2026 AFL Draft

[ajGreen]

I'm mindful of spamming the draft thread so don't want to keep posting my own links. I've just posted an interview with Harry Chapman, and have another three scheduled for release over the next week (and hopefully more between then and the draft). The next three are Jacob McNicol, Jackson Phillips and George Dimer.

Instead of continually sharing the links, I'll post the 'Draft Chats' page here, and then let the forum know when new interviews drop.

https://readingtheplay.wordpress.com/draft-chats/

Keep seeing links to Harry Chapman for Richmond at the 2nd rounder (or compo selection. Via top 5 bidding).

Can you elaborate on your thoughts on that cheers.

[one-eyed]

South Australian AFL Draft prospect Kodah Edwards chasing AFL star’s ruthlessness

South Australian captain Kodah Edwards has highlighted how time training with Zak Butters laid the foundation for a year where he reinforced his first round prospects.

https://www.zerohanger.com/south-australian-afl-draft-prospect-on-the-impact-of-afl-star-setting-a-high-bar-and-leadership-183058/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIkEjOp_ps

[one-eyed]

Latest video uploads from Footy Stuff:


Ethan Drever Kicking Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2q_zar33U

Gus Teixeira - 2025 Talent League Wildcard Round

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zil4ejVkMsw


Xavier Ladbrook - Talent League Grand Final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKL-8p18XiE

Wil Malady - 5 Goal Haul - Talent League Grand Final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnrJTqgia-U

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

I'm mindful of spamming the draft thread so don't want to keep posting my own links. I've just posted an interview with Harry Chapman, and have another three scheduled for release over the next week (and hopefully more between then and the draft). The next three are Jacob McNicol, Jackson Phillips and George Dimer.

Instead of continually sharing the links, I'll post the 'Draft Chats' page here, and then let the forum know when new interviews drop.

https://readingtheplay.wordpress.com/draft-chats/

Keep seeing links to Harry Chapman for Richmond at the 2nd rounder (or compo selection. Via top 5 bidding).

Can you elaborate on your thoughts on that cheers.

One, I think that's probably around his range. Perhaps the top end, but certainly he has the quality to be valuable at that point.

Secondly, I think it's a reasonable list fit. He's currently (and you have to look at him this way long term) an outside leaning, ground taking, damage dealing type. Rangy and long striding, he's very offensively geared and looks to move the game fast. Aggressive by foot and decent overhead. Has been working on his contest game and has shown improvements there.

I think with the likes of Lalor, Cumming, Hotton and hopefully Smillie occupying the centre square, adding a Chapman to the wing opposite Retschko is another nice list piece.

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

I've released a new draft chat with SANFL U18 Grand Final BOG Jacob McNicol. Really driven kid that will leave no stone unturned to become a better footballer.

On Wednesday there'll be another one with Jackson Phillips (considered at 15-30 draft prospect) and the Sam Devers (30+ but highly rated attributes guy) and George Dimer (20-40) will be later in the week. Hopefully a few more post that as well.

[ajGreen]

Given our apparent interest in Jake Riccardi. & Calsher Dear sounds like he is going to melbourne.

I wonder how close we look at:

• Sam Gayfer (Northern Knights) &
• Jack Pickett (Geelong Falcons)

 if they are still there our picks.

Wil Malady (Gippsland Power) , is undersized but the most talented they reckon. Likly to be gone by our 2nd pick however. Would allow you to focus on runner post pick 2.

 Van Hattum playing forward for a year or two while you have nankervis on the books is also a curious possibility.

That said we will probably just take a state league bloke to replace fawcett.

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

Well done Devils!

Key fwd duo: Miller & Jenkins
Powerful Mids: Sruk & Barker
Class: Stratford & McCallum
Unicorn Ruck: Walsh
X Factor Small Fwd: Brown

That's 7 of my prospective top 15 from next year's draft. Plus McCallum from this year's pool?. And maybe one more elite talent before year's end (Max Thompson, a creative utility has been linked).

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

Latest draft chat with Jackson Phillips is live. It's a really good insight into a driven and resilient young man. He's a ripper and it's well worth a read.

[one-eyed]

INJURIES STRIKE FOR COMBINE ATTENDEES

NEARLY a third of the prospects attending this week's Telstra AFL Draft Combine won't be completing the full regime of testing due to fitness concerns.

