ITEM in some Aussie ‘rag’: article by Callum Twomey…. circulated by Victor Melder and Keith Bennett, ….. “Stars of the future: 10 draft prospects to watch in 2025”
Callum Twomey looks ahead to the best prospects for the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft………….. Callum Twomey Nov 23, 2024, 6:00am
Cooper Duff-Tytler .… Ruck/key forward……199cm….22/8/07
Calder Cannons/Vic Metro
What an exciting talent Duff-Tytler is shaping to be. Having concentrated on his promising basketball career, Duff-Tytler is now putting all his energy into making it in the AFL and the end of his bottom-age season suggests he is well on the way. His breakout game came in just his third appearance for the Cannons, when he kicked two goals from 30 disposals and 17 hit-outs in a best-afield display as a roaming ruckman. Across six games at the level he averaged 17 disposals and 15 hitouts and he shapes as one of the leading talls for 2025.
Cooper Duff-Tytler during the AFL National Development Championships U16 boys match on July 04, 2023. Picture: AFL Photos
Archie Ludowyke …. Key forward….195cm … 19/11/07
Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro
Ludowyke missed the Sandringham Dragons’ Grand Final win over Greater Western Victoria due to injury but had an otherwise promising bottom-age campaign as a developing tall forward. The left-footer came back the next week to kick the match-winning goal for his side in the national futures game ahead of the AFL Grand Final. He competes in the air, flies for high marks and has plenty of the attributes you want in a key forward prospect. He kicked 13 goals from nine games with Sandringham’s under-18 side.
Archie Ludowyke takes a mark during the AFL National Development Championships U16 boys match on July 04, 2023. Picture: AFL Photos
THE QUESTION: Are these two descendants of Burgher Ceylonese migrants?
