When there are teams battling it out, vying for that elusive top four race, just remember the teams in the cellar.
When there's a winner there's also a loser, and we predict the following five teams will lose - a lot!
With a mixture of young, rebuilding lists and disappointing sliders, our 2025 wooden spoon race is exactly where you don't want to be.
1. Richmond
The first and most obvious answer is the Tigers. You don't usually take seven first-round selections in the draft and expect to be anywhere near the top eight.
Wooden spooners for 2024, it's hard to see the boys in yellow and black finishing any higher - particularly when you clear out some of your most experienced soldiers in Dustin Martin, Liam Baker, Daniel Rioli and Shai Bolton.
This is not to say they are without quality. Tim Taranto, Jacob Hopper and Tom Lynch are all elite players when fit and firing, but the sheer influx of young players has historically made it difficult to build consistency.
Richmond fans will be excited to see the growth of some of their picks, with highly touted draftees Sam Lalor and Josh Smillie emerging as exciting prospects.
Multiple wins for Richmond in 2025 would certainly warrant a positive season for Yze's men under the current circumstances as they continue to blood youth and stockpile draft picks for the future.