The likes of top-10 contenders Ethan Matthews (foot), Gus Teixeira (calf/foot) and Arki Butler (hamstring) are set to sit out testing, as will Marlon Neocleous (back), Jack Pickett (knee) and Jack Slattery (hip).

Kai Parker, Memphis Webb, Noah Williams, Seb Marsic and Angus White will also not take part in the testing due to injury.

Of the other players to be assessed before Thursday's 2km time trial, Toby Krasna, Mitch Harris, Dougie Cochrane, Kodah Edwards, Koby LeCras, Leo Steed and Jackson Phillips are also set to either sit out testing or not take part in the full run of athletic tests because of a range of fitness reasons. 

More than 60 players will converge on Melbourne for the national Draft Combine from Wednesday through to Saturday, with the full day of testing on Saturday coming after large interview blocks with club recruiters on Thursday and Friday.

 There is widely seen as a group of five leading contenders at the top of the open draft class: midfielder Ethan Drever, half-forwards Arki Butler and Gus Teixeira, half-back/midfielder Heath Mellody and ruck Harry Van Hattum.

– Callum Twomey

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1625740/inside-trading-hogan-deal-unlocked-bombers-unlikely-to-part-with-pick-no1-dee-weighs-decision

[the claw]

Hey TW7 can i ask for your thoughts on Gale Knapp, Wright, Wigmore and AV-D.

Been an advocate of us somehow trading into a pick around 15 - 20, and a pick around 30 and im now also hoping we can snare a pick in the 20s for Short.

Have been pushing hard for a long while now that we have a list turnover of 8 - 12 players.

Have been hoping we take one of
4/ Drever or Mellody. I am totally averse to using such early picks on ruckmen. I also believe we are very short on for genuine mids.

15/ if 'we managed to get a pick here id be hoping we take a serious look at Eime, Williams and Edwards.

19/ good chance that one of the  three at 15 is there at 19. could not possibly turn our noses up with one of them still there could we.

23/ Gale think he is just about the best wing in the draft and exactly what we need on the other wing opposite Retschko. LeCras, Phillips and Patterson also good fits for us here.

27/ what we get for Short. Again one of the four mentioned at 23 is a good chance of being here still i think.  They all meet a list need.

30/ Yep the other draft pick i hope we could get in somehow. A V-D  im so tempted to take him much earlier than this but at 30 i think him a steal

38/ Knapp, Wigmore who i look at as a Vlastuin replacement in some ways and Wright who i think is an ideal fit since we delisted Fawcett.

56/60+ Armstrong and Leys

As you can see im all in on this draft and i think if we managed something like the above it would be great

[one-eyed]

2026 AFL Draft dossier: Profiles and analysis of the top 70 prospects

Chris Cavanagh and Dan Batten
HeraldSun
September 29, 2026

1 - Dougie Cochrane (Port Academy)
2 - Cody Walker (Carlton F/S)

3 - Ethan Drever
Midfielder
A modern midfielder who does it all
Club GWV Rebels/Ballarat
State VIC
Height 188cm
DOB 10/7/08
Ball_Winning
Power
Speed
Scoreboard_Impact

4 - Arki Butler
Forward, Midfielder
A front-half game-changer with as much talent as anyone
Club Sandringham Dragons/ Beaumaris
State VIC
Height 183cm
DOB 23/04/08
X_Factor
Scoreboard_Impact
Kicking
Overhead_Marking

5 - Harry Van Hattum
Ruck
‘Hulking Harry’ is a unique tall with a giant leap
Club Northern Knights/St Mary’s
State VIC
Height 204cm
DOB 7/1/08
Vertical_Leap
Power
Mobility
Overhead_Marking

6 - Heath Mellody
Midfielder, Defender
A player whose stocks rose rapidly after a mid-year midfield move
Club Claremont/Wembley Downs
State WA
Height 184cm
DOB 27/07/08
Ball_Winning
Footy_IQ
Run_&_Carry
Kicking

7 - Gus Teixeira
Midfielder, Forward
A damaging front-half player whether onball or forward
Club Sandringham Dragons/East Malvern
State VIC
Height 181cm
DOB 29/03/08
Ball_Winning
Power
Speed
Scoreboard_Impact

8 - Ethan Matthews (GWS Academy)

9 - Leo Steed
Midfielder, Forward
A bolter from Bunbury who has been a senior staple in the WAFL
Club Swan Districts/South Perth
State WA
Height 177cm
DOB 7/03/08
Endurance
Clean_Hands
Power
Run_&_Carry

