AFL mid-season draft: No. 1 revealed plus every other selection

• Richmond VFL star Tom McCarthy goes pick 1 to West Coast
• All 18 selections were used across four rounds
• Injury-plagued Essendon took four players from the state leagues

The 2025 AFL mid-season draft is complete after taking place on Wednesday night.

18 state league players around Australia got their chance to join AFL lists where clubs had available spots due to retirement and long-term injury.

Richmond VFL star Tom McCarthy joined West Coast as the No. 1 pick and he’ll hope to make an impact immediately at the Eagles as a half-back/midfielder.

McCarthy was one of seven VFL players to make it to the top level, with Werribee duo Zac Banch and Flynn Young getting drafted alongside North Melbourne VFL’s Cooper Trembath, Casey’s Caleb Lewis, Essendon VFL’s Oskar Smartt and Carlton VFL’s Liam McMahon.

The SANFL had six players get drafted in Glenelg’s Harrison Ramm and Oscar Adams, Norwood’s Jacob Newton, North Adelaide’s Ewan Mackinlay, South Adelaide’s Noah Howes and Central Districts’ Mani Liddy, while the WAFL had four players picked up.

Unlike previous years, all 18 picks were used and the chosen players will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jai Newcombe, John Noble and Sam Durham among others who have become stars of the AFL after originally getting to the top-level through the MSD.

Check out ALL of the picks here.

2025 mid-season draft

(First Round)

1 - West Coast

Tom McCarthy - Richmond VFL

2 - North Melbourne

Zac Banch - Werribee

3 - Port Adelaide

Harrison Ramm - Glenelg

4 – Carlton

Flynn Young - Werribee

5 - Western Bulldogs

Michael Sellwood - Peel Thunder

6 – Essendon

Archer May - Subiaco

7 - Gold Coast

Oscar Adams - Glenelg

8 - Collingwood

Roan Steele - West Perth

(Second Round)

9 - West Coast

Jacob Newton - Norwood

10 - North Melbourne

Cooper Trembath - North Melbourne VFL

11 - Port Adelaide

Ewan Mackinlay - North Adelaide

12 - Western Bulldogs

Zac Walker - Gippsland Power

13 – Essendon

Lachlan Blakiston - East Fremantle

14 - Gold Coast

Caleb Lewis - Casey Demons

15 - Collingwood

Noah Howes - South Adelaide

(Third Round)

16 - Port Adelaide

Mani Liddy - Central Districts

17 – Essendon

Oskar Smartt - Essendon VFL

(Fourth Round)

18 – Essendon

Liam McMahon - Carlton VFL