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.
Fremantle
South Fremantle left-footer Toby Whan is the most promising Dockers-tied talent in 2025. A hard-working midfielder who played in the U17s Futures match, his dynamism would be a point of difference for a midfield led by Caleb Serong and Andy Brayshaw.
East Fremantle defender Josh Nomlatyu is another name to watch for Fremantle fans, having shown promising glimpses. Small forward Basil Hart played as a bottom-ager in the AFL Academy match last year after a standout 2023, with the aforementioned trio and fellow Academy members Ryan Bizzell, Rhama Evans, Oliver McManus (father-son) and Jonah Klemke all training with the Dockers over summer.
Whan is at the forefront of the pack currently, part of the WA summer squad alongside Nomlatyu and Hart.