Phantom Draft Davo-27's 2026 Draft Thread

[Davo-27]

2026 Early top 35 from the u16s champs in no order

VM
Arki Butler - Sand
Max Downes - North
Harry Van Hattum - North
Kai Parker - North
Lachlan Hicks - West
Archie Spencer - East
Jack Surkitt - Sand
Isaac Mullins - North
VC
Cody Walker - Bend (Carl FS)
Jackson Phillips - Dand
Marlon Neocleous - Gipps
Marcus Prasad - Dand (Melb NGA)
Jack Pickett - Geel
Wil Malady - Gipps
Blake Newton - Murray
Gus Kennedy - Dand
SA
Archie Van Dyk
Doug Cochrane
Cain Florance
Jermaine Miller
Koby Moir
Ethan Herbert
WA
Koby LeCras
Leo Steed
Lucas Robinson
Kye Ormerod
Garrison Kenh
Damien Newry
ALLIES
Matthew Owen - Bris
Cooper Hodge - Bris
Sam Murray - GCS
Mason McGroder - Syd
Sam McNamara - TAS
Jaxon Hay - TAS
Brodie Speed - TAS

other prospects that are on my watch list

VM
Jordan Knapp(East), Hunter Ryan(East), Sam Gayfer(North), Jack Poustie(Oak), Logan Shepherd(North), Tate Hodgson(North)

VC
Tanner Armstrong(Murr), Cody Templeton(Gipps), Mitch Toner(Dand), Ethan Drever(GWV), Noah Williams(Geel)

SA
Kodah Edwards, Jacob McNicol, Jack Leys(Rich FS), Memphis Webb, Angus White, Ryan Davies, Jack Gordon

WA
Jayden Clarke, Tazzi Faithfull, Antonio Crupi, Thatcher Simmons, Lachlan McGlade, Benji Van Rooyen, Jai Debono

Allies
Blake Philpott, Jess Bula, Mason Brown, Josh Webber, Hugh McCallum(Tas), Caylen Murray, Hamish McPherson (Bris), Leroy Kaesler (GCS), Tom Wichman, Tex Longmire (GWS), Guy Jenkin, Aidan McCartney(Syd)


...72 all up for 2026 from the u16s champs

Here is my 72 talents spotted from u16s as I missed out on their underage years im a little behind on form and development

Top Talents from my pov
1. Doug Cochrane (Port NGA) - quality key defender, intercepting and dominating aerial contests, moves well
2. Cody Walker (Carl FS/Rich NGA) - prototype modern midfielder
3. Lucas Robinson (Frem NGA) - running defender/mid, at u16s reminded me of Weddle in full flight, but looked more bulky and slower at the u18s champs which could see him drop down the order, keeping high for now, but will probably drop down for being too bulky now
4. Archie Van Dyk - flexible mid reminds me of a young Will Day
5. Arki Butler - mid/forw
6. Leo Steed - outside/inside mid reminds me of Elliot Yeo
7. Matthew Owen (Bris A) - similar to Zeke Uwland
8. Wil Malady - fantastic med forw
9. Jack Pickett - Key forw
10. Marlon Neocleous - small forw/mid, reminds me of Caleb Serong at times for gipps/vc
11. Harry Van Hattum - even at the u18s champs this year, he was impressive in the ruck, he was huge at the u16s, one to watch

I want to mention a couple tassie kids, but I havnt seen them since the u16s and they are getting no hype, so I'll reserve judgement

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Will 2026 be kind to you Davo?

Remains to be seen.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Between yourself and Haggas, there's plenty of reading and watching for this crop.

Plenty of Tassie chatter in the background for this crop to avoid as they prepare for the last 18 team ND.

Perhaps one or 2 could be picked up by the Devils as rookies to potentially elevate to the seniors' list for 2028.

We go around yet again mate.

 

[Thunderstruck]

Dougie a special one, been standing out a long time to me, he's one of those proper unique talents that projects extremely highly but you can't quite gauge how it is all gunna come together.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Tazzi Faithfull

Now here's a player that Tasmania should be able to draft with no go home factor.

 

[Davo-27]

I need to catch up on u16s champs this year for 2027 list and catch up on the players that had good underage years for 2026... so much work so little free time.

 

[Warhorse]

Dougie a special one, been standing out a long time to me, he's one of those proper unique talents that projects extremely highly but you can't quite gauge how it is all gunna come together.

He looks generational at times. Special talent