Your AFL club’s promoted and retained rookies for 2015

RICHMOND midfielder Anthony Miles and Geelong utility Mark Blicavs lead a class of 22 rookies who have been upgraded to primary lists for 2015.

Sydney v. Richmond at ANZ Stadium AFLR2314 Picture:Wayne Ludbey Anthony Miles

RICHMOND midfielder Anthony Miles and Geelong utility Mark Blicavs lead a class of 22 rookies who have been upgraded to club primary lists for the 2015 AFL season.

The promoted rookies are included among the compulsory minimum of three selections that each club must have at Thursday’s national draft, which will be held on the Gold Coast.

However the players’ names will not be formally read out on Thursday night.

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Miles was a revelation for the Tigers in 2014, averaging 24 disposals and four tackles per match from 13 games, while Blicavs has become one of Geelong’s most important players over the past two seasons, playing 45 of a possible 49 games.

Other players to be promoted include Melbourne’s Neville Jetta, Port Adelaide’s Kane Mitchell and Sydney’s Jake Lloyd.

Another 36 rookies across the 18 clubs have been retained for 2015, including much-improved Collingwood defender Jack Frost.

Richmond’s Anthony Miles averaged 24 disposals and four tackles per match in 2014. Picture: Colleen Petch

Frost, the only Magpie to play every game in 2014, signed a two-year deal in September that will keep him at the Westpac Centre until the end of the 2016 season.

Frost, however, will spend his third and final season on the Pies’ rookie list next year, but is sure to play senior footy with primary listed players Brent Macaffer and Matthew Scharenberg still recovering from knee injuries.

Promoted Rookies for 2015

Adelaide: Charlie Cameron

Brisbane Lions: None

Carlton: None

Collingwood: None

Essendon: Patrick Ambrose

Fremantle: None

Geelong: Mark Blicavs

Gold Coast Suns: Andrew Boston and Josh Hall

Mark Blicavs has only missed four games for Geelong in the past two seasons.

GWS Giants: None

Hawthorn: Zac Webster and Dallas Willsmore

Melbourne: Neville Jetta

North Melbourne: Joel Tippett and Kayne Turner

Port Adelaide: Kane Mitchell

Richmond: Anthony Miles

St Kilda: Darren Minchington, Eli Templeton, Cameron Shenton and Maverick Weller

Sydney Swans: Jake Lloyd, Xavier Richards and Daniel Robinson

West Coast Eagles: Callum Sinclair

Western Bulldogs: Lin Jong and Jack Redpath

The Western Bulldogs have upgraded Lin Jong to their senior list. Picture: Michael Klein

Retained Rookies for 2015

Adelaide: Jake Kelly (second year) and Jack Osborn (third year)

Brisbane Lions: Jordan Bourke (second year), Zachary O’Brien (second year) and Archie Smith (second year)

Carlton: Ciaran Byrne (second year), Blaine Johnson (second year), Ciaran Sheehan (second year) and Cameron Wood (second year)

Collingwood: Jack Frost (third year) and Corey Gault (second year)

Essendon: Ariel Steinberg (third year)

Fremantle: Jacob Ballard (second year), Craig Moller (third year) and Thomas Vandeleur (second year)

Geelong: Zachary Bates (second year), Michael Luxford (second year) and James Toohey (second year)

Gold Coast Suns: Jarred Ellis (second year) and Louis Herbert (second year)

GWS Giants: Sam Schulz (second year)

Jack Frost will spend another year on Collingwood’s rookie list. Picture: Colleen Petch

Hawthorn: Kurt Heatherley (second year) and Shem-Kalvin Tatupu (second year)

Melbourne: James Harmes (second year) and Max King (second year)

North Melbourne: Eric Wallace (third year)

Port Adelaide: Daniel Flynn (second year), Sam Gray (second year) and Samuel Russell (second year)

Richmond: Matt Thomas (second year)

St Kilda: Jason Holmes (second year)

Sydney Swans: Sam Naismith (third year) and Lloyd Perris (second year)

West Coast Eagles: Will Maginnes (second year), Murray Newman (second year) and Rowen Powell (second year)

Western Bulldogs: None

Originally published as Your AFL club’s promoted and retained rookies for 2015