| 2025 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Dates | 28 May 2025 – Mid-season Draft 19–20 November 2025 – National Draft 21 November 2025 – Rookie Draft |
| Location | Marvel Stadium |
| Network | Fox Footy |
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Willem Duursma (West Coast) |
The2025 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in theAustralian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the2025 AFL season.
This national draft is notable for being the first-ever AFL National Draft where a club did not select a player;Port Adelaide passed on its only selection, trading its other selection toGold Coast.[1]
| Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Mid-season rookie draft | 28 May 2025 |
| Free agency period | Restricted and Unrestricted: 3–10 October 2025 Delisted: October–November 2025 |
| Trade period | 6–15 October 2025 |
| National draft | 19–20 November 2025 |
| Pre-Season and Rookie draft | 21 November 2025 |
| Pre-season supplemental selection period | December 2025 – March 2026 |
The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion ofround 11 of the2025 AFL season on 28 May. The draft is only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. AsGold Coast Suns andEssendon had played one fewer game than all other clubs, the draft order was determined using winning percentage.[2]
| Player | Free agent type | Recruited from | New club | Compensation | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Silvagni | Unrestricted | Carlton | St Kilda | End of first round | Swallowed up in a bid after being traded | [13] |
| Tom De Koning | Restricted | First round | ||||
| James Worpel | Restricted | Hawthorn | Geelong | End of second round | [14] | |
| Sam Draper | Unrestricted | Essendon | Brisbane Lions | End of first round | Swallowed up in a bid after being traded | [15] |
| Jacob Wehr | Unrestricted | Greater Western Sydney | Port Adelaide | None | [16] | |
| Charlie Spargo | Unrestricted | Melbourne | North Melbourne | End of second round | [17] | |
| Oscar Allen | Restricted | West Coast | Brisbane Lions | First round | [18] |
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Due to the club's poor on-field results since 2022, the AFL announced draft concessions forWest Coast[130] which included:
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Willem Duursma | West Coast | Gippsland Power | Talent League | |
| 2 | Zeke Uwland | Gold Coast | Burleigh | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid byWest Coast | |
| 3 | Harry Dean | Carlton | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | Father–son selection (son ofPeter Dean), matched bid byWest Coast | |
| 4 | Cooper Duff-Tytler | West Coast | Calder Cannons | Talent League | Free agency compensation pick (Allen) | |
| 5 | Dylan Patterson | Gold Coast | Palm Beach-Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid byRichmond | |
| 6 | Daniel Annable | Brisbane Lions | Redland-Victoria Point | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid byRichmond | |
| 7 | Sam Cumming | Richmond | North Adelaide | SANFL | ||
| 8 | Sam Grlj | Richmond | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ←North Melbourne (2024) | |
| 9 | Sullivan Robey | Essendon | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ||
| 10 | Jacob Farrow | Essendon | West Perth | WAFL | ←Melbourne (2024) | |
| 11 | Xavier Taylor | Melbourne | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Port Adelaide (2024) | |
| 12 | Latrelle Pickett | Melbourne | Glenelg | SANFL | ←Gold Coast←St Kilda | |
| 13 | Dyson Sharp | Essendon | Central District | SANFL | ←Carlton (draft)←Hawthorn←Carlton (2024) | |
| 14 | Harry Kyle | Sydney | UNSW-Eastern Suburbs | Sydney AFL | Academy selection, matched bid byGreater Western Sydney | |
| 15 | Oskar Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ←Hawthorn (draft)←Carlton Free agency compensation pick (de Koning) | |
| 16 | Lachy Dovaston | North Melbourne | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ←Carlton (draft)←Sydney | |
| 17 | Jai Murray | Gold Coast | Burleigh | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid byWest Coast | |
| 18 | Beau Adinsall | Gold Coast | Burleigh | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid byWest Coast | |
