There's not really much of interest for Freo in the current year's NGA. The only one who's pushed to be a very rough draft smokey is Ryan Bizzell but even then, it's probably been the last couple of months of showing some talent and still pretty much no chance of getting drafted other than by us if we open a Cat B rookie spot. The club will likely keep Draper and Williams as Cat B rookies. It's difficult to know who exactly is in Freo's NGA academy as the
club website only has some names for this year but the below I know are in our NGA for next season.
The 2025 draft as a whole is a different scope with Fred Rodriguez and Basil Hart looking very good as I mentioned a few weeks back, along with the WA side expected to be quite strong. There's a fair bit of talent from the West expected to feature in the draft next year so not a bad one to have draft capital in if we move picks forward.
Rodriguez impressed big time throughout the U18 Championships as a bottom age player and is a likely top 10 chance at this stage. It's one reason apart from Warner that I'd like at least 1 of our first-round draft picks moved to next season, to either match or get ahead of a bid.
Hart was a jet at the U16's championships last year but has been a little up and down this year. He won AA selection for his u16 performances though and should feature highly for WA at the u18 championships next season. A mid-size forward with elite speed and skills could be exactly what we're after if he continues to develop.
Another one to look out for who we are just short of having rights to is Troy Longmuir's son Taj who was great at the u16 champs and has played some good footy off half back and pushing into the midfield this year.
Edit: One I forgot to mention but managed to get a game for WA in their last u18 championships game as am underager is
Toby Whan who has been very impressive in the colts. He's another NGA who has rocketed up draft boards this year and could feature highly in next seasons draft. The new NGA matching rules could be incredibly good for Freo next season.