2025 AFL Draft

Recap everything that happened from night one of the 2025 draft.

STAFF WRITERS | November 19, 2025 - 10:01pm

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The opening night of the 2025 AFL Draft saw 25 selections, headed by West Coast's newest player Willem Duursma.

The Eagles were major players on the night, making four bids on club-tied players, forcing Gold Coast's hand three times, as well as Carlton's.

The Suns finished with four academy players in the first 25 selections, while Richmond, Essendon and Melbourne all snared a pair of talented prospects.

Catch up on all of the action from night one of the draft, as well as profiles and more club analysis ahead of night two.

Top 50 Prospects

1	Willem Duursma Gippsland Power Utility HEIGHT: 191cm	▶+
2	Zeke Uwland Gold Coast Academy Utility HEIGHT: 180cm	▶+
3	Dylan Patterson Gold Coast Academy Utility HEIGHT: 183cm	▶+
4	Sullivan Robey Eastern Ranges Forward/Midfielder HEIGHT: 192cm	▶+
5	Cooper Duff-Tytler Calder Cannons Ruck/Forward HEIGHT: 200cm	▶+
6	Dan Annable Brisbane Academy Midfielder HEIGHT: 183cm	▶+
7	Harry Dean Murray Bushrangers Defender HEIGHT: 193cm	▶+
8	Xavier Taylor Eastern Ranges Defender HEIGHT: 191cm	▶+
9	Sam Cumming North Adelaide Midfielder/Forward HEIGHT: 186cm	▶+
10	Sam Grlj Oakleigh Chargers Midfielder HEIGHT: 182cm	▶+

11	Dyson Sharp Central District Midfielder HEIGHT: 188cm	▶+
12	Aidan Schubert Central Districts Forward HEIGHT: 198cm	▶+
13	Jacob Farrow West Perth Midfielder/Defender HEIGHT: 188cm	▶+
14	Lachy Dovaston Eastern Ranges Forward HEIGHT: 177cm	▶+
15	Oskar Taylor Eastern Ranges Defender HEIGHT: 182cm	▶+
16	Josh Lindsay Geelong Falcons Defender/Midfielder HEIGHT: 183cm	▶+
17	Latrelle Pickett Glenelg Forward HEIGHT: 180cm	▶+
18	Jevan Phillipou Woodville-West Torrens Midfielder HEIGHT: 183cm	▶+
19	Mitch Marsh West Adelaide Forward HEIGHT: 191cm	▶+
20	Blake Thredgold Sturt Defender HEIGHT: 194cm	▶+

21	Harley Barker Sturt Midfielder HEIGHT: 187cm	▶+
22	Archie Ludowyke Sandringham Dragons Forward HEIGHT: 197cm	▶+
23	Ollie Greeves Eastern Ranges Midfielder HEIGHT: 191cm	▶+
24	Adam Sweid Calder Cannons Midfielder/Forward HEIGHT: 175cm	▶+
25	Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves Dandenong Stingrays Midfielder/Forward HEIGHT: 186cm	▶+
26	Max King Sydney Academy Forward/Midfielder HEIGHT: 191cm
27	Zac McCarthy Oakleigh Chargers Forward HEIGHT: 199cm	▶+
28	Beau Addinsall Gold Coast Academy Midfielder HEIGHT: 180cm	▶+
29	Jack Ison Oakleigh Chargers Forward/Midfielder HEIGHT: 190cm
30	Kye Fincher Sandringham Dragons Defender/Midfielder HEIGHT: 185cm	▶+

31	Cam Nairn Central District Utility HEIGHT: 189cm	+
32	Marcus Krasnadamskis Eastern Ranges Ruck/Forward HEIGHT: 199cm	▶+
33	Avery Thomas Tasmania Defender HEIGHT: 186cm	▶+
34	Max Kondogiannis Oakleigh Chargers Defender HEIGHT: 190cm	▶+
35	Harry Kyle Sydney Academy Defender HEIGHT: 188cm	+
36	Tylah Williams Swan Districts Forward HEIGHT: 175cm
37	Lachy Carmichael Sydney Academy Defender/Midfielder HEIGHT: 183cm	▶+
38	Hugo Mikunda Geelong Falcons Forward HEIGHT: 180cm	▶+
39	Louis Emmett Oakleigh Chargers Ruck/Forward HEIGHT: 200cm
40	Matt LeRay Central District Midfielder HEIGHT: 189cm

41	Jai Murray Gold Coast Academy Midfielder/Defender HEIGHT: 187cm	+
42	Leon Kickett Swan Districts Forward HEIGHT: 172cm
43	Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier North Adelaide Midfielder HEIGHT: 182cm	▶+
44	Liam Hetherton Murray Bushrangers Forward HEIGHT: 197cm	▶+
45	Jack Dalton Sandringham Dragons Midfielder HEIGHT: 178cm	▶+
46	Sam Allen Oakleigh Chargers Midfielder HEIGHT: 182cm	+
47	Koby Coulson Gold Coast Academy Utility HEIGHT: 180cm	▶+
48	Hussien El Achkar Calder Cannons Forward HEIGHT: 171cm	▶+
49	Tom Burton Western Jets Midfielder/Defender HEIGHT: 178cm	▶+
50	Fred Rodriguez South Fremantle Midfielder HEIGHT: 184cm	▶+