| 19 | Josh Lindsay | West Coast | Geelong Falcons | Talent League | ←Hawthorn (draft)←Greater Western Sydney (draft)←Western Bulldogs | |
| 20 | Cameron Nairn | Hawthorn | Central District | SANFL | ←West Coast (draft)←Fremantle | |
| 21 | Lachlan Carmichael | Western Bulldogs | North Shore Bombers | Sydney AFL | ←Greater Western Sydney Academy eligible forSydney, but they did not matchWestern Bulldogs bid | |
| 22 | Mitch Marsh | Adelaide | West Adelaide | SANFL | ||
| 23 | Aidan Schubert | Hawthorn | Central District | SANFL | ←Brisbane Lions (draft)←West Coast←Hawthorn (2024) | |
| 24 | Harley Barker | Geelong | Sturt | SANFL | ||
| 25 | Adam Sweid | Fremantle | Calder Cannons | Talent League | ←Brisbane Lions Academy eligible forEssendon, but they did not matchFremantle bid | |
| 2 | 26 | Blake Thredgold | North Melbourne | Sturt | SANFL | ←Essendon (draft) Free agency compensation pick (Draper) |
| 27 | Louis Emmett | Western Bulldogs | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ←Hawthorn (draft)←CarltonFree agency compensation pick (Silvagni) | |
| 28 | Avery Thomas | Gold Coast | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | ←North Melbourne (draft)←Richmond (2024) | |
| 29 | Sam Allen | West Coast | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ←North Melbourne (draft) | |
| 30 | Thomas Matthews | Melbourne | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ||
| 31 | Zane Peucker | Richmond | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | ||
| 32 | Tyan Prindable | Collingwood | Coorparoo | QAFL | Academy eligible forBrisbane Lions, but they did not matchCollingwood bid | |
| 33 | Hunter Holmes | Geelong | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ||
| 34 | Jack Dalton | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←West Coast (draft) | |
| 35 | Jevan Phillipou | Sydney | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | ||
| 36 | Max Kondogiannis | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ||
| 3 | 37 | Samuel Swadling | Collingwood | West Perth | WAFL | |
| 38 | Koby Evans | Brisbane Lions | Perth | WAFL | ←Carlton (draft) Next Generation Academy eligible forWest Coast, but they did not matchBrisbane Lions bid | |
| 39 | Tylah Williams | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFL | Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid byFremantle | |
| 40 | Tobyn Murray | Fremantle | Geelong | VFL | ||
| 41 | Charlie Banfield | St Kilda | Claremont | WAFL | Father-Son eligible forWest Coast (son ofDrew Banfield), but they did not matchSt Kilda bid | |
| 42 | Billy Cootee | Sydney | Norwood | SANFL | ||
| 43 | Cody Curtin | Brisbane Lions | Claremont | WAFL | ||
| 44 | Tai Hayes | Brisbane Lions | Southport | VFL | ||
| 45 | Talor Byrne | Carlton | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ||
| 46 | Koby Coulson | Gold Coast | Broadbeach | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid byNorth Melbourne | |
| 47 | Jack Ison | Carlton | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid byNorth Melbourne | |
| 48 | Hugo Mikunda | North Melbourne | Geelong Falcons | Talent League | ||
| 49 | Max King | Sydney | Cardiff Hawks | AFL Hunter Central Coast | Academy selection, matched bid byAdelaide | |
| 50 | Archie Ludowyke | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ||
| 51 | Finnegan Davis | Greater Western Sydney | Western Jets | Talent League | ←Collingwood (draft) | |
| 52 | Kye Fincher | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid byRichmond | |
| 53 | Hussein El Achkar | Essendon | Calder Cannons | Talent League | Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid byRichmond | |
| 54 | Noah Roberts-Thomson | Richmond | Sturt | SANFL | ||
| 55 | Zac McCarthy | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Next Generation Academy selection | |
| 4 | 56 | Matthew LeRay | Hawthorn | Central District | SANFL | |
| 57 | Angus Anderson | Collingwood | Sturt | SANFL | ||
| 5 | 58 | Ryan Byrnes | St Kilda | St Kilda | AFL | Redrafted player |
| 59 | Jake Stringer | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 6 | 60 | Will Darcy | Western Bulldogs | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Father–son selection (son ofLuke Darcy) |
Reference List:[131]
| Player | Club |
|---|---|
| Conor McKenna | Brisbane Lions |