10 - Mitch Harris
Defender
A big key back who controls the air
Club Woodville-West Torrens/Kadina
State SA
Height 196cm
DOB 1/7/08
1_on_1_Defending
Intercepting
Overhead_Marking
Mobility

11 - Wil Malady
Forward, Midfielder
A versatile prospect with some of the best hands you’ll see
Club Gippsland Power/Bairnsdale
State VIC
Height 190cm
DOB 12/10/08
Overhead_Marking
Speed
Versatility
Scoreboard_Impact
Kicking

12 - Caylen Murray (Brisbane Academy)

13 - Tyson Bradley
Defender
One of the best key defenders available
Club Sandringham Dragons/Highett
State VIC
Height 196cm
DOB 16/9/08
1_on_1_Defending
Intercepting
Overhead_Marking
Mobility

14 - Jake Eime
Defender
An elite running halfback with some real AFL traits
Club Central District/Golden Grove
State SA
Height 183cm
DOB 29/7/08
Run_&_Carry
Footy_IQ
Kicking
Speed

15 - Clancy Snell
Defender
A key back with some quality traits - and good bloodlines
Club Gippsland Power//Mirboo North
State VIC
Height 196cm
DOB 21/06/08
1_on_1_Defending
Intercepting
Overhead_Marking
Vertical_Leap

16 - Sam Gayfer
Forward
A fierce competitor and consistent goalkicker who can turn a game
Club Northern Knights/St Mary’s
State VIC
Height 194cm
DOB 21/05/08
Overhead_Marking
Scoreboard_Impact
Vertical_Leap
X_Factor

17 - Kodah Edwards
Midfielder, Forward
A hard-edged player who captained his state this year
Club South Adelaide/Willunga
State SA
Height 184cm
DOB 25/7/08
Leadership
Clean_Hands
Power
Footy_IQ

18 - Jackson Phillips
Midfielder
A classy outside midfielder who has come on in leaps and bounds
Club Dandenong Stingrays/Langwarrin
State VIC
Height 182cm
DOB 30/1/08
Run_&_Carry
Kicking
Speed
Scoreboard_Impact

19 - Jack Pickett
Forward
A goalkicking machine who has been out of sight but not out of mind
Club Geelong Falcons/ Torquay
State VIC
Height 194cm
DOB 6/3/08
Scoreboard_Impact
Overhead_Marking
Kicking
Mobility

20 - Toby Krasna
Midfielder
A modern transition midfielder with inside and outside game
Club Northern Knights/Preston Bullants
State VIC
Height 181cm
DOB 28/2/08
Speed
Endurance
Run_&_Carry
Footy_IQ

21 - Marlon Neocleous
Forward, Midfielder
A classy front-half player with some Wizard-like tricks
Club Gippsland Power/Traralgon
State VIC
Height 168cm
DOB 26/02/08
X_Factor
Clean_Hands
Kicking
Scoreboard_Impact

22 - Noah Williams
Defender, Midfielder
As tough as nails and a consistent performer
Club Geelong Falcons/St Joseph’s
State VIC
Height 177cm
DOB 2/01/08
Clean_Hands
Mobility
Pressure
Leadership

23 - Khaled El Souki (Bulldogs Academy)

24 - George Gale
Midfielder
A well-rounded big-bodied midfielder with good bloodlines
Club Claremont/Swanbourne
State WA
Height 190cm
DOB 6/9/08
Run_&_Carry
Overhead_Marking
Footy_IQ
Ball_Winning

25 - Ethan Herbert
Ruck
Has some exciting traits around the ball, but is he big enough to be an AFL ruck?
Club North Adelaide/Walkerville
State SA
Height 201cm
DOB 1/11/08
Mobility
Ball_Winning
Overhead_Marking
Versatility

26 - George Dimer
Forward
A dynamic front-half player with real nous around goal
Club Sandringham Dragons/East Brighton
State VIC
Height 173cm
DOB 21/6/08
Speed
X_Factor
Clean_Hands
Footy_IQ

27 - Albert Macgowan
Midfielder
Lacks a little speed, but has plenty of other great traits
Club Sandringham Dragons/Caulfield Bears
State VIC
Height 187cm
DOB 27/7/08
Run_&_Carry
Ball_Winning
Kicking
Overhead_Marking

