State Focus West Australian Junior Talent: 2026 Draft

[Chopper Squad]

Wow, I think you are way off on this one bud. It’s early days but I think some of these may fall behind Walsh & Maynard.

He will never miss anyone from Sth Freo with you on the case!

 

[SaintLoopy]

I still don’t get how the choose the AFL academy. Looking at that video of Houndsome & some of the exclusions, I must have no idea about the game. I’m sure these guys have upside but they don’t seem to pick on performance.

 

[Futbolista]

WA Junior Talent: 2026 Draft: January Update (Updated 1/1/2026)
2025 colts votes abandoned as we are in the new season
*=WA state 18's summer squad
1-Lucas Robinson (SF)*
2-Garrison Kenh (EP)*
3-Benji Van Rooyen (CL)*
4-Heath Mellody (CL/PSA)*
5-Harper Banfield (CL/PSA)*
6-Koby LeCras (WP)*
7-George Gale (CL/PSA)*
8-Ben Wood (EF)*
9-Harvey Spawton-Guy (WP)*
10-Kye Ormerod (EF)*
11-Leo Steed (SD)*
12-Mitchell Stirling (PT)*
13-Thatcher Simmons (S)
14-Byron Foster (SF)*
15-Kyan Perera (S)*
16-Lachlan McGlade (EP/PSA)*
17-David Shanahan (SD/PSA)
18-Jamayson Ketchup (P)*
19-James Barnard (EP)
20-Tom Brown (CL/PSA)*
21-Damien Newry (CL/NT)
22-Jayden Clarke (P)*
23-Cameron Maynard (SF)*
24-Luca Boczar (WP)
25-Harrison Gilford (S)
26-Elijah Williams (CL)*
27-Joshua Nathan (EF)*
28-Drew Clarke (PT)
29-Jai Debono (SD)
30-Heath Wilson (SF)*
31-Finlay Yeo (EF)*
32-Robert Farmer (CL/PSA)*
33-Ben O'Shea (S)
34-Corbin Boylson (S/PSA)
35-Jett Abbott (EF)
36-Elijah Dennis (CL)*
37-Quentin Bacich (EF)
38-Cooper Edwards (CL)
39-McKenna Pringle (PT)
40-Connor Lally (S)
41-Ethan Turner (EP/PSA)
42-Cooper Trovarello (CL)
43-Cody Lee (P/PSA)*
44-Tazzi Faithfull (PT)
45-Jayke Cooper (PT)
46-Lincoln Martignago (EF)
47-Nate Scott (EF)
48-Harry Brooks (CL/PSA)
49-Jackson Muir (CL)
50=Kalum Smith (SD)*
50=Jaxon Ozanne (SD)*
50=Marcus Motton (EF/PSA)*

Others to Watch: Zac Godwin (SF), Noah Braun (CL), Jack McAuliffe (SF), Levi Morgan (S), Sam Hookham (SF), Sam Irving (CL/PSA), William Taboni (EP/PSA), James Whelan (PT), Adam Schmechtig (S), Thomas Hamon (SF), Tom Stewart (SF), Riley Wiltschut (PT), Latrell Thomas (S), Kalan Rigoll (WP), Hurricane Clark (S), Matthew Edgelow (P)

Colts or WA 18's overagers in 2026
1-Bol Makuach (PT)
2-Cooper Ramsay (EF)*
3-Seb Royle (EP)*
4-Jimmy Aylmore (S)
5-Tom.Phillips (EF)
6-Ngor Athol (WP)
7-Lucas Clarkson (EF)
8-Xavier Bianchini (P)
9-Jack Clarey (EP)
10-Cooper Clark (P)
11-Thomas Martin (SD)

 

[SaintLoopy]

WA Junior Talent: 2026 Draft: January Update (Updated 1/1/2026)
2025 colts votes abandoned as we are in the new season
*=WA state 18's summer squad
1-Lucas Robinson (SF)*
2-Garrison Kenh (EP)*
3-Benji Van Rooyen (CL)*
4-Heath Mellody (CL/PSA)*
5-Harper Banfield (CL/PSA)*
6-Koby LeCras (WP)*
7-George Gale (CL/PSA)*
8-Ben Wood (EF)*
9-Harvey Spawton-Guy (WP)*
10-Kye Ormerod (EF)*
11-Leo Steed (SD)*
12-Mitchell Stirling (PT)*
13-Thatcher Simmons (S)
14-Byron Foster (SF)*
15-Kyan Perera (S)*
16-Lachlan McGlade (EP/PSA)*
17-David Shanahan (SD/PSA)
18-Jamayson Ketchup (P)*
19-James Barnard (EP)
20-Tom Brown (CL/PSA)*
21-Damien Newry (CL/NT)
22-Jayden Clarke (P)*
23-Cameron Maynard (SF)*
24-Luca Boczar (WP)
25-Harrison Gilford (S)
26-Elijah Williams (CL)*
27-Joshua Nathan (EF)*
28-Drew Clarke (PT)
29-Jai Debono (SD)
30-Heath Wilson (SF)*
31-Finlay Yeo (EF)*
32-Robert Farmer (CL/PSA)*
33-Ben O'Shea (S)
34-Corbin Boylson (S/PSA)
35-Jett Abbott (EF)
36-Elijah Dennis (CL)*
37-Quentin Bacich (EF)
38-Cooper Edwards (CL)
39-McKenna Pringle (PT)
40-Connor Lally (S)
41-Ethan Turner (EP/PSA)
42-Cooper Trovarello (CL)
43-Cody Lee (P/PSA)*
44-Tazzi Faithfull (PT)
45-Jayke Cooper (PT)
46-Lincoln Martignago (EF)
47-Nate Scott (EF)
48-Harry Brooks (CL/PSA)
49-Jackson Muir (CL)
50=Kalum Smith (SD)*
50=Jaxon Ozanne (SD)*
50=Marcus Motton (EF/PSA)*

Others to Watch: Zac Godwin (SF), Noah Braun (CL), Jack McAuliffe (SF), Levi Morgan (S), Sam Hookham (SF), Sam Irving (CL/PSA), William Taboni (EP/PSA), James Whelan (PT), Adam Schmechtig (S), Thomas Hamon (SF), Tom Stewart (SF), Riley Wiltschut (PT), Latrell Thomas (S), Kalan Rigoll (WP), Hurricane Clark (S), Matthew Edgelow (P)

Colts or WA 18's overagers in 2026
1-Bol Makuach (PT)
2-Cooper Ramsay (EF)*
3-Seb Royle (EP)*
4-Jimmy Aylmore (S)
5-Tom.Phillips (EF)
6-Ngor Athol (WP)
7-Lucas Clarkson (EF)
8-Xavier Bianchini (P)
9-Jack Clarey (EP)
10-Cooper Clark (P)
11-Thomas Martin (SD)

How do players go up in the off season when they’re not in the summer squad

 

[Futbolista]

How do players go up in the off season when they’re not in the summer squad

Reassessment. Watching some streamer back. Checking fitness updates.

 

[Futbolista]

And you know that if Thatcher is fit and ready to go he will be one of the stars of the comp.