Meet this year’s crop of top AFL draftees
Our reporters chat to the young guns up for selection in this year’s national draft.
Why top AFL draft prospect put a media ban on himself
Daniel Curtin might be the most talked-about AFL prospect this side of Harley Reid in the talented 2023 crop – and he admits it is nigh on impossible to ignore the hype.
- by Marc McGowan
‘I’m spewing’: Why size doesn’t matter to top-10 draft prospect Nate Caddy
Nate Caddy has more than just a well-known surname to offer AFL clubs – and doesn’t think his relative lack of height will be a hurdle to him succeeding at the highest level.
- by Marc McGowan
Meet the draft prospect tipped to kick as many goals as Betts, Breust and co.
For everything Nick Watson does well – and the list is long for the silky-skilled teenager dubbed “the Wizard” for his outrageous bag of tricks – a “but” about his height is never far away.
- by Marc McGowan
‘A great problem’: Bont on the young gun who’ll create headaches for the Bulldogs
Marcus Bontempelli says the likely addition of a father-son prospect in this month’s national draft will add to “good headaches” at selection next year.
- by Jon Pierik, Marc McGowan and Roy Ward
He plays like Charlie and could match Harley, so why haven’t you heard about Jed Walter?
He’s every club’s dream recruit; a big, strong, athletic teenage key forward with talent to burn, and he can’t wait to get his chance on an AFL list. The problem for 17 clubs is that one rival has had him locked away for years.
- by Marnie Vinall
The AFL draft hopeful who’s batted with Pucovski and signed autographs at the MCG
When Will Pucovski came back from injury in a first-grade game for Melbourne last year, he thanked his opening partner for his calming words. That player was AFL draft prospect Harry DeMattia.
- by Andrew Wu
The father-son giant who convinced the Dogs to sell the farm
The Western Bulldogs handed over three first-round picks on the opening day of trade period. Here’s why.
- by Marc McGowan
AFL draft top 40
Meet the young guns who could be on their way to your AFL club next month
This draft offers something for everyone from a positional sense, but there are fewer safe picks than most years and an expectation things could get wild from midway through the first round.
- by Marc McGowan
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