AFL Draft 2023: The schools 87 of this year’s top prospects hail from
Some schools just manage to churn out AFL talent year on year. We’ve got the data that shows where the top draft prospects are coming from in 2023.
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Some of the AFL’s talent pathway clubs are often described as ‘footy factories’.
But it seems that some elite private schools could also lay claim to such a description.
An analysis of the 87 of this year’s top AFL draft prospects shows that 68 hail from private schools, compared to only 19 from public schools.
The private schools include independent, Catholic and Christian schools across the country.
The list of the top schools to produce 2023 draft prospects is headed by Sacred Heart College in Adelaide, which had four players invited to the national draft combine and one player invited to the state draft combine.
Fellow top Adelaide school Prince Alfred College has four draft prospects this year, while Caulfield Grammar in Melbourne also has four.
Perth’s Scotch College is the only other school with more than two top draft prospects, with its list of three students including top-five chance Daniel Curtin.
Some draft prospects graduated last year, but their high schools have still been recorded on this list rather than their university for those not doing higher education.
Data on schools was not available for all draft prospects who attended national and state draft combines this year but was sourced for 87 of the 100 players to feature in the 2023 Draft Dossier.
Sacred Heart College – 5
Status: Private school (ISSA)
Based: Adelaide
2022 Draftees: Jakob Ryan (Collingwood, national draft), Jaiden Magor (Sydney, rookie draft)
2023 Prospects:
Caulfield Grammar – 4
Status: Private school (APS)
Based: Melbourne
2022 Draftees: Max Gruzewski (GWS, national draft), Jaxon Binns (Carlton, national draft), Blake Drury (North Melbourne, rookie draft)
2023 Prospects:
Prince Alfred College – 4
Status: Private school (ISSA)
Based: Adelaide
2022 Draftees: 0
2023 Prospects:
Scotch College – 3
Status: Private school (PSA)
Based: Perth
2022 Draftees: 0
2023 Prospects:
St Joseph’s College – 2
Status: Private school
Based: Echuca, VIC
2022 Draftees: Noah Long (West Coast, national draft)
2023 Prospects:
Melbourne Grammar – 2
Status: Private school (APS)
Based: Melbourne
2022 Draftees: Toby McMullin (GWS, national draft)
2023 Prospects:
Wesley College (WA) – 2
Status: Private school (PSA)
Based: Perth
2022 Draftees: Reuben Ginbey (West Coast, national draft), Kaleb Smith (Richmond, national draft), Tyrell Dewar (West Coast, zone selection)
2023 Prospects:
St Bede’s College – 2
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Melbourne
2022 Draftees: 0
2023 Prospects:
Westminster School – 2
Status: Private school (ISSA)
Based: Adelaide
2022 Draftees: Anthony Munkara (Essendon, zone selection)
2023 Prospects:
Launceston College – 2
Status: Public school
Based: Launceston, TAS
2022 Draftees: 0
2023 Prospects:
Rostrevor College - 2
Status: Private school (ISSA)
Based: Adelaide
2022 Draftees: Max Michalanney (Adelaide, national draft)
2023 Prospects:
St Joesph’s College - 2
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Geelong, VIC
2022 Draftees: Ted Clohesy (Geelong, zone selection), Osca Riccardi (Geelong, zone selection)
2023 Prospects:
Emmanuel College – 2
Status: Private school
Based: Warrnambool, VIC
2022 Draftees: 0
2023 Prospects:
Xavier College – 1
Status: Private school (APS)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Haileybury College - 1
Status: Private school (APS)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Parade College – 1
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
St Kevin’s College – 1
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
De La Salle College – 1
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
St Patrick’s College – 1
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Ballarat, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Whitefriars College – 1
Status: Private school (ACC)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Marcellin College - 1
Status: Private school (AGSV)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Assumption College – 1
Status: Private school (AGSV)
Based: Kilmore, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Yarra Valley Grammar - 1
Status: Private school (AGSV)
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Maribyrnong Secondary College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Box Hill Senior Secondary College - 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Thornbury High School - 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Parkdale Secondary College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
MacKillop College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Geelong College - 1
Status: Private school (APS)
Based: Geelong, VIC
2023 Prospects:
The Academy – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Wangaratta, VIC
2023 Prospects:
St Francis Xavier College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Reynella East College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Adelaide
2023 Prospects:
Guildford Grammar School – 1
Status: Private school (PSA)
Based: Perth
2023 Prospects:
Rowville Secondary College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Foster Secondary College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Foster, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Flinders Christian College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: VIC
2023 Prospects:
Cunderdin Ag College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Cunderin, WA
2023 Prospects:
Padua College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Mornington, VIC
2023 Prospects:
St Patrick’s College Launceston – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Launceston, TAS
2023 Prospects:
Xavier High School – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Albury, NSW
2023 Prospects:
Ballarat Clarendon College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Ballarat, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Leongatha Secondary College - 1
Status: Public school
Based: Leongatha, VIC
2023 Prospects:
SEDA College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Sacred Heart College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Perth
2023 Prospects:
Bass Coast College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Wonthaggi, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Holy Cross College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Perth
2023 Prospects:
Palm Beach Currumbin High School – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Palm Beach, QLD
2023 Prospects:
Ringwood Secondary College - 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Geelong Lutheran College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Geelong, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Mandurah Catholic College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Mandurah, WA
2023 Prospects:
Albury High School – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Albury, NSW
2023 Prospects:
Guildford Young College - 1
Status: Private school
Based: Hobart
2023 Prospects:
Berwick Secondary College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Girrawheen Senior High School – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Perth
2023 Prospects:
Trinity Grammar School – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Sydney
2023 Prospects:
Coburg High School – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Trinity College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Adelaide
2023 Prospects:
St Andrew’s Lutheran College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Tallebudgera, QLD
2023 Prospects:
Mount Lilydale Mercy College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Melbourne
2023 Prospects:
Notre Dame College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Shepparton, VIC
2023 Prospects:
Varsity College – 1
Status: Public school
Based: Varsity Lakes, QLD
2023 Prospects:
Saint Ignatius’ College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Adelaide
2023 Prospects:
SEDA College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Adelaide
2023 Prospects:
St Mark’s Anglican Community School – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Perth
2023 Prospects:
La Salle College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Perth
2023 Prospects:
St Peter’s College – 1
Status: Private school
Based: Adelaide
2023 Prospects:
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