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.
Sydney
The Swans have three elite talents they will have the option of matching a bid for in November.
Lachie Carmichael and Noah Chamberlain are both in the AFL Academy, but some good judges will tell you Max King, who just missed the cut, is the best of the lot.
Carmichael is a medium defender who marks well, Chamberlain is a powerfully built forward, while King is an athletic, big-bodied midfielder who was less exposed than his teammates in 2024 due to injury.
All are first-round prospects set to feature prominently for the Allies in 2025.
