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Is Petracca better than Cripps? Jake Niall’s top 30 AFL players for 2025

To be top 30 in an 18-team competition defines a footballer as genuinely elite. This exercise is simply about who’s the best.

Jake Niall
Jake Niall

Chief football writer, The Age

We drafted three teams of current AFL players. Which is the best?

In our first Real Footy podcast episode of 2025, we sat down to take part in a super draft, going head-to-head in an attempt to pick the best possible team of current footballers. Vote on which team is the best.

Movers and shake-ups: Your guide to each AFL club’s positional changes

New year, new beginning. On the eve of a new season, every AFL club is managing changes of personnel. Catch up on all the positional moves, potential or otherwise, with our club-by-club guide.

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