Preview AFL Draft thread 2026

[Bletch]

 

[Revenant1995]

Well, Ethan Phillips didn't make it to SK list... What did SoS tell you, Ethan...?

 

[Big Delut]

Well, Ethan Phillips didn't make it to SK list... What did SoS tell you, Ethan...?

He didn't even nominate

 

[Bletch]

He didn't even nominate

He did in the end.

 

[Big Delut]

He did in the end.

Yeah fair enough. Seems like he shouldn't have bothered

 

[Aphrodite]

Dumb post, he left Carlton because they screwed him round one after playing injured all year last year.

Talk about dumb post …



Are you lost!

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Well, at least one of the existing rucks won’t be there come the end of the season.

 

[ferrisb]

No point recruiting toner, you'll need to replace him when he runs out...

Guaranteed not to end up Collingwood.

Toners don't need ink...

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Seems all clubs are out of Toner

 

[Sector 7G]

Well, Ethan Phillips didn't make it to SK list... What did SoS tell you, Ethan...?

The same thing as he told Leek Alir

 

[The Blue Weirdo]

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Lotta talls selected.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

Well, Ethan Phillips didn't make it to SK list... What did SoS tell you, Ethan...?

Ol' mate SOS just can't help himself, still obsessed with his old club.

Goes and pinches Phillips from our VFL side with some broken promise about taking him in the MSD. Then when he reads that we're interested in Campbell Lake, does a quick google search and then selects him.

 

[ray8182]

Really liked the look of Bamert in his highlights.

Will be interesting to see how Flynn goes.
Beanpole ruckmen don’t excite me but new rules may suit them.

 

[Red_man2008]

Really liked the look of Bamert in his highlights.

Will be interesting to see how Flynn goes.
Beanpole ruckmen don’t excite me but new rules may suit them.

Will be the next Tim English. GW pulled Darcy Cameron out of Sydney swans when he was 23 years old and played him in round 2 2020 at 24 years old. He may have just done it again with Flynn Riley. He will be 23 at the start of 2027 and may team up with Pitto as early as this year.

I’d play him as the solo ruck v Essendon next week. Giving Pitto a rest. He definitely gets to pair with pitto v hawks who love the two ruck set up. Being that we’ve now proven we can match it with everyone with how we’re playing (hopefully a competitive game v Geelong this Friday) and then look towards 2027 with development of Moir, Flynn x2, lord, BenC, Wilson, Charleson, Bryne, Ison, Jagga, HOF, Chesser, Dean and Derkson.

Players that would seem to be gone end of the year; Cotterell, Duffy, monahan, HOK, saad, young, Boyd, Fogarty, hollands and potentially Williams and McGovern (unless a 1 year offer).

 

[Jimmae]

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Big fan of West Coast's drafting. Hawthorn also snuck in an inspired pick.

Collingwood and Melbourne went extremely hard... interested to see what immediate role the Pies have for Coe.

Players that would seem to be gone end of the year; Cotterell, Duffy, monahan, HOK, saad, young, Boyd, Fogarty, hollands and potentially Williams and McGovern (unless a 1 year offer).

If they get rid of Duffy without giving him a midfield role I'll be extremely disappointed. Bloke was an all-action midfielder back home before he did his knee, and we've done to him what we did to Kemp.

 

[Bletch]

Duffy only goes if we've got 2 Cat-B options lined up. Otherwise, may as well keep him another year.

Monahan, however, can't stay on the Cat-B list. Unfortunately for him, his injury has come at a bad time. A pity, as I think he has AFL traits.

 

[TENACIOUS]

Not a knock on Cody Walker at all. But he’s not exactly dominating VFL. Any chance he falls out of a top 2 bid?

Suppose it’s a given with these stupid AFL rules, bid and get an extra end of first round pick. Dumbest rule they’ve made.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Not a knock on Cody Walker at all. But he’s not exactly dominating VFL. Any chance he falls out of a top 2 bid?

He's been playing fairly low TOG and been one of our best in all 3 matches. So I'd say unlikely.

 

[JJBagger]

Not a knock on Cody Walker at all. But he’s not exactly dominating VFL. Any chance he falls out of a top 2 bid?

Suppose it’s a given with these stupid AFL rules, bid and get an extra end of first round pick. Dumbest rule they’ve made.

One of our best in the first 3 matches. “Not exactly dominating” is a giant understatement. Kid is a freak

 

[DangerousD]

Big fan of West Coast's drafting. Hawthorn also snuck in an inspired pick.

Collingwood and Melbourne went extremely hard... interested to see what immediate role the Pies have for Coe.


If they get rid of Duffy without giving him a midfield role I'll be extremely disappointed. Bloke was an all-action midfielder back home before he did his knee, and we've done to him what we did to Kemp.

Really interested in how Podhsjski goes, he’s averaged roughly 3 goals per game as a half forward the past 2.5 years.

 

[The_BigFella]

He's been playing fairly low TOG and been one of our best in all 3 matches. So I'd say unlikely.

Agreed. It's now down to the new list manager to work out. I see it the same way as Dean, who will be an absolute gun. Build around those types of players; it’s very low risk.

 

[carlton_99]

He's been playing fairly low TOG and been one of our best in all 3 matches. So I'd say unlikely.

I think you mean he has been utterly useless and will be lucky to find himself on a VFL list let alone an AFL one.