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WEST Coast heads into the 2025 AFL Draft armed with the first two picks and a deep Next Generation Academy (NGA) pool to dip into. The Eagles are coming off a one-win season and have lost their co-captain to free agency, but can look forward to further regeneration through young talent.<\/p>\n
>> 100+ PROFILES: View the 2025 AFL Draft Guide<\/a><\/p>\n 2025 RECORD:\u00a018th | 1-22 | 60.1% FIRST PICK(S): It is no secret that the Eagles\u2019 most likely combination with picks one and two is Willem Duursma<\/a> and Cooper Duff-Tytler<\/a> \u2013 in that order. The Duursma selection seems like somewhat of a formality at this point, though what West Coast does next is a little more up in the air.<\/p>\n Living up to the tag of the most compromised draft we\u2019ve ever seen, Gold Coast academy product Zeke Uwland<\/a> is poised to be the second name called out on night one. After that bid is swiftly matched, the Eagles will be back on the clock to likely snap up Duff-Tytler.<\/p>\n There is a world where the Eagles instead opt for 192cm Eastern Ranges bolter Sullivan Robey<\/a>, while many fans have been crying out for a bankable inside midfielder like Dyson Sharp<\/a>. West Coast\u2019s glaring key defensive hole also makes a bid for Carlton father-son nominee Harry Dean<\/a> reasonable.<\/p>\n With Duursma, the Eagles can somewhat cover that gap in defence with a long-term view on him supporting Harley Reid in midfield. He has been the standout prospect this year. Meanwhile, Duff-Tytler offers long-term ruck support and can chop out up forward amongst a promising group of talls. <\/p>\n REMAINING CROP: Pick 13 arguably isn\u2019t the greatest spot for West Coast to pick for needs, especially considering the defensive hole left by Jeremy McGovern. After Dean, South Australian Blake Thredgold<\/a> is the next best positional option, though it would arguably be a stretch to select him in this range.<\/p>\n With that in mind, if Sharp slides past both Essendon and Hawthorn he would be a great fit \u2013 though it seems unlikely. Local boy Jacob Farrow<\/a> could offer support as a makeshift third tall down back, but is a similar type to Duursma with his movement and likelihood to play midfield long-term.<\/p>\n If those two options are in mind, perhaps West Coast could look to get up the order and target Carlton\u2019s pick nine. Otherwise, small forward Lachy Dovaston<\/a> is a good fit with his speed and scoreboard pressure, while high-marking SA goalkicker Mitchell Marsh<\/a> is also in the right hitting zone.<\/p>\n Looking further down the order, and local rival Fremantle is said to be considering a bid on Eagles NGA prospect Tylah Williams<\/a> with pick 20. Ideally, West Coast would be willing to match for a pick in the 30s for its leading club-tied talent. It makes for somewhat of a conundrum later on night one.<\/p>\n If pick 34 remains in-tact, West Coast has also been linked to Suns Academy midfielder Beau Addinsall<\/a>, with Gold Coast under increasing pressure to keep hold of its five likely academy draftees. Regardless, the Eagles will use four picks in the National Draft with Tyrell Dewar being upgraded from the rookie list.<\/p>\n There is one Category B rookie spot available, and potentially three more club-tied talents to consider. The best case scenario sees NGA graduate Koby Evans<\/a> and fathers-son nominee Charlie Banfield<\/a> get through without a bid, while Wesley Walley<\/a> has always shaped as a likely rookie choice.<\/p>\n West Coast has also already committed to handing delisted pair Deven Robertson (Brisbane) and Finlay Macrae (Collingwood) AFL lifelines having been afforded rookie list concessions. The Eagles also traded away a sixth pick with only five list spots open, gaining a future fourth round selection from the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n KEY QUESTIONS:<\/p>\n \u2013 Will West Coast spring a surprise with pick two?
2025 PICKS:\u00a01, 2, 13, 34, 41
FUTURE PICKS:\u00a0\u201926 R1, \u201926 R2, STK \u201926 R2, \u201926 R3, \u201926 R4, WB \u201926 R4 | \u201927 R1, \u201927 R2, \u201927 R4
ACADEMY\/FATHER-SON NOMINEES:\u00a0Bailey Banfield (F\/S), Koby Evans, Wes Walley, Tylah Williams (all NGA)<\/p>\n
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Larke Medallist Dyson Sharp could suit the Eagles | Image Credit: Rookie Me Central<\/p>\n
Picks 13, 34, 41<\/p>\n
\u2013 How will an early Tylah Williams bid impact West Coast\u2019s hand?
\u2013 How many of West Coast\u2019s aligned players will get through the door?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2025 AFL Draft Preview: West Coast Eagles Michael Alvaro Image Credit: Rookie Me Central WEST Coast heads into…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,19333,39775,107837,3434,3476,2536,3417,163742,19276,14477,85,79471,161739,163743,14479,19347],"class_list":["post-283544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-beau-addinsall","tag-blake-thredgold","tag-charlie-banfield","tag-cooper-duff-tytler","tag-dyson-sharp","tag-harry-dean","tag-jacob-farrow","tag-koby-evans","tag-lachy-dovaston","tag-mitchell-marsh","tag-sports","tag-sullivan-robey","tag-tylah-williams","tag-wesley-walley","tag-willem-duursma","tag-zeke-uwland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}