The Footy Boss: Brad Lloyd names every club’s A and B-grade players, plus their future stars

Some clubs boast multiple A-grade stars while others struggle to field even one elite player in football insider Brad Lloyd’s assessment of every AFL list. Have your say on every club here.

Footy insider Brad Lloyd has delivered his verdict on every club in the AFL, including the A and B-grade players across the competition as well as the future star on your team.

Agree? Disagree? Give your verdict below!

ADELAIDE

A-GRADE:Jordan Dawson, Izak Rankine, Riley Thilthorpe, Ben Keays

B-GRADE: Alex Neal-Bullen, Taylor Walker, Rory Laird, Josh Worrell, Mark Keane

Potential A-grader:Dan Curtin

BRISBANE

A: Lachie Neale, Will Ashcroft, Zac Bailey, Josh Dunkley, Harris Andrews, Hugh McCluggage

B: Dayne Zorko, Charlie Cameron, Darcy Wilmot, Jarrod Berry, Jaspa Fletcher, Cam Rayner

Potential A-grader: Levi Ashcroft

CARLTON

A: Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering

B: Harry McKay, Adam Cerra, George Hewett, Adam Saad

Potential A-grader: Jagga Smith

COLLINGWOOD

A: Nick Daicos, Darcy Moore, Josh Daicos, Jamie Elliott

B: Dan Houston, Jack Crisp, Darcy Cameron, Jordan De Goey, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom, Brayden Maynard, Isaac Quaynor

Potential A-grader: One issue for Collingwood’s list is, outside of Nick Daicos, there isn’t a young player who has shown he can be a future A-grade player. The Pies will be hoping to address this going forward.

ESSENDON

A: Zach Merrett

B: Mason Redman, Kyle Langford, Nic Martin, Sam Durham, Andrew McGrath

Potential A-grader: Nate Caddy

FREMANTLE

A: Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong, Hayden Young, Jordan Clark

B: Luke Ryan, Alex Pearce, Shai Bolton, Luke Jackson, Josh Treacy, Brennan Cox

Potential A-grader: Murphy Reid

GEELONG

A: Jeremy Cameron, Tom Stewart, Max Holmes, Bailey Smith

B: Tyson Stengle, Patrick Dangerfield, Ollie Dempsey, Mark Blicavs, Tom Atkins, Gryan Miers, Zach Guthrie

Potential A-grader: Connor O’Sullivan

GOLD COAST

A: Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson, Touk Miller, Sam Collins, Christian Petracca

B: Mac Andrew, Bailey Humphrey, Jarrod Witts, Ben Long, Ben King, Daniel Rioli, Wil Powell

Potential A-grader: Ethan Read

GWS

A: Tom Green, Toby Greene, Jesse Hogan, Sam Taylor, Finn Callaghan

B: Brent Daniels, Lachie Whitfield, Lachie Ash, Connor Idun

Potential A-grader: Aaron Cadman

HAWTHORN

A: Jai Newcombe, James Sicily, Dylan Moore, Will Day

B: Jack Gunston, Josh Battle, Josh Weddle, Karl Amon, Blake Hardwick, Massimo D’Ambrosio

Potential A-grader: Nick Watson

MELBOURNE

A: Kysaiah Pickett, Max Gawn

B: Jake Lever, Jake Melksham, Jack Viney, Jake Bowey, Christian Salem

Potential A-grader: Harvey Langford

NORTH MELBOURNE

A: Harry Sheezel, Tristan Xerri, Nick Larkey

B: Luke Davies-Uniacke, Colby McKercher, Jy Simpkin, Paul Curtis

Potential A-grader: Finn O’Sullivan

PORT ADELAIDE

A: Zak Butters, Jason Horne-Francis, Connor Rozee, Miles Bergman

B: Mitch Georgiades, Willem Drew, Darcy Byrne-Jones, Aliir Aliir

Potential A-grader: Josh Sinn

RICHMOND

A:Tim Taranto, Nick Vlastuin

B: Seth Campbell, Toby Nankervis

Potential A-grader:Sam Lalor – with nine picks top-30 picks in the door across the last two drafts, this list of potential stars should grow strongly in years to come.

ST KILDA

A: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Jack Sinclair, Cal Wilkie

B: Rowan Marshall, Jack Higgins, Tom De Koning, Marcus Windhager

Potential A-grader:Alix Tauru

SYDNEY

A: Charlie Curnow, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Errol Gulden

B: Callum Mills, Brodie Grundy, Tom Papley

Potential A-grader:Matt Roberts

WEST COAST

A: Clearly West Coast is still in its rebuilding phase and will hope to land two future A-grade players with its first picks in the draft but at this stage the Eagles don’t have the high-end talent.

B: Liam Baker, Reuben Ginbey, Brandon Starcevich, Harley Reid

Potential A-grader: Harley Reid

WESTERN BULLDOGS

A: Marcus Bontempelli, Ed Richards, Sam Darcy, Tom Liberatore, Bailey Dale

B: Aaron Naughton, Rhylee West, Matt Kennedy, Adam Treloar

Potential A-grader:Joel Freijah

Originally published as The Footy Boss: Brad Lloyd names every club’s A and B-grade players, plus their future stars