Preview 2026 AFL Draft General Discussion

[Futbolista]

Haggas When are you gonna start doing your rankings again? I eagerly am looking forward to you putting "Port Adelaide (NGA)" next to Dougie Cochrane.

Yeah c'mon Haggas give the public what they want

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Haggas When are you gonna start doing your rankings again? I eagerly am looking forward to you putting "Port Adelaide (NGA)" next to Dougie Cochrane.

He's already bumped the 2025 crew to another tab and sent the 2026 crew to the top of the main page.

 

[briztoon]

My AFL Academy team with who was selected
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How is Caylen Murray not in the team ahead of Archie Hill?

 

[Haggas]

No Edwards or Armstrong?

Fwd line extremely tall.

Not my picks because there is a fair few I would have in there over what they selected

 

[Haggas]

How is Caylen Murray not in the team ahead of Archie Hill?

Yeah baffling Murray didn’t get selected.
Same with Van Dyk, Robinson Neocleous, Templeton and Matthews-Hampton

 

[Haggas]

No Edwards or Armstrong?

Fwd line extremely tall.

Just realised I missed them 2 haha

 

[Haggas]

 

[Haggas]

My AFL Academy team with who was selected

 

[Yoda_]

Kris Pendlebury has been appointed senior coach for Gippsland Power.

Will continue playing when time permits at edi-asp (iirc)

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

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That is quite the sight. That Port Adelaide (NGA) next to Dougie Cochrane's name.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

 

[madjoe]

Most excited to see how Cody Templeton comes back next year with some time in the middle i feel he'll shoot up the board fast

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Linked to Fremantle due to his Zimbabwean heritage after the Dockers reviewed his status as a West Coast-tied prospect due to his home being on the other side of their NGA catchment.

Hilarious. Good attention to detail, Freo.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Us with the Phillipous, the De Konings, Georgiades, Hanneberry, Ben and Sam Reid, and I think a few others

Same with us with Dougie Cochrane.

Hang on...

 

[Don_The_Sash]

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Thank you for posting this, very interesting!
Curious what do the green highlights on player names represent?

 

[weltschmerz]

Thank you for posting this, very interesting!
Curious what do the green highlights on player names represent?

Looks like national academy

 

[Haggas]

Thank you for posting this, very interesting!
Curious what do the green highlights on player names represent?

Yeah AFL Academy squad

 

[Miller1971]

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Think Matt Owen from the Lions academy should be on there. I reckon a kid called Ethan Duke will also make a late run with a big 2026. Both of them are substantially better footballers than Hodge Jnr.

 

[Haggas]

Think Matt Owen from the Lions academy should be on there. I reckon a kid called Ethan Duke will also make a late run with a big 2026. Both of them are substantially better footballers than Hodge Jnr.

Owen just out at #51

 

[SaintLoopy]

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From a South Freo point of view, I think you will see Cam Maynard jump up the rankings as 3 goals in a GF from an underager is very impressive. Also I believe Byron Foster will move to a KP this year & will really improve. People forget that he was in the Colts team of the year as an underager & was leading the SF B&F at Round 16 before illness.

 

[Haggas]

From a South Freo point of view, I think you will see Cam Maynard jump up the rankings as 3 goals in a GF from an underager is very impressive. Also I believe Byron Foster will move to a KP this year & will really improve. People forget that he was in the Colts team of the year as an underager & was leading the SF B&F at Round 16 before illness.

Cam Maynard at #57

 

[#BallMagnet]

Cam Maynard at #57

I’m interested to see your 51- 100 rankings if you indeed go out that far.

Would be good to also track the top 10 or so from each of the states or by championship squad representation if you have that intel.
If not, I’m sure we can help fill in the gaps through this forum.

 

[Shueygod]

Port fans really up and about for Cochrane considering it’s him or Butters, not both.

 

[tigs2010]

Port fans really up and about for Cochrane considering it’s him or Butters, not both.

Might get him with their natural pick

 

[Shueygod]

Might get him with their natural pick

I think a lot would have to go wrong for them to finish that low.