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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80. Seb Marsic – KEY FWD – Oakleigh Chargers (-6)
Strong marking prospect who can also play behind the ball.
79. Flynn Woolhouse – KEY FWD – Oakleigh Chargers (-4)
Smooth-moving athlete capable of eye-catching moments.
78. Harry Franz – KEY DEF – Glenelg Tigers (-24)
Eye-catching athlete with solid kicking. Hard to beat on the lead and uses his
length to great effect to spoil.
77. Charlie Bradford – KEY FWD – West Adelaide Bloods (-9)
Bradford was awesome in the final game for SA, playing high up the ground using his strong marking and kicking skills to lace-out targets. Modern-day high-flying forward who is also clean at ground level and is a beautiful kick.
76. Klay Nicholls – GEN. DEF – GWV Rebels (NEW)
Hard to ignore after such strong state showings. Great marking ability, kicking skills and athleticism.
75. Eamon Austin – SMALL FWD/MID – Bendigo Pioneers (-14)
Happy to see Austin get a much-deserved call-up to the state squad, where he had some impressive moments. Dynamo with awesome speed and agility. Natural ball winner and smart user.
74. Chas Woodward – WING/MID – Northern Knights (+3)
Speedy inside/outside play style suited to the modern game.
73. Clancy Stuart – MID/FWD – Dandenong Stingrays (+3)
Big-bodied midfield bull who is hard to beat forward, too.
72. Lucas Robinson – MID – South Fremantle Bulldogs *Fremantle NGA (-3)
Big-bodied, natural clearance winner with senior level experience.
71. Blake Newton – FWD/MID – Murray Bushrangers (+1)
Cruelled by injury, x-factor half forward with a huge ceiling.
