Dylan Patterson\u2019s dad will never forget September 1, 2007.<\/p>\n
It was the night his son \u2013 who\u2019d develop into a 2025 Suns academy first-round prospect \u2013 arrived \u2026 but also the night his beloved Brisbane Lions copped a 42-point touch-up by Geelong at the Gabba.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was born while the Lions were playing,\u201d Patterson tells foxfooty.com.au. \u201cDad was watching the game on the telly and trying to watch me get born at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure he turned it off because the Cats were pumping them!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Watch live coverage of the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft on Kayo Sports 19-20 Nov | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n Tricky multi-tasking.<\/p>\n Despite the result, Patterson\u2019s dad ensured his son would be raised a Lions supporter.<\/p>\n And while they\u2019d eventually relocate south to the Gold Coast in Patterson\u2019s early high school years before joining the club\u2019s academy, the star half-back\/wing has remained a Brisbane fan.<\/p>\n Dylan Patterson of the Gold Coast Suns Academy. Picture: Craig Dooley\/AFL PhotosSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cDad when he moved to Brisbane started going for the Lions as well, so I just grew up going for them,\u201d Patterson told foxfooty.com.au.<\/p>\n \u201cI was born into it and have pretty much been a member since I was born. But I think this year was the first year without a membership.<\/p>\n \u201cI was happy they won (the 2025 flag) and it\u2019d be pretty good for them if they can get on the end of another one. But I\u2019ll be playing for another team \u2013 so I hope that doesn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n That team will be the Suns, who\u2019ll almost certainly match an inevitably early bid on Patterson on draft night.<\/p>\n Foxfooty.com.au at the draft combine earlier this month asked 17 draft prospects which AFL teams they follow.<\/p>\n Unlike Patterson, top northern academy prospects Zeke Uwland (Gold Coast), Daniel Annable (Brisbane) and Max King (Sydney) all support the clubs they\u2019re already tied to. King said it would be \u201cabsolutely awesome\u201d if he ended up at the Swans next year.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, there\u2019s a chance some prospects land at their favourite club.<\/p>\n Big top-10 draft bolter Sullivan Robey supports Essendon, which holds Picks 5 and 6.<\/p>\n \u201cDad\u2019s dad used to fly aeroplanes, so Dad just inherited the Bombers,\u201d Robey told foxfooty.com.au.<\/p>\n Sullivan Robey of the Eastern Ranges. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake\/AFL Photos\/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n And North Adelaide on-baller Sam Cumming, who\u2019s in early to mid-first-round contention, supports Hawthorn, which holds Pick 10.<\/p>\n \u201cGrowing up in Mildura with our local club back there Wentworth, we had a few players play for the Hawks, like Richard Vandenberg and Ben McGlynn,\u201d Cumming told foxfooty.com.au. \u201cThat\u2019s probably the main reason I ended up going for the Hawks.\u201d<\/p>\n And Oakleigh Chargers star Sam Grlj has Blues blood running through his veins. <\/p>\n \u201cDad supported Carlton and his dad supported them, so it just got passed down,\u201d Grlj tells foxfooty.com.au.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember coming here (the MCG) and watching Sam Docherty\u2019s kick through the middle and his kick to Blake Acres for that (final in 2023). That was pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlton holds Picks 9 and 11, but those selections will change depending on when a Harry Dean father-son bid comes. Plus Grlj has lots of top-10 interest, starting at Richmond (Picks 3 and 4).<\/p>\n Like most footy-mad families, the parents of this year\u2019s top draft prospects have had a significant influence on which AFL team they support.<\/p>\n Petracca traded to Suns for three picks | 02:01<\/p>\n Top-five Calder Cannons prospect Cooper Duff-Tytler barracks for Hawthorn due to his dad\u2019s influence, while Sandringham Dragons forward Archie Ludowyke was \u201cforced to\u201d be a St Kilda fan.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I didn\u2019t go for them, I wouldn\u2019t live in the house,\u201d Ludowyke told foxfooty.com.au with a laugh.<\/p>\n Eastern Ranges forward Lachy Dovaston concedes he\u2019s \u201cmad Collingwood\u201d but said he knows an enforced change of heart for him \u2013 and his Pies-leaning father \u2013 is coming.