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.
4. Sam Cummingย
Position: Midfielder
Height: 184cm
State: South Australia
Cumming was a bonafide ball winner for North Adelaide this year, recording 30 or more disposals in six of his 10 games to finish the year with averages of 27 disposals, six marks, four clearances and over a goal per game.
His strong year for the Roosters saw him earn the SANFL U18 MVP title and finish one vote shy of claiming the McCallum Tomkins Medal as the competition's best and fairest.
Cumming played in South Australia's first two games of the U18s National Championships and showed his value as a fleet-footed mover through the middle of the field.
The cherry on top of 2024 for Cumming came in the Future Stars game, with the South Australian collecting 24 disposals, 11 marks, six inside 50s and a goal in a win.
