Footy Talent Scout, Independent Draft Analysis, Player Ratings & Team Rankings, AFL Tipping Model

Joined September 2025
Footy Front Office retweeted
The October edition of the Phantom Form Guide is in👇 Following the Draft Combine, here's the list of the leading 30 prospects in the draft class. Names called in four weeks. afl.com.au/news/1633149/cal-…
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Footy Front Office retweeted
🚨 MOCK DRAFT 3.0 IS HERE 🚨 The trade period reshaped the draft order. Who goes where? 🎯 Club needs 🔄 Post Trade 🧩 Bid matching Our post-trade look at the first two rounds of the 2026 AFL Draft. Read the full mock 👇 readingtheplay.wordpress.com… #AFLDraft #AFL
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Can't hold Brady Rawlings down for long
North Melbourne has its eyes on ex-Tigers big man Samson Ryan as a delisted free agent. The Roos have several links to the 25-year-old and are going to be busy in the DFA window when it opens in November. afl.com.au/news/1632350/fron…
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Footy Front Office retweeted
Trade period done means it’s officially draft season. My latest power rankings ⬇️ A real evenness after the top 15 or so. For @zerohanger zerohanger.com/afl-draft-oct…
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Has anyone actually told Jarryd Roughead that he's the List Manager? I'm not sure he knows @traderadio
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Footy Front Office retweeted
Just quickly, if compensation picks were put in the bin or severely reduced in value, none of the conjecture of side deals, herbs and spices, manipulation etc would exist in AFL trade. Would getting rid of compensation picks hurt bad clubs… early on, yes. But also, let’s incentivise teams winning and creating clubs players want to stay at. #AFL
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Not sure what Richmond's plan is at 5 unless they are really keen on a Harris or Teixeira. Would prefer they try trade up to pick 4 now to pair van Hattum with one of Butler/Drever/Mellody
🚨 Richmond has secured Port Adelaide's pick No.5 in a trade. Deal is DONE and will be processed this afternoon, giving the Tigers picks 2 & 5. Tigers get: Pick No.5 Port gets: Richmond's 2027 Rd1 pick, 2027 Rd2 pick, 2027 Rd4 pick and pick 22 this year. @traderadio @AFLcomau
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Footy Front Office retweeted
"The clubs know - the more moving parts the better, because then there's deniability" Belly has had ENOUGH of this during the #AFLTrade period 😡 #AFL #AFLTrades @traderadio @TAB_touch
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Footy Front Office retweeted
"We are better off starting again. We are better off not having academies, father-sons, compensation picks. We are better off blowing the whole thing up. We should be using Tasmania as an opportunity to start again." - Damian Barrett on the draft #AFLTrade
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IT'S DONE – Butters is a Bulldog. Port Adelaide has informed the AFL it will accept pick No.5 compensation and not be matching the Zak Butters deal. It means Zak Butters has joined the Western Bulldogs on footy's biggest ever deal. It's done.
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Footy Front Office retweeted
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Based on finishing positions this year and including Tassie concessions... Port receive = 4,976 point 6, 10, 11, 18 Port give = 3,532 points 4, 23, 29, 42, 46, 48, 61, 67, 81 Complete and utter rort
This is the mega deal in its entirety. @AFLcomau @traderadio
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Give us the details or stfu
Not a lot of confidence from clubs as to whether this deal gets approved by the AFL. The league has been pouring over it for hours. @7AFL @1116sen @traderadio
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This is the MEGA deal. It’s set to be approved by the AFL. Enjoy 🔥 @7AFL @1116sen @traderadio @7NewsMelbourne
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Acceptable trade offers for Nick Blakey Essendon - Pick 1 (get back James Rowbottom & Matt Roberts) Geelong - Connor O'Sullivan Gold Coast - Future 1st, Dylan Patterson & Charlie Ballard North Melbourne - Pick 5, Blake Thredgold St Kilda - Nothing
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Sydney should hold Blakey until next trade period and send him to Tassie who will have picks 5, 7, 9 and 13 which they are required to trade
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This x1000
Okay cool. Every team plays each other once. Each season home games swap. Remove academies and father sons. Increase the soft cap and introduce a floor.
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Footy Front Office retweeted
Post-combine top 40 power rankings for the 2026 #AFLDraft Some more testing numbers sprinkled throughout and a writeup on how clubs are viewing this draft class overall. Six weeks to go! ⏳ @ESPNAusNZ espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/5…
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Did I just hear on @traderadio that 23 of the 46 players who featured in the futures game are tied to clubs in the 2027 draft?
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Footy Front Office retweeted
Everything would be so easy: - Max contract 5 years - Non consent trades for top 30% earning player on list - No compensation picks - No academy, nga or F/s - RFA is actual RFA - if offer matched they remain at club on that offer or traded with that deal.
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