28 - Gabe Patterson
Forward
Might be the one that got away for the Magpies
Club Glenelg/Plympton
State SA
Height 184cm
DOB 26/03/08
Scoreboard_Impact
Clean_Hands
Power
Speed

29 - Lochie Burrows
Defender, Midfielder, Forward
Has provided a spark across all three lines this year
Club Sandringham Dragons/Bentleigh
State VIC
Height 181cm
DOB 11/4/08
Run_&_Carry
Speed
Pressure
Versatility

30 - Koby LeCras
Forward, Midfielder
He went down with a knee injury in April but hasn’t been forgotten
Club West Perth/Manning
State WA
Height 192cm
DOB 26/04/08
Footy_IQ
Overhead_Marking
Clean_Hands
X_Factor

31 - Harrison Chapman
Midfielder
An athletic outside runner with a delightful right boot
Club Eastern Ranges/Boronia
State VIC
Height 190cm
DOB 6/1/08
Run_&_Carry
Kicking
Overhead_Marking
Clean_Hands

32 - Archie Elliott
Forward
A former defender who went forward to great effect this year
Club GWV Rebels/Horsham
State VIC
Height 182cm
DOB 10/8/08
Endurance
Overhead_Marking
Kicking
Run_&_Carry

33 - Harvie Cooke
Midfielder, Forward
A fierce competitive who enjoyed a consistent season
Club Northern Knights/Eltham
State VIC
Height 176cm
DOB 4/12/08
Ball_Winning
Power
Pressure
Scoreboard_Impact

34 - Billy Wigmore
Defender
An intercepting ace who was impassable this year
Club Western Jets/ Yarraville
State VIC
Height 188cm
DOB 29/3/08
Intercepting
Overhead_Marking
Vertical_Leap
Footy_IQ

35 - Brady Wright
Forward
A mature-age forward-line focal point who starred in the VFL
Club Werribee VFL/Darley
State VIC
Height 194cm
DOB 19/2/04
Scoreboard_Impact
Overhead_Marking
Mobility

36 - Jordan Knapp
Midfielder
A running machine who didn’t put a foot wrong this year
Club Eastern Ranges/North Ringwood
State VIC
Height 180cm
DOB 5/1/08
Ball_Winning
Endurance
Run_&_Carry
Leadership

37 - Jack Slattery
Forward
An overage prospect who certainly made a splash on the national stage
Club Woodville-West Torrens/South Clare
State SA
Height 192cm
DOB 27/9/07
Overhead_Marking
Kicking
Scoreboard_Impact
Mobility

38 - Darcy Szerszyn
Defender
Sidelined with a shoulder early in the year but was solid after his return
Club Dandenong Stingrays/Noble Park
State VIC
Height 190cm
DOB 20/05/08
1_on_1_Defending
Intercepting
Overhead_Marking
Kicking

39 - Archie Van Dyk
Midfielder
Missed the first half of the year through injury, but made up for it
Club South Adelaide/Noarlunga
State SA
Height 190cm
DOB 28/07/08
Ball_Winning
Clean_Hands
Power
Overhead_Marking

40 - Harvey Spawton-Guy
Forward
An athletic tall with who rose draft boards in the second half of the year
Club West Perth/Ocean Ridge
State WA
Height 196cm
DOB 8/9/08
Scoreboard_Impact
Overhead_Marking
Mobility
Versatility

41 - Gus Kennedy
Defender, Midfielder
There is something special about the man with the headband
Club Dandenong Stingrays/Seaford
State VIC
Height 187cm
DOB 21/2/08
Leadership
1_on_1_Defending
Run_&_Carry
Intercepting

42 - Xavier Ladbrook
Defender
A player who boasts boundless potential as a mobile tall
Club Gippsland Power/Nar Nar Goon
State VIC
Height 201cm
DOB 16/10/08
Overhead_Marking
Intercepting
Versatility
Mobility

43 - Benji van Rooyen
Ruck
A dominant ruck whose older brother is a Dee
Club Claremont/Wembley Downs
State WA
Height 203cm
DOB 17/9/08
Mobility
Clean_Hands
Footy_IQ

44 - Lachlan Hicks
Midfielder
A dominant player in the Talent League who has turned heads
Club Western Jets/Altona
State VIC
Height 183cm
DOB 19/1/08
Ball_Winning
Run_&_Carry
Overhead_Marking
Clean_Hands

45 - Keenan Boi (Hawthorn Academy)

46 - Blake Justice (Essendon Academy)

