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Late mail: What every club is plotting ahead of the draft

The 2025 AFL Draft is only hours away, and we’ve got the latest intel on what every club is thinking as we head towards the start of the draft.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 19: First round picks (Top Row L-R) Cameron Nairn of the Hawks, Sullivan Robey of the Bombers, Cooper Duff-Tytler of the Eagles, Xavier Taylor of the Demons, Jacob Farrow of the Bombers, Dylan Patterson of the Suns, Willem Duursma of the Eagles (C) (Bottom Row L-R) Sam Grlj of the Tigers, Daniel Annable of the Lions, Lachy Dovaston of the Kangaroos, Zeke Uwland of the Suns, Harry Dean of the Blues, Sam Cumming of the Tigers, Latrelle Pickett of the Demons and Dyson Sharp of the Bombers pose during the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft at Marvel Stadium on November 19th, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Every pick: Tears, a Tiger surprise and one wild celebration

A draft-shaping top 10 surprise, special family moments, teenage tears and emotional group celebrations, the first night of the AFL Draft had it all. See every pick, all the action as it happened.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05: Zeke Uwland on October 05, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Who is Zeke Uwland? Meet the Suns’ top AFL draft prospect

The Gold Coast Suns are set to secure one of 2025’s most promising AFL draft talents. Here’s everything you need to know about academy product Zeke Uwland.

NCA. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. November 15th. CDG Sports Management hosted its annual pre-draft training session, inviting all 18 clubs to watch the CDG draft prospects train ahead of the draft. Ã. Cooper Duff-Tytler . Picture: Michael Klein

Who is Cooper Duff-Tytler? Meet the top AFL draft prospect

A 200cm former basketball star from a small Victorian town was one of the first players picked in the 2025 AFL draft. Here’s everything you need to know about Cooper Duff-Tytler.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 20: Xavier Taylor of the Ranges is seen circling the huddle as the Eastern Ranges players sing the team song after winning the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys Grand Final match between the Eastern Ranges and the Sandringham Dragons at IKON Park on September 20th, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Lachie Chugg/AFL Photos)

The laid-back factory worker who’s a lock for the draft’s top 10

Xavier Taylor has tattoos, worked in a factory this year and starts every sentence with “yeah, nah”. He a prospect unlike any other at the pointy end of the AFL draft — and clubs are smitten.

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Cooper Duff-Tytler Chasing The Dream

The unlikely rise of history-maker who could’ve been a Don

Cooper Duff-Tytler surprised those close to him by giving up basketball to pursue his AFL dream – one that could soon begin in Perth. But things could’ve been a whole lot different.

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Chasing The Dream: Zeke Uwland's injury

‘The toe is detached’: Freak injury that almost ended draft dream

His brother was screaming. Mum called an ambulance. And on a dramatic day at the Uwland family home in Burleigh Heads, the AFL dream of the draft’s best player was almost severed – literally.

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Zeke Uwland Chasing The Dream

Two to go… draft gun’s childhood list of footy dreams revealed

Zeke Uwland has penned his football goals to keep by his bedside for close to a decade. See the full checklist here — with just two dreams left to achieve.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: Hugo Mikunda of Victoria Country during the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships U18 Boys match between Victoria Country and Victoria Metro at RSEA Park on July 20, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Riley Lockett/AFL Photos)

How Falcon fought through double blow – and why he’s a great fit for Cats

Draft hopeful Hugo Mikunda went from barbecue duties at training to catching the eye at VFL level. And it isn’t just his postcode that suggests he would fit in nicely at Geelong.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 08: Dyson Sharp (c) of South Australia celebrates a goal during the Marsh AFL National Championships U18 Boys match between South Australia and Victoria Metro at Alberton Oval, on June 08, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Mark Brake/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Coach’s captaincy fear debunked by top prospect in Dons’ sights

South Australian coach Tony Bamford reveals why he almost denied star prospect Dyson Sharp the captaincy before the teenager’s emphatic response changed everything.

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AFL Draft sliders in 2025

‘Sickening to watch’: What it’s like to be a draft slider

It hurts to look for your name in power rankings and not see it there. Two prospects — one a former No. 1 contender — open up on the harsh reality of sliding down draft boards.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Beau Addinsall during the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys Round 05 match between Eastern Ranges and Gold Coast Suns Academy at Box Hill City Oval on May 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Craig Dooley/AFL Photos)

Dons, Roos could help Suns land academy stars as rivals circle

Rivals are sensing they could snare one of the Suns’ prized academy players in the draft. But at least two Victorian clubs are interested in a pick swap that would help Gold Coast match bids.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 04: Cooper Collins of the Suns kicks the ball during the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys Round 05 match between Eastern Ranges and Gold Coast Suns Academy at Box Hill City Oval on May 04, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Craig Dooley/AFL Photos)

AFL Draft watch: Inside word on U18 Suns Academy superstars

Gold Coast’s under-18 men’s academy is stacked with talented stars who are set to take the AFL world by storm in years to come. With the 2025 AFL Draft only a couple of months away, we profile every player in the Suns Academy.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Willem Duursma of the Power celebrates a goal with teammates during the 2025 Coates Talent League Boys Quarter Final between Gippsland Power and Geelong Falcons at Shepley Oval on September 7th, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Craig Dooley/AFL Photos)

Draft Intel: Meet footy’s next ‘unicorn’, late smokeys emerge

Willem Duursma has been talked up as the prospective No.1 pick all year — here’s what he can bring to the Eagles. Plus, who the Cats are eyeing as the next Shaun Mannagh. See the latest draft intel.

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