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 20 - Geelong: Oskar Taylor
| 15 RANK |  | Oskar Taylor Eastern Ranges Defender HEIGHT: 182cm | â–¶+ |
The Cats are on the clock, and with their opening pick they look to add some extra run and polish to their defensive options in Taylor.
The dashing backman has a lethal left foot and can unlock attacking avenues from the back half of the field.
Lawson Humphries has been a great find for Geelong, but additional help to alleviate defensive pressure and get the ball moving is still needed.
What Taylor brings, while still raw, is exactly that, with his dynamism to be an asset further up the field if required also.
