Gold Coast select Avery Thomas with pick No.28 in the 2025 National Draft.
Draft Profile: Defender with all the athletic capabilities to play on the dangerous small and medium forwards. Thomas had some eye-catching moments for the Tasmania Devils early in the Coates Talent League season to see him selected in the Allies squad for the National Championships. He showed his great potential with his willingness to compete and utilise his dazzling speed and agility to feature among the Allies' best in the narrow victory over Western Australia. Had a season interrupted by contact injuries, including a broken nose, but has some real AFL traits and will develop further as he matures. Showed off his elite athletic traits at the Draft Combine with his standing vertical jump of 75cm ranked second and his time of 7.88 seconds on the agility test in the top five.