| Ryan Lester | |
| Hudson O'Keeffe | Carlton |
| Jaxon Prior | Essendon |
| Vigo Visentini | |
| Josh Draper | Fremantle |
| Jeremy Sharp | |
| Oisín Mullin | Geelong |
| Sam Clohesy | Gold Coast |
| James Blanck | Hawthorn |
| Tom Cochrane | Port Adelaide |
| Josh Lai | |
| Harrison Ramm | |
| Logan Evans | |
| Seth Campbell | Richmond |
| Anthony Caminiti | St Kilda |
| Tyrell Dewar | West Coast |
| James O'Donnell | Western Bulldogs |
| Oskar Baker |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Callum Ah Chee | Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | AFL | [132] |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Fred Rodriguez | West Coast | South Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 2 | Passed | Richmond | — | — | ||
| 3 | Riley Onley | Melbourne | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ||
| 4 | Jack Watkins | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | SANFL | ||
| 5 | Patrick Said | St Kilda | St Kilda | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 6 | Passed | Carlton | — | — | ||
| 7 | Jake Lloyd | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 8 | Leon Kickett | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAFL | ||
| 9 | Conor Stone | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 10 | Ben Jepson | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 11 | Tyler Welsh | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 12 | Ollie Greeves | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ||
| 13 | George Stevens | Geelong | Geelong | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 14 | Lincoln McCarthy | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 2 | 15 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | |
| 16 | Passed | Port Adelaide | — | — | ||
| 17 | Passed | St Kilda | — | — | ||
| 18 | Dane Rampe | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 19 | Passed | Fremantle | — | — | ||
| 20 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | ||
| 21 | Passed | Adelaide | — | — | ||
| 22 | Passed | Hawthorn | — | — | ||
| 23 | Keighton Matofai-Forbes | Geelong | Geelong | AFL | Redrafted player | |
| 3 | 24 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | |
| 25 | Passed | Port Adelaide | — | — | ||
| 26 | Passed | Fremantle | — | — | ||
| 27 | Passed | Hawthorn | — | — | ||
| 28 | Nick Driscoll | Geelong | Northern Knights | Talent League | ||
| 4 | 29 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | |
| Name | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||
| Jai Saxena | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Next Generation Academy selection (Indian descent) |
| Kalani White | Melbourne | Casey | VFL | Father-son selection (son ofJeff White) |
| Name | Club | Origin | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indy Cotton | Adelaide | BA Centre of Excellence (NBL1 East) | Three-year non-registered player (basketball) | [133] |
| Ben Murphy | Brisbane Lions | Kerry GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [134] |
| Toby Whan | Fremantle | South Fremantle | Next Generation Academy selection (South African descent) | [135] |
| Ryda Luke | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) | [136] | ||
| Jesse Mellor | Geelong | Geelong Falcons (Talent League) | Academy selection | [137] |
| Riley Hamilton | Greater Western Sydney | Ainslie (AFL Canberra) | Academy selection | [138] |
| Oscar Berry | Melbourne | North Florida Ospreys (NCAA) | Three-year non-registered player (basketball) | [139] |
| Kobe McDonald | St Kilda | Mayo GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [140] |
| Noah Chamberlain | Sydney | St Ives Saints (AFL Sydney) | Academy selection | [141] |
| Liam Hetherton | Murray Bushrangers (Talent League) | Formerly withGreater Western Sydney'sacademy |
| Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | ||||
| Will Setterfield | Essendon | Essendon | AFL | Re-signed player | [142] |
| Mason Cox | Fremantle | Collingwood | AFL | [143] | |
| Jayden Laverde | Greater Western Sydney | Essendon | AFL | [144] | |
| Finlay Macrae | West Coast | Collingwood | AFL | [145] | |
| Deven Robertson | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |||
| Harry Schoenberg | Adelaide | AFL | |||
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