Recruiting AFL Draft Watch 2026

[jdstorm]

Nah they would probably just give efc priority access to list father son/ NGA players outside the draft next 2 years (like suns got)
Justice, Bewick, Darwish, Rodan.

Doesn't effect Draft, but gives us a leg up.

Even if it wasn’t so generous and was just Bewick I’d be stoked

 

[noobermensch]

A much quieter game from Arki this week, but when you're a top 5 prospect the bad will get scrutinized along with the good. He played more through the midfield than forward but struggled to get into the game in either role. He did have a couple of instances where his pace and disposal were able to cut through, but those were few and far between.

 

[noobermensch]

Huge numbers from Noah Williams who seemed to be involved in everything. His repeat efforts in contested situations is a real standout trait, and his tackling pressure in particular was immense here. His ability to damage with the ball continues to be somewhat stifled in the closer confines of the inside midfield role, so it'll be interesting to watch if he can find more space on the spread as the season progresses.

 

[ydc55]

Been watching a stack of talent league.
Please find a current top 25 in Victoria.
Rankings will change throughout the year.

1 Cody Walker
2 Arki Butler
3 Noah Williams
4 Sam Gayfer
5 Harry van Hattum
6 Will Malady
7 Jack Pickett
8 Jackson Phillips
9 Gus Texiera
10 Jordan Knapp
11 Clancy Snell
12 Toby Krasna
13 Blake Newton
14 Chas Woodward
15 Lewis Houndsome
16 Cody Templeton
17 Tate Hodgson
18 Ethan Drever
19 Hugh McCallum
20 Seb Marsic
21 Marlon Neocleos
22 Riley McLeod
23 Tanner Armstrong
24 Harrison Chapman
25 Khaled el Souki

top 19 year olds

1 Oliver Griffen
2 Noah Mcmenamin
3 Nicholas Staropoli
4 Jonah Walker
5 Marcus Kradnamaskis

I think Victoria have some nice top end talent.
Butler and Williams have class.
gayfer is a nice sized key position.
Knapp, texiera and krasna all good midfield options.
Van hattum is a massive unit. Is he Dawson Simpson

Dawson Simpson

Age

37

Ht

210cm

Wt

109kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.4

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

26.2

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.2

2star

K

2.4

1star

HB

3.8

3star

CL

1.2

4star

HO

13.0

5star

or can he develop into a damaging ruck forward.

 

[eth-dog]

Been watching a stack of talent league.
Please find a current top 25 in Victoria.
Rankings will change throughout the year.

1 Cody Walker
2 Arki Butler
3 Noah Williams
4 Sam Gayfer
5 Harry van Hattum
6 Will Malady
7 Jack Pickett
8 Jackson Phillips
9 Gus Texiera
10 Jordan Knapp
11 Clancy Snell
12 Toby Krasna
13 Blake Newton
14 Chas Woodward
15 Lewis Houndsome
16 Cody Templeton
17 Tate Hodgson
18 Ethan Drever
19 Hugh McCallum
20 Seb Marsic
21 Marlon Neocleos
22 Riley McLeod
23 Tanner Armstrong
24 Harrison Chapman
25 Khaled el Souki

top 19 year olds

1 Oliver Griffen
2 Noah Mcmenamin
3 Nicholas Staropoli
4 Jonah Walker
5 Marcus Kradnamaskis

I think Victoria have some nice top end talent.
Butler and Williams have class.
gayfer is a nice sized key position.
Knapp, texiera and krasna all good midfield options.
Van hattum is a massive unit. Is he Dawson Simpson or can he develop into a damaging ruck forward.

Cody T related to Eli?

 

[Call Me Cake]

A benefit of the end of first round bid idea is that we wouldn't have to use said picks, we could add them to a package for players, like how Brisbane did with a priority pick to get Charlie.

 

[Yoda_]

A benefit of the end of first round bid idea is that we wouldn't have to use said picks, we could add them to a package for players, like how Brisbane did with a priority pick to get Charlie.

the other benefit is moving this free pick in 2026 to possible multiple 2027 picks as a more compromised draft

 

[Old Campaigner]

Please find a current top 25 in Victoria.

