Position 2026 Rookies

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Sharp, lock him in & start him on ground.

Yeah he looks the most ready draftee to me. Hard to see why they won't put him straight in.

 

[Deliverance]

Hawks rooks most likely stay in the neat early this season. Hard to see any of them breaking in for significant roles. Dalton, maybe. Endurance beast, wins plenty if possessions, decent size to him, but is a bit slow and were all probably gunshy after Hustwaite last season.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Yeah he looks the most ready draftee to me. Hard to see why they won't put him straight in.

Manchild who trained with Crows, could have played last year is so advanced is ready to go.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Chose Sydney for opportunity, lock him in Eddie.

Having followed his head over his heart, this new Swan could be ready to launch

After being unable to break through for regular opportunities at the Hawks, Jai Serong tells AFL.com.au how he made the call to join the Swans

www.afl.com.au

 

[Nelso]

Ramm and Mackinlay at Port. Ramm will play ahead of BZT. Mackinlay getting heavily involved in the midfield group at traning.

Keep an eye out for Josh Lai. Could be a smoky to get a spot on the half back flank.

 

[Cactus_]

Reading the Tiges board most of our rookies are fit and training well but most don’t seem to have any except for Gibcus in the R1 starting 23

(I don’t want to jinx Gibcus but it sounds like he’s fit and training well at the moment)

Smilie had quad surgery a few weeks ago but it sounds like it was a success — sound like they’re building the training loads, but unlikely to be ready to debut at the start of the season (downgrade option)

Reports sound promising on Cummings and Grjl but not many predicting R1 debuts

Jasper Alger is still rookie priced and might not be too far away from best 23 — I liked the bits I saw of him last year, but he’d be playing small forward so not much use for SuperCoach

There is probably a wing up for grabs and some talk that Retschko is a chance for it but a few other names are also being mentioned

 

[Jiska]

Locks (will be named R1):

• Sharp
• Marshall
• Phillipou
• Gibcus

Locks if named Round 1:

• Brodie
• Reidy
• Lindsay
• Carmichael

Uwland in 200k is in most teams I’ve seen.

Jack Carroll 119k mid a chance to take the open half back spot for us.

Impressing at training so far in that role BrutThough

If he ain’t “training the house down” in December, it’s a hard pass.

 

[Jiska]

Someone should pin a list to the top of the thread

Sure. Create one and I’ll pin it

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Sure. Create one and I’ll pin it

I think TempletonTheRat is our man with his spreadsheet?

 

[Jiska]

I think TempletonTheRat is our man with his spreadsheet?

Yeah but Cactus_ has graciously offered to start it. Temples spreadsheet only really becomes relevant mid-Feb.

 

[Cactus_]

Yeah but Cactus_ has graciously offered to start it. Temples spreadsheet only really becomes relevant mid-Feb.

I’m a bit “technologically challenged” but I’ll give it a go . . . gotta learn some time

 

[stevebbb]

stevebbb are there enough good rookies this year?

2025 still...

Wake me up in Feb...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year BF community. Take care and all the best. See yas in 2026!

 

[Soapy V]

Was at Blues training couple of times over last week

Jagga building well and will play mid/fwd. Resumes full training after new year. He’s a lock
Ison looks AFL ready. Could play early
Dean will play a lot next year
Reidy real chance to be No 1 ruck w Pittonet injury set back.
Names to watch for Rd 1 are Wilson Ben C & Moir

No other “rookies” really pushing at this stage

 

[King Max]

Yeah he looks the most ready draftee to me. Hard to see why they won't put him straight in.

He will play rd1, he’s exactly what Ess needs.