AFL recruit rankings: Ed Bourke ranks every player who has played for a new club in 2025
Bailey Smith has proven a bargain for Geelong. But, not every trade and free agency move from 2024 has struck gold. ED BOURKE ranks the 33 players who have featured in 2025.
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A four-club deal was cut so fine last year that the AFL did not confirm details of the exchange until an hour after the trade deadline had passed.
That last-minute transaction bore fruit with three of the top-five recruits of the year so far, leaving all clubs – except perhaps Carlton – happy with their business.
With 33 players pulling on their new club’s guernsey this season after an off-season move, ED BOURKE ranks them all on impact so far against the price their new club had to pay.
Yet to play and not rated: Tom Campbell (Melbourne), Jack Carroll (St Kilda), Jai Culley (Melbourne), Elliott Himmelberg (Gold Coast), Jack Martin (Geelong), Lachlan McAndrew (Adelaide), Quinton Narkle (Fremantle)
Originally published as AFL recruit rankings: Ed Bourke ranks every player who has played for a new club in 2025
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