I found it, it was right here

1 Cody Walker
2 Arki Butler
3 Noah Williams
4 Sam Gayfer
5 Harry van Hattum
6 Will Malady
7 Jack Pickett
8 Jackson Phillips
9 Gus Texiera
10 Jordan Knapp
11 Clancy Snell
12 Toby Krasna
13 Blake Newton
14 Chas Woodward
15 Lewis Houndsome
16 Cody Templeton
17 Tate Hodgson
18 Ethan Drever
19 Hugh McCallum
20 Seb Marsic
21 Marlon Neocleos
22 Riley McLeod
23 Tanner Armstrong
24 Harrison Chapman
25 Khaled el Souki

top 19 year olds

1 Oliver Griffen
2 Noah Mcmenamin
3 Nicholas Staropoli
4 Jonah Walker
5 Marcus Kradnamaskis

I think Victoria have some nice top end talent.
Butler and Williams have class.
gayfer is a nice sized key position.
Knapp, texiera and krasna all good midfield options.
Van hattum is a massive unit. Is he Dawson Simpson or can he develop into a damaging ruck forward.

 

[ydc55]

Cody T related to Eli?

Cody T related to Eli?

Don’t know
Eli from tassie
Cody Warragul

 

[doug85]

A benefit of the end of first round bid idea is that we wouldn't have to use said picks, we could add them to a package for players, like how Brisbane did with a priority pick to get Charlie.

The problem is, the AFL can’t award the picks until the draft is live. So we have to use them at the draft.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Harry Van Hattum for me.

 

[Yoda_]

The problem is, the AFL can’t award the picks until the draft is live. So we have to use them at the draft.

live trade them into 2027 for mine

 

[ydc55]

Harry Van Hattum for me.

We have holes everywhere.
With Bryan, Blakiston and visentini all listed I would look at midfield or forward 50.
Harry is an imposing son of a gun though.

 

[doug85]

live trade them into 2027 for mine

Why wouldn’t you use the pick? 2027 is going to be compromised by Tassie

 

[King Patty]

Why wouldn’t you use the pick? 2027 is going to be compromised by Tassie

need points for Darwish, Bewick, Rodan

I'm even considering trading back pick 1 after bidding on walker. Open to offers.

 

[Vindicater]

need points for Darwish, Bewick, Rodan

I'm even considering trading back pick 1 after bidding on walker. Open to offers.

No. We take the high end talent.

 

[ant555]

We need a range of players still but high on the list is a combination of leadership / skill / above average pace / competitiveness as far as the small to medium types go.

 

[doug85]

need points for Darwish, Bewick, Rodan

I'm even considering trading back pick 1 after bidding on walker. Open to offers.

Will we? That’s a long way off. Who knows if any/all of those will be first round picks.

 

[BuffDog]

Does anyone with more intimate knowledge of the JHA/Calder have any details about Justice, Bewick, Darwish and Rodan.

Bewick is pretty well known but I'd be interested what position people think the others could play and what their main strengths are - hopefully speed and ball use.

Will be interested to see where Rodan ends up as Port already have Pilot and Salopek in 2027.

 

[King Patty]

Justice

Justice has a medium to long term injury like 8 week hammy.
so will miss a chunk of his draft year. Likely falls down the board a bit due to this unless has a great back end.

 

[BuffDog]

Justice has a medium to long term injury like 8 week hammy.
so will miss a chunk of his draft year. Likely falls down the board a bit due to this unless has a great back end.

Well may as well start them early on the soft tissue injuries

 

[Donflicted]

We need a range of players still but high on the list is a combination of leadership / skill / above average pace / competitiveness as far as the small to medium types go.

Arki Butler

 

[noobermensch]

A real day out for Seb Marsic who almost single handedly kicked the Chargers to victory with his big bag of seven goals. He presented strongly all game and took a couple of really nice contested marks, but absolutely maximized the chances that came his way on the day, and it'll be interesting to see if he can back up this performance going forward. The most impressive part of his game might have been the tackling pressure he applied which is valuable trait for a modern tall forward.

 

[Yoda_]

Does anyone with more intimate knowledge of the JHA/Calder have any details about Justice, Bewick, Darwish and Rodan.

Bewick is pretty well known but I'd be interested what position people think the others could play and what their main strengths are - hopefully speed and ball use.

Will be interested to see where Rodan ends up as Port already have Pilot and Salopek in 2027.

we have a whole thread dedicated to these boys

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

We have holes everywhere.
With Bryan, Blakiston and visentini all listed I would look at midfield or forward 50.
Harry is an imposing son of a gun though.

Yeah probably not our most urgent need but looks like a genuine gun. Our list is like swiss cheese though, could argue we need to fill holes in all areas of the ground.