After 60 selections were made at the AFL Draft, there were plenty of highly-touted prospects overlooked.
Some of those draft stars could still make their way onto an AFL list, with the Rookie Draft the next best mechanism to do so.
The Rookie Draft is set to take place from 3.20pm on Friday, with plenty of talent available to strengthen each club, highlighted by a pair of credentialed AFL Academy talents.
10Riley Onley
The big-bodied midfielder was linked to Collingwood in the lead-up to the 2025 AFL National Draft, and while the Pies brought in midfield reinforcements, they steered away from his profile of midfielder.
His combination of size and speed – he runs a 20-metre sprint in a blistering 2.884 seconds – was on show at the U18s National Championships, where he enjoyed being a key cog of the midfield group.
