Crucial Bronze AFL Player Cards for GameDay Squad in 2025

The Crucial Bronze AFL Player Cards for GameDay Squad:

If you're playing GameDay Squad AFL Fantasy, understanding which Crucial Bronze AFL Player Cards are the Crucial Bronze AFL Player Cards is essential for Starter, Classic, and (the coach looking foir max points in challanger) Challenger. The right Bronze players in these competitions can give you a huge advantage.

Today, we’ll break down the best free Bronze AFL cards from starter packs and those you should target with Discord coins.

Why Free Bronze AFL Cards Are More Valuable Than You Think

While Bronze cards are free and unlimited, they hold significant value in AFL fantasy trading.

Looking at the list of key 2025 GameDay Squad Bronze players, you'll notice some major omissions—which presents a golden trading opportunity for strategic coaches.

Crucial Bronze AFL Player Cards: The Shaun Mannagh 2025 Case Study

A perfect example of this is Shaun Mannagh. Currently, he's not available in Bronze packs. However, he's been a hot commodity on the market, both as a Diamond and Bronze card, due to his Round 0 game, where defenders are in short supply.

Before the injury news, I projected Mannagh to be a top 7 forward (or very close) for Round 0 before dropping outside the top 10 in later rounds. Coaches who packed his Bronze card in 2024 (before the Bronze pack changes) now hold a super rare and highly valuable asset.

We've seen this before with Dayne Zorko, Sam Flanders, Tom Powell, and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in 2024. These players were rare Bronze cards for a period, commanding huge trade returns—until their supply increased.

However, with great demand comes great risk. I personally viewed Mannagh as a must-have for multiple competitions for round 0, but his stock plummeted after news broke of his foot injury and early pre-season absence. So if identifying a player of interest be sure to weigh the risk.

Capitalizing on Short-Term Value

Mannagh's case highlights how free and rare Bronze cards can skyrocket in value for a short period. If you can recognize these opportunities and capitalize on them, you can gain a huge advantage.

Bronze Cards Not Available in Starter Packs (But Could Be Crucial in Round 0 & Beyond)

The following Bronze AFL player cards are currently unavailable in starter packs but may become highly relevant for Round 0 or later in the 2025 season:

Forwards (FWD):

• Shaun Mannagh

• Jack Graham

• Mason Wood

• Riley Thilthorpe

Defenders (DEF):

• Joel Freijah – A bit of a stretch, but could be important if Bailey Dale misses early games looking at hes preseason games and role

• Matt Roberts - This bloke is the biggest omission of all.

• Harry Perryman

Rucks

• Kerian Briggs

These players could gain value quickly based on team selections, injuries, or role changes—making them prime trade targets early but expect them added to packs quickly if they pop.

The good news? As the season progresses, more Bronze cards will be added to the pool at regular pack updates. Some cards may be rare and hard to get now, but new opportunities will always emerge.

Who Will Be the 2025 Bronze Flanders?

Check out the lists below and comment on which players you think might be the "Bronze Flanders" of 2025!

Below are the Relevant Bronze players currently in packs:

Dayne Zorko	DEF
Sam Flanders	DEF
Max Holmes	DEF
Nic Martin	DEF
Colby McKercher	DEF
Callum Mills	DEF
Jordan Clark	DEF
Liam Duggan	DEF
Bailey Dale	DEF
Keidean Coleman	DEF
Dan Houston	DEF
Andrew McGrath	DEF
Luke Ryan	DEF
Daniel Rioli	DEF
Harry Sheezel	DEF
James Sicily	DEF
Jack Sinclair	DEF
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera	DEF
Tom Stewart	DEF
Lachie Whitfield	DEF
Nick Blakey	DEF
Lachie Ash	DEF
Kane Farrell	DEF
Trent Rivers	DEF
Christian Salem	DEF
Jayden Short	DEF

Nick Daicos FWDN6SXiMk	MID
Isaac Heeney	MID
Marcus Bontempelli	MID
Josh Dunkley	MID
Andrew Brayshaw	MID
Zak Butters	MID
Hugh McCluggage	MID
Patrick Cripps	MID
Will Ashcroft	MID
Lachie Neale	MID
Errol Gulden	MID
Luke Davies-Uniacke	MID
Jordan Dawson	MID
Tom Green	MID
Christian Petracca	MID
Touk Miller	MID
Tom Liberatore	MID
Jai Newcombe	MID
Zach Merrett	MID
Rory Laird	MID
Darcy Parish	MID
Caleb Serong	MID
Connor Rozee	MID
Matt Rowell	MID
Jack Steele	MID
Sam Walsh	MID
Adam Treloar	MID
Tim Taranto	MID
Chad Warner	MID
Will Day	MID
Sam Docherty	MID
Clayton Oliver	MID
Josh Daicos	MID

Darcy Cameron	RUK
Max Gawn	RUK
Tom De Koning	RUK
Brodie Grundy	RUK
Tim English	RUK
Rowan Marshall	RUK
Lloyd Meek	RUK
Toby Nankervis	RUK
Oscar McInerney	RUK
Jarrod Witts	RUK
Tristan Xerri	RUK

Matthew Kennedy	FWD RUCK3Ygl3GL
Jason Horne-Francis	FWD
Jy Simpkin	FWD
Ben Hobbs	FWD
Luke Parker	FWD
Ryley Sanders	FWD
Liam Baker	FWD
Jeremy Cameron	FWD
Shai Bolton	FWD
Charlie Curnow	FWD
Jack Ginnivan	FWD
Brent Daniels	FWD
Sam Darcy	FWD
Bradley Hill	FWD
Connor MacDonald	FWD
Kyle Langford	FWD
Harry McKay	FWD
Toby Greene	FWD
Alex Neal-Bullen	FWD F
Jesse Hogan	FWD W
Izak Rankine	FWD D
Dylan Moore	FWD 2
Jack Macrae	FWD x
Gryan Miers	FWD m
Bailey Smith	FWD g
Jake Waterman	FWD 9
Mattaes Phillipou	FWD b
Josh Rachele	FWD F
Caleb Daniel	FWD

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The other players currently in bronze packs:

Taj Hotton	FWD
Isaac Kako	FWD
Jonty Faull	FWD
Oliver Hannaford	FWD
Luke Jackson	FWD
Ben Keays	FWD
Harley Reid	MID
Jagga Smith	MID
Sid Draper	MID
Levi Ashcroft	MID
Harvey Langford	MID
Josh Smillie	MID
Leonardo Lombard	MID
Xavier Lindsay	MID
Samuel Lalor	MID
Finn O'Sullivan	MID
Tom Barrass	DEF
Jason Johannisen	DEF
Jordan Ridley	DEF
Isaac Quaynor	DEF
Zac Williams	DEF
Zach Guthrie	DEF
Jarman Impey	DEF
Brayden Maynard	DEF
Nick Haynes	DEF
Harry Himmelberg	DEF
Jake Lloyd	DEF
Wil Powell	DEF
Adam Saad	DEF
Callum Wilkie	DEF
Nick Vlastuin	DEF
Mac Andrew	DEF
Tobie Travaglia	DEF
Alix Tauru	DEF
Karl Amon	DEF