47 - Sam Tassone
Defender
A prolific halfback who makes things happen between the arcs
Club North Adelaide/Irymple
State SA
Height 180cm
DOB 12/2/08
Run_&_Carry
Kicking
Speed
Ball_Winning

48 - Hugh McCallum (Tasmania)

49 - Memphis Webb
Midfielder
A rapid improver this year after returning from an ACL
Club North Adelaide/Tea Tree Gully
State SA
Height 184cm
DOB 4/6/08
Ball_Winning
Footy_IQ
Clean_Hands
Run_&_Carry

50 - Wil Antrobus
Defender
A defensive distributor who can carve up opposition sides
Club Dandenong Stingrays/Edithvale Aspendale
State VIC
Height 176cm
DOB 18/4/08
Kicking
Run_&_Carry
Intercepting

BEST OF THE REST

Cody Templeton
Forward, Midfielder
A front-half impact player who provides flashes of brilliance
Club Gippsland Power/Warragul Industrials
State VIC
Height 181cm
DOB 01/01/08
X_Factor
Pressure
Scoreboard_Impact
Footy_IQ

Tom Brown
Defender
A reliable defender who can play taller than he is
Club Claremont/Swanbourne
State WA
Height 188cm
DOB 29/7/08
1_on_1_Defending
Overhead_Marking
Intercepting
Vertical_Leap

Zac Antonellos
Forward, Midfielder
An impact player in the front half
Club Eastern Ranges/Park Orchards
State VIC
Height 181cm
DOB 4/4/08
Clean_Hands
Mobility
Run_&_Carry
Scoreboard_Impact

Sam Devers
Defender
Showed plenty in the back half of the year after an early shoulder issue
Club Eastern Ranges/Blackburn
State VIC
Height 189cm
DOB 27/3/08
Speed
Run_&_Carry
Intercepting
Kicking

Anthony Long (Adelaide Academy)

Tate Hodgson
Defender
An interceptor in the Jordan Ridley mould
Club Northern Knights/Park Orchards
State VIC
Height 197cm
DOB 24/4/08
Intercepting
Overhead_Marking
Endurance
Kicking

Mason McGroder (Sydney Academy)

Harry Franz
Defender
A lockdown key defender who had also improved his intercept game
Club Glenelg/Plympton
State SA
Height 194cm
DOB 27/11/08
1_on_1_Defending
Intercepting
Mobility
Overhead_Marking

Lewis Houndsome
Forward, Ruck
Overcame a brutal blow to have an impact in the second half of the year
Club Northern Knights/Hurstbridge
State VIC
Height 198cm
DOB 29/5/08
Mobility
Versatility
Vertical_Leap
Overhead_Marking

Seb Marsic
Forward
Season was cut short by injury, but recruiters won’t forget his best game
Club Oakleigh Chargers/Old Xaverians
State VIC
Height 194cm
DOB 30/8/08
Overhead_Marking
Scoreboard_Impact
Vertical_Leap

Cameron Maynard
Forward
A back-flipping small forward who can impact games with limited touches
Club South Fremantle/Fremantle City
State WA
Height 173cm
DOB 14/8/08
Scoreboard_Impact
X_Factor
Pressure
Speed

Jackson O'Brien
Ruck
A towering basketball convert who is developing nicely
Club GWV Rebels/Lake Wendouree
State VIC
Height 205cm
DOB 5/6/08
Mobility
Endurance
Vertical_Leap

Kai Parker
Defender
A rebounding defender who runs both ways
Club Northern Knights/St Mary's
State VC
Height 189cm
DOB 17/10/08
1_on_1_Defending
Run_&_Carry
Overhead_Marking
Intercepting

Sonny Smiler
Forward, Midfielder
The top talent out of the top end this year
Club Northern Territory Academy/Wanderers
State NT
Height 178cm
DOB 20/10/08
X_Factor
Clean_Hands
Vertical_Leap
Speed

Andrio Sousa
Midfielder
Tough to catch with his speed and dancing feet
Club Dandenong Stingrays/Edithvale Aspendale
State VIC
Height 179cm
DOB 11/08/08
Ball_Winning
Speed
Leadership
Run_&_Carry
Clean_Hands

Cooper Hodge (Hawthorn F/S)

Angus White
Midfielder, Forward
Missed most of this year with an ACL but remains on the radar
Club South Adelaide
State SA
Height 185cm
DOB 6/7/08
Power
Speed
Ball_Winning
Scoreboard_Impact

