The 2025 AFL Draft is being regarded as one of the most compromised in history, with a likely record number of Northern Academy, Next Generation Academy and father-son talents to join AFL lists.
Craft of the Draft last week named the top 13 prospects to watch, with four members of the top 10 tied to AFL clubs.
While the AFL has tightened rules to ensure clubs have to pay a greater price to secure their talent, the pedigree of many names listed this year will likely incentivise lots of dealings in the trade period as clubs attempt to match points.
Highlighting the strength of the tied-talent, every club has at least one player genuinely on the radar entering 2025.
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These are the names you might need to familiarise yourself with ahead of this year's AFL Draft.
Adelaide
Crows fans will be eyeing Gippsland Power's Mitch Stevens in 2025. Eligible as a father-son courtesy of Dad, Mark, playing 101 games for Adelaide, Mitch showed his capabilities as a lockdown defender in 2024.
The Vic Country summer hub member balanced that with a strong offensive game, and those at the Power report he has had a strong pre-season, which could see him spend more time further up the ground to expose his ball-use.
Other familiar names for Adelaide fans include Northern Knights forward Seb Murphy โ the brother of Lachie โ and WA swingman Cody Curtin โ the brother of Dan โ though the club does not have links to either player.
