland
Position: Defender-Midfielder
Height:ย 178cm
State:ย Queensland
The headline act of next year's Suns Academy crop, which features a handful of first-round prospects who could match Gold Coast's 2023 haul.
Uwland, the younger brother of breakout Suns backman Bodhi, had an exceptional carnival with the Allies to be the only 2025 prospect named in the U18 All-Australian team - having averaged 23 disposals and six rebound 50s across his four games and would poll Larke Medal votes in three appearances.
The Burleigh junior would also take out the Hunter Harrison Medal as the best player in the Talent League's Academy Series.
Uwland is capable of playing across half-back or as an outside midfielder, showing his true value as a ball-winner and intelligent user.
He would also breakthrough for a VFL debut this year and a total of five appearances at the level before capping off a strong bottom-age year with 22 disposals, seven marks, seven inside 50s and two goals in the Future Stars game on grand final day.