Jasper Williams
Defender, Ruck
The school footy bolter who was BOG in the APS grand final
Club Sandringham Dragons/Old Brighton
State VIC
Height 195cm
DOB 25/8/06
Intercepting
Vertical_Leap
Versatility
Overhead_Marking

Aidan McCartney (Sydney Academy)

Archie Spencer
Midfielder, Forward, Defender
A versatile role player who has impressed in all three areas
Club Eastern Ranges/Woori Yallock
State VIC
Height 180cm
DOB 24/9/08
1_on_1_Defending
Run_&_Carry
Leadership
Pressure

https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/2026-afl-draft-dossier-profiles-and-analysis-of-the-top-70-prospects/news-story/d836b327da7336d9ebac833517262a1b

[one-eyed]

Q: Who do you believe Richmond will take at pick 2 and who do you think they really should be looking at, if it's another player?

A: I know he's been talked about a little less in the second half of the year, but I'm not ruling out Harry Van Hattum - who has attracted significant interest from the Tigers. If he gets past Essendon, midfielder Ethan Drever will also be firmly in the mix. And WA midfielder Heath Mellody is coming with a bullet.

https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/2026-afl-draft-dossier-profiles-and-analysis-of-the-top-70-prospects/news-story/d836b327da7336d9ebac833517262a1b

[ajGreen]

Walker wins the 2k l

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

Hey TW7 can i ask for your thoughts on Gale Knapp, Wright, Wigmore and AV-D.

Been an advocate of us somehow trading into a pick around 15 - 20, and a pick around 30 and im now also hoping we can snare a pick in the 20s for Short.

Have been pushing hard for a long while now that we have a list turnover of 8 - 12 players.

Have been hoping we take one of
4/ Drever or Mellody. I am totally averse to using such early picks on ruckmen. I also believe we are very short on for genuine mids.

15/ if 'we managed to get a pick here id be hoping we take a serious look at Eime, Williams and Edwards.

19/ good chance that one of the  three at 15 is there at 19. could not possibly turn our noses up with one of them still there could we.

23/ Gale think he is just about the best wing in the draft and exactly what we need on the other wing opposite Retschko. LeCras, Phillips and Patterson also good fits for us here.

27/ what we get for Short. Again one of the four mentioned at 23 is a good chance of being here still i think.  They all meet a list need.

30/ Yep the other draft pick i hope we could get in somehow. A V-D  im so tempted to take him much earlier than this but at 30 i think him a steal

38/ Knapp, Wigmore who i look at as a Vlastuin replacement in some ways and Wright who i think is an ideal fit since we delisted Fawcett.

56/60+ Armstrong and Leys

As you can see im all in on this draft and i think if we managed something like the above it would be great

I think it's a good draft to be all in on. Having a glut of picks between 15-40 will result in a lot of good players being taken, and players from a variety of positions (which is ideal for clubs in a rebuild). I think it's not unreasonable to think one or both of Edwards and Williams will last to 19, and they'd be good options.

For the players you mentioned specifically:

Gale - good solid player. My query is on translation up to AFL given he's a slower type (although this has improved over the year, and his 2k was very good today). Good skills but doesn't really use his size to physically dominate. Likely wing option and pretty safe bet to at least be a solid player.

Knapp - I like him but he does feel like a great junior footballer and probably a very good VFL level player. Not elite standout trait (other than work rate / character) that gives him a clear point of difference at AFL level. Very good at everything, but a bit of a low impact accumulator despite being quite high IQ.

Wright - I'm always curious on the mature agers. They obviously improve post their draft year, but there were knocks originally that held them back. Wright has had a very good VFL year and his marking and goal kicking were very strong at that level. At worst becomes a more ready body to hold down a KPF role until the likes of Armstrong are up and going.

Wigmore - I like the Vlastuin replacement call. That is Wigmore's thing. High level and brave interceptor. Althoug kicking is a concern. Has also played forward so there's some versatility there. I expect clubs to look at him from about pick 30

AV-D - I really like him, and think he'll be the value pick of the draft. Not dissimilar to Dyson Sharp as a slower, contested and tough onballer. Van Dyk very good over head and neat by foot, but doesn't have the real power at stoppage. More a big and strong, but smooth moving type.

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

Walker wins the 2k l

Walker won his group. Came third overall. MacGowan and Hicks were #1 and #2