Breaking
Draft
Richmond select Dusty clone Sam Lalor with their first top pick in 20 years
A new era for the Tigers has begun, with the yellow and black to build their future around the 188-centimetre midfielder/forward.
- by Marc McGowan
Latest
What’s it like to be a draft hopeful ahead of the big night?
The AFL draft has finally arrived, and The Age checked in with the three prospects we have followed all year to see how they are feeling ahead of the biggest moment in their sporting lives to date.
- by Marc McGowan
One sleep to go: The latest mail on who your club will pick in this year’s AFL draft
The best and brightest prospects in the land will learn their fate on Wednesday and Thursday in the AFL draft. We’ve studied the form and the needs of the clubs to devise our final phantom draft for the first round.
- by Marc McGowan
He’s tipped to go No.1, but this draft hopeful might not even be the best athlete in his family
Sam Lalor, who is likened to Dustin Martin, is the popular choice to join the Tigers on Wednesday night and be the dux of this year’s draft class. His family is chock-full of sporting talent.
- by Marc McGowan
Analysis
AFL 2024
He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?
Finn O’Sullivan is routinely referred to as the most talented player in this year’s AFL draft class, but there is no certainty about where he will end up on Wednesday night.
- by Marc McGowan
Not the Kings or McKays: Meet the anti-twin big men who had 16 AFL clubs visit their country home
Matt and Jack Whitlock were born two minutes apart, are each almost 200 centimetres tall and will be first-round picks in the AFL draft – but they want to be known for more than being twins.
- by Marc McGowan
Analysis
AFL 2025
The good, the bad and who you play twice: Club-by-club look at the 2025 fixture
We have broken down next year’s AFL fixture to reveal the good and the bad for your club, including who your team plays twice and how many top-four and bottom-four games are on the agenda.
- by Andrew Wu, Marc McGowan and Michael Gleeson
This kid turned down the NBL. He could be the answer for Richmond
Alex Dodson turned down the chance to play in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers after emerging as the best ruck prospect in this year’s AFL draft class. Will the Tigers pounce?
- by Marc McGowan
THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL
AFL 2025
Capped contracts, draft concessions and pick purchasing: How AFL player movement could change
In the second of a two-part series on the direction of player movement in the AFL, we look at how Tasmania’s entry into the AFL could play out, as well as the potential next wave of changes, including pick purchasing.
- by Marc McGowan
THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL
AFL 2024
Insiders’ guide to player movement: How to fix free agency and the future of father-son bids
In the first of a two-part series on direction of player movement in the AFL, we look at free agency, academies, new future trading rules and whether a traditional rebuild is still possible as the draft becomes increasingly compromised.
- by Marc McGowan
Make me No.1: AFL draft prospects gun for the top, as full nominations released
The rising stars rated most highly want clubs to pick them first rather than placing a bid on Levi Ashcroft. Plus, every player who has nominated for the AFL draft.
- by Marc McGowan
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/marc-mcgowan-p536ku