2025 Draft Watch

[Bornadog]

Sounds like we will be drafting Will Darcy, who is currently injured, but Reagan said he will take longer to develop than Sam.

[GVGjr]

Id be happy with Oscar Taylor I think he was our main target all along that's why we traded down. Him and Blake Thredgold that with the second pick that will be around 27 after bids are matched.

That would be a great outcome. Thredgold doesn't get the attention in the Phantom drafts like he should.

[Bulldogs201616]

Id be happy with Oscar Taylor I think he was our main target all along that's why we traded down. Him and Blake Thredgold that with the second pick that will be around 27 after bids are matched.

[Bornadog]

CLUB'S PICKS

Adelaide: 16, 48, 55, 64, 73, 75, 93, 111
Brisbane: 17, 23, 44, 51, 59, 68, 79, 97, 115
Carlton: 9, 11, 43, 54, 67, 72, 87, 105
Collingwood: 39, 45, 56, 61, 77, 95, 113
Essendon: 5, 6, 21, 27, 30, 83, 101
Fremantle: 20, 47, 69, 90, 103, 108
Geelong: 19, 40, 60, 78, 96, 99, 114
Gold Coast: 15, 18, 24, 28, 29, 36, 52, 92, 110
GWS: 12, 35, 91, 109
Hawthorn: 10, 22, 62, 76, 94, 112
Melbourne: 7, 8, 37, 66, 71, 84, 102
North Melbourne: 25, 26, 46, 57, 82, 100
Port Adelaide: 49, 85
Richmond: 3, 4, 38, 81
St Kilda: 50, 65, 86, 104
Sydney: 31, 32, 42, 63, 88, 106
West Coast: 1, 2, 13, 34, 41, 53, 58, 80, 98
Western Bulldogs: 14, 33, 70, 74, 89, 107

I wonder if we can do some pick swapping to grab another earlier pick?

[Bornadog]

2025 INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER

ROUND ONE
1	West Coast
2	West Coast (Oscar Allen compensation pick)
3	Richmond
4	Richmond (tied to North Melbourne)
5	Essendon
6	Essendon (tied to Melbourne)
7	Melbourne (received from Gold Coast in Christian Petracca trade, originally tied to Port Adelaide)
8	Melbourne (received from Gold Coast in Christian Petracca trade, GC received from St Kilda in Sam Flanders trade)
9	Carlton (received from Hawthorn in pick swap, originally tied to Carlton)
10	Hawthorn (received from Carlton in pick swap, Carl received as Tom De Koning compensation pick)
11	Carlton (received from Sydney in Charlie Curnow trade)
12	Greater Western Sydney (received from Western Bulldogs in pick swap)
13	West Coast (received from Fremantle in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade)
14	Western Bulldogs (received from Greater Western Sydney in pick swap)
15	Gold Coast
16	Adelaide
17	Brisbane (received from West Coast in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade, originally tied to Hawthorn)
18	Gold Coast (tied to Collingwood)
19	Geelong
20	Fremantle (received from Brisbane in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade)
21	Essendon (Sam Draper compensation pick)
22	Hawthorn (received from Carlton in pick swap, Carl received as Jack Silvagni compensation pick)
23	Brisbane (received from West Coast in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade, WC received in AFL assistance package)

All rounds read here

[Willow18]

I’m sure there will be lots of pick swaps between now and the draft, but there’s a world where through bids we end up drafting at 16 & 27

[Willow18]

Picks 14 & 33, and incredibly there are 12 picks in between that could get eaten up by bids

[mjp]

From a playing perspective Sellwood is a superior 1 v 1 defender to Taylor who really isn't that strong in that regard. Jaques is a smooth mover, good in the air and prefers shorter safer kicks.

I still find it somewhat amusing that a player who essentially hadn't played on anyone for his first 2 + 1/2 years of senior footy (or ever as an u18) is suddenly looked upon as a relatively 'safe' option with regards his 1:1 work. (Sellwood). Some of the way these things turn out is pretty incredible.

[mjp]

12 to 14, so moves West Coast & GWS ahead of, you’d suggest, there’s no way of Farrow getting to us now

I'm missing something with Farrow. I mean - I probably am particularly hard on him as I saw him up-close in a game of senior footy where getting the ball was his priority and playing winning footy wasn't. But more than happy if someone 'jumps in front of us' there...

[Willow18]

Listening to a few news sources this morning it seems like we won't be able to move up the order for one of GC picks as they are earmarked for Petracca.

Carlton’s pick is live as well I believe but yet to hear anyone trying to get that one

[Stevo]

Unless we’re arming ourselves to move up again, rumours of Dees asking for 7 & 8 from the Suns, we could package, 14, 33 & 37 to move up to 7, then Suns can do 8 & 14 for Trac and some more points

Listening to a few news sources this morning it seems like we won't be able to move up the order for one of GC picks as they are earmarked for Petracca.

[Willow18]

Unless we’re arming ourselves to move up again, rumours of Dees asking for 7 & 8 from the Suns, we could package, 14, 33 & 37 to move up to 7, then Suns can do 8 & 14 for Trac and some more points

[Bulldogs201616]

12 to 14, so moves West Coast & GWS ahead of, you’d suggest, there’s no way of Farrow getting to us now

Must be confident in Dovaston falling to our pick.

[Willow18]

12 to 14, so moves West Coast & GWS ahead of, you’d suggest, there’s no way of Farrow getting to us now

[GVGjr]

Ideally turn 33 into an earlier pick and go in with 14 & 25

It's a good shout, I suspect our pick 33 was originally in the plans to a part on bringing Budarick in.

But this from Cal Twomey is a really good move.

A pick swap has been agreed over the weekend and is set to be lodged tomorrow. The Western Bulldogs will trade pick 12 to Greater Western Sydney for picks 14 & 37. Pick 37 is separately set to be used by the Dogs to get a deal done for Connor Budarick.