The number of Indigenous players on AFL lists will continue its alarming decline in 2025 as few players are considered for selection in the national draft.
The alarming decline in the number of male Indigenous players in the AFL will continue into 2025 as clubs are likely to add just two to their lists this week.
Those players are part of each club’s Next Generation Academy program and have spent time at the respective clubs, with Mentha playing for Gippsland Power in 2024. Former Essendon rookie Anthony Munkara is among this year’s national draft nominations but is unlikely to be selected, despite his form with the Tiwi Bombers in the NTFL.Players who miss being added to AFL lists this week could find themselves on lists during 2025 via the pre-season supplemental selection process, or the mid-season draft.
The AFL Commission has committed 10 per cent of the game’s total assessable revenue to go towards game development. Applications for a new head of talent close on Monday, while Indigenous former Port Adelaide and Hawthorn player Chad Wingard has joined the AFL after his 218-game career ended through his retirement in September.
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