AFL Draft 2022: AFL, AFLW Academy squads headlined by famous surnames and top prospects A highly-touted midfielder and a quartet from a fruitful AFL production line, which has produced top-four selections in the past three drafts, headlines a strong Victorian hold on the Academy squad. "It was probably as we predicted and we knew there was going to be a bit happening," said National Recruiting Manager Simon Dalrymple. New to Kayo? 2023 is going to be something special. Under Age - 2023 U16 Boys Footy Discussion (2025 Draft Cohort AFL Draft 2022: Top prospects, AFL Academy squad, Will Ashcroft, Harry Trade and draft review: Swans Academy graduates - The Roar Ultimately, it played out the way it did thats the draft, it doesnt pan out the way you want. Photo by Kelly Barnes/Getty Images "I'm glad I could give everyone a story on the back of last night's events," he said. 40. Each of the squads will also get the opportunity to showcase their talents in a high-performance camp and representative game.". He was a Giants academy prospect and the Giants wanted to use their No.17 pick on another player, saving Rowston until later in the draft. The Pies this season are ranked 17th for contested possession differential (-9.1) and clearance differential (-5.2). Next captain at Eagles and signed up long term. The Lions could snare another father-son talent, too, with Jaspa Fletcher, son of Adrian, being recognised with selection. Caruso foreshadowed either keeping the selection or trading back only a few spots, with the price to convince the Giants to do so set to be a future second-round pick. Coates Talent League prospects set for preseason testing The NGA prospect Swans 'pinched' from Hawks. Harry Cunningham, Tom Papley, Isaac Heeney, Alana Woodward and Kiara Beesley joined Redkite music therapist Matt Ralph at the Royal Children's hospital this week. Luke Teal, whose father Robert played a handful of games for Sydney, does not qualify for father-son selection but is another to watch after impressing with his toughness at under-17 state level in 2021. If they can bring that elite pressure like they do every week, theyre going to be in the game., Garry Lyons reason for concern: They havent won a final since 2017, but were scratching and trying to search pretty hard here., Past five games: 4-1, 97.7% (defeated Essendon by 4 points, defeated Port Adelaide by 6 points, defeated Melbourne by 7 points, lost to Sydney Swans by 27 points, defeated Carlton by 1 point). If you like the content that Draft Central provides and dont want to miss any of it, then sign up to our subscriber list where you can be emailed out the latest AFL Draft Guide or sport-specific magazines, as well as the option to sign up to a monthly newsletter.