With pre-season chatter comes selection watch, with AFL fans keen to see who could be locking down starting spots at their best clubs for the season ahead.
Discussions over potential debutants play their part in the intrigue, with each hoping to uncover an uncapped player who can have an impact in 2025.
A total of 76 players made their AFL debuts in 2024, and with the number of options yet to get a look at the top level ahead of the coming campaign, that figure could be beaten in 2025.
Here we list every player yet to make their AFL debut and name the players most likely to play their maiden match this year.
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Rookies:Â Josaia Delana, Logan Smith, Cody Angove, Jack Ough, Harrison Oliver, Oliver Hannaford
Still waiting:Â Wade Derksen, Nathan Wardius, Nick Madden, James Leake, Phoenix Gothard
Most likely to debut in 2025: The Giants held Wade Derken to his contract over the off-season, flagging the swingman as a required player. Now with three pre-seasons under his belt, Derksen will look to break through for a debut in 2025. 2023 first-round pick James Leake is another to keep an eye on after earning praise this pre-season off the back of an interrupted debut year, while small defender Harry Oliver might be the pick of the bunch among the Giants' newest draft class.
