It's moving month, and there are many big changes to the top 100 AFL Draft rankings.
The biggest risers over the past month have been Northern Knights trio Harvie Cooke, Toby Krasna and Sam Gayfer, as well as Sandringham duo George Dimer and Lochie Burrows, who have all had amazing months for Vic. Metro at the national championships.
The biggest fallers from last month's rankings were Dandenong's Ben Carroll, Calder's Sam Harris, and South Australian defenders Harry Franz and Kale Matthews Hampton.
The national championships have concluded for 3 out of the 5 teams. It's time to attempt another top 100 prospect ranking. This is always a pretty mentally challenging and stressful endeavour, but it's also pretty fun, and this year's draft crop is growing increasingly deep and interesting to follow.
Whilst the 21-50 bracket has some notable risers and fallers, the top 20 has remained largely the same this month. Almost all the players in this bracket have solidified their standings at the pointy end of the draft. I have the top 10 sitting a level above the next 10 as it stands, but the upper echelon of this year's draft is growing by the week and the number of players outside the top 20 pressing their case to join that group is super impressive considering the amount of football still to play this year.
The depth of this year's draft is evident in the quality of names currently sitting outside the top 50. The 51-100 bracket was extremely hard to rank which is great for the strength of talent this year and means that there will be something for everyone all the way to the latter stages of this year's draft. There are still plenty of high-quality players sitting outside the top 100 who are very stiff to miss out on this list.
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100. Jackson O'Brien – RUCK – GWV Rebels (NEW)
Solid frame with good work rate around the ground and up forward.
99. Tom Brown – GEN. DEF – Claremont Tigers (NEW)
Can play tall or small, can lockdown or intercept. Had an excellent champs campaign.
98. Cooper White – KEY DEF – Dandenong Stingrays (-)
Raw athlete with clean foot skills and nice wingspan to spoil.
97. Mitch Stirling – KEY UTILITY – Peel Thunder (-)
Great frame and strong hands, set to rise as the year progresses.
96. Charlie Bovill – KEY UTILITY – Tasmania Devils (-1)
Great frame and athleticism to play any position.
95. Jake Medved – GEN. DEF – Sydney Academy (-1)
Awesome pace, defends well and likes to take off with the ball.
94. Archie Watts – FWD/MID – Brisbane Academy (NEW)
New to this list, made an impact at VFL level after impressing in the Talent League.
93. Thatcher Simmons – FWD/MID – Subiaco Lions (-9)
Big-bodied offensive weapon impressing at reserves level.
92. Jack Bell – WING/UTILITY – Bendigo Pioneers (-)
Impressive speed on the outside, can also play forward.
91. Marcus Prasad – SMALL FWD – Dandenong Stingrays (-6)
Diminutive dynamo who could be a steal at the right club.
