Welcome to Craft of the Draft's maiden Mock Draft for 2025, with a total of 23 selections made in a 'live' count of how opening night for this year's intake might unfold.
Matched bids for Academy and father-son draft prospects are included in the Mock Draft, as are the estimated landing spots for free agency compensation selections.
Matched bids for clubs have seen their subsequent selection(s) dissolve from the draft order, pending the timing of the bids.
The 14 clubs involved in the Mock Draft were split between Craft of the Draft analysts Jonty Ralphsmith and Mitch Keating.
Jonty's Picks - West Coast, Essendon, Hawthorn, Sydney, Fremantle, GWS and Geelong
Mitch's Picks - Richmond, Gold Coast, St Kilda, Carlton, Western Bulldogs, Adelaide and Brisbane
Not Involved - North Melbourne, Melbourne, Port Adelaide and Collingwood
Pick 1 - West Coast: Willem Duursma
| 1 RANK |  | Willem Duursma Gippsland Power Utility HEIGHT: 191cm | â–¶+ |
The Gippsland Power talent looks to be exactly what any rebuilding club is after. Reliable, versatile and ready to have an impact.
Duursma sees his best role in midfield, which he'll likely transition to after starting his career in defence as a mobile intercept and attack hybrid backman.
He can also go forward and be an aerial threat to impact games late, which he did on a number of occasions for the Power this year.
