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.
Collingwood
Tom McGuane is the name to watch for Pies fans.
The son of premiership-winning Collingwood icon Mick, Tom is a ball-winning midfielder with clean hands and a high work rate.
He trained with Collingwood over the summer and could surprise a few people in 2025 as a leader of the Jets' midfield group.
A bid for McGuane could come in the first round, while Zac McCarthy is developing well as forward/ruck at Oakleigh, and father-son prospect Oscar Lonie is listed at Dandenong Stingrays.
