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.
Port Adelaide
It's much quieter for Port Adelaide compared to most other clubs this year, though they still have a couple of father-son prospects to keep an eye on.
Ben Francou, the son of Josh, is a North Adelaide left footer, while Gillon Wakelin, the son of former Power player Darryl, is at Sturt.
The latter is also eligible to nominate as a St Kilda father-son, but has spent time training at Alberton.