<\/p>\n \u201cVery likely I\u2019ll have to switch at the end of this year, but very ready for it,\u201d he tells foxfooty.com.au with a laugh.<\/p>\n Essendon NGA prospect Adam Sweid is a Hawthorn fan after following in his father\u2019s footsteps. Although his dad had a unique introduction to life as a Hawks follower.<\/p>\n \u201cDad came from Lebanon to Australia and when he started working doing security in the city, he used to see a lot of Hawthorn fans,\u201d Sweid told foxfooty.com.au. \u201cAnd he used to love \u2018Buddy\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re growing up, you just look at your dad and what he does and who he supports, so I supported Hawthorn growing up.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Sweid (then eight years old) with Nic Naitanui and Stephen Coniglio at an AFL multicultural ambassador event. Picture: Kylie ElseSource: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n Two of this year\u2019s best father-son prospects, Harry Dean (Carlton) and Louis Kellaway (Richmond), support the clubs their dads, Peter and Duncan respectively, represented. <\/p>\n However Kellaway, a Glenunga and Sturt product, said he also follows the Adelaide Crows, while Dean even conceded he had \u201ca little bit of a soft spot for the Doggies\u201d.<\/p>\n But asked who he supported when the Blues played the Dogs during the AFL season, Dean quickly said \u201cCarlton\u201d.<\/p>\n One prospect, however, didn\u2019t follow his parents\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n \u201cI go for Port Adelaide,\u201d Central District forward Aidan Schubert told foxfooty.com.au.<\/p>\n \u201cMum and Dad, they went for Crows and Hawks and they always wanted me to go for their teams. But I couldn\u2019t choose one, so I went for my own in Port.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s a couple of players who already have siblings in the AFL system, which has affected their allegiances.<\/p>\n No.1 pick favourite Willem Duursma will become the fourth sibling from the Duursma clan to make it to the top level, joining older brothers Xavier (Essendon) and Zane (North Melbourne) and sister Yasmin (Carlton). <\/p>\n Initially a Brisbane fan, Duursma now supports multiple teams.<\/p>\n Willem Duursma of the Gippsland Power. Picture: Kelly Defina\/AFL Photos\/via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cGrowing up, we barracked for Brisbane, because when Xavier was born they were winning the flags. So he made us all go for them,\u201d he told foxfooty.com.au.<\/p>\n \u201cBut as we\u2019ve gotten older, Xavier\u2019s at a club, Yassy\u2019s at a club then Zane\u2019s at a club \u2026 so I just barrack for a couple of clubs, rather than support one team only.\u201d<\/p>\n Woodville-West Torrens gun Jevan Phillipou has naturally leant towards St Kilda over the past three years after older brother Mattaes was drafted to Moorabbin.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess the Saints, wanting them to do well because he (Mattaes) is playing for them,\u201d Phillipou told foxfooty.com.au. \u201cBut when he\u2019s not playing I couldn\u2019t really care less to be honest. I just want him to do well. <\/p>\n \u201cI used to like the Swans. When Paul Roos was coaching, Dad really liked the Swans and then when John Longmire took over, we were big fans of him. I feel like I play a little bit like some of the players in that team.<\/p>\n \u201cApart from that though, I\u2019d pick Port over the Crows for sure. I just don\u2019t like the Crows, honestly, I don\u2019t like them at all. Dad played a little bit of SANFL for Port as well so that might be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacob Farrow with his AFL jumper collection.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n As for top WA prospect Jacob Farrow? <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t go for a team,\u201d he told <\/a>foxfooty.com.au<\/a>. \u201cI like watching players specifically and what they do on the field.<\/p>\n \u201cMy parents are now Freo fans, so when I was a bit younger I\u2019d go and watch Freo with them. I love watching a good game of footy, so I don\u2019t really have any hard feelings about any one team.\u201d<\/p>\n Farrow never supported an AFL club growing up after he and his family moved to Perth from the UK in 2009.<\/p>\n Instead, he collected various guernseys of all 18 clubs. 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