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)
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), 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.

 

[SaintLoopy]

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

Fair call. Could be the next bolster like Farrow

 

[Futbolista]

Also unless Byron Foster (SF) has grown taller, I think it might be worth a shot giving him a go at CHB. Would like to see what he can do as an intercept defender.

 

[SaintLoopy]

Also unless Byron Foster (SF) has grown taller, I think it might be worth a shot giving him a go at CHB. Would like to see what he can do as an intercept defender.

Spoke with some guys at the club & I think you are on the money with him for CHB. On a positive note they say he has put on 12kgs since the start of last year.

 

[borderbarry]

Which of these boys are indigenous?

 

[Futbolista]

Which of these boys are indigenous?

Well, sometimes it's hard to know.

But certainly Lachlan McGlade (EP), Jamayson Ketchup (P), Damien Newry (CL), Cameron Maynard (SF), Elijah Williams (CL), Robert Farmer (CL), Levi Morgan (S), Latrell Thomas (S), Hurricane Clark (S)

There may be others ??

 

[borderbarry]

I know Lachlan McClade is, and I think Robert Farmer is related to Jeff Farmer

Jeff Farmer

Age

48

Ht

175cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

1.6

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

0.6

3star

G

0.2

3star

, now who else?

 

[Futbolista]

I know Lachlan McClade is, and I think Robert Farmer is related to Jeff Farmer, now who else?

I think I covered it man?

 

[borderbarry]

Futbalista, thank you for your efforts. Much appreciated.

 

[Futbolista]

I was a bit late seeing this and then I got sidetracked by cricket.

But noobermensch is easing his way into 2026 and I reckon most people around Australia have a lot of time for the highly skilled, well balanced Garrison Kenh from East Perth.

I love his poise and the way he bounces the ball with his right hand and kicks with his left.

He reads the game well as a defender. Is there a need to convert him into a mid? I don't think so when he has such great rebounding qualities. He could probably check his opponent closer and we'll see what happens in 2026, remembering that sometimes he has to take the risk and zag off to intercept. Risk/reward.

Thanks noobermensch once again and do check out his youtube channel for more.

 

[SaintLoopy]

Heard a whisper that State u18 intra club scratchy will be at Joondalup 28th Feb

 

[Jaygee1976]

Heard a whisper that State u18 intra club scratchy will be at Joondalup 28th Feb

yes there is a game on the 28/02, looking forward to it

 

[SaintLoopy]

yes there is a game on the 28/02, looking forward to it

Thanks Jaygee. Do you go down & watch the boys train? If so, who are the stand outs at the moment?

 

[Jaygee1976]

Thanks Jaygee. Do you go down & watch the boys train? If so, who are the stand outs at the moment?

dont get down as much as I would like but can say they are working really hard.
If the improvement Jamo has gone through since the beginning of the Summer squad is anything to go by the squad is going very well.

 

[#BallMagnet]

Any intel from the recent WA preseason testing?
Standouts, performances of some of the more highly rated WA prospects or results of some that are maybe flying under the radar?

 

[WestCoast17]

Any intel from the recent WA preseason testing?
Standouts, performances of some of the more highly rated WA prospects or results of some that are maybe flying under the radar?

I heard Fin Yeo broke the agility test record

 

[eagleyed25]

TOP 5s | 2026 West Australian Boys Preseason Testing

A Fremantle NGA prospect broke new ground in the agility test as Western Australia's speedsters showed out at the recent preseason combine.

central.rookieme.com

 

[Futbolista]

Lucas Robinson stood up for South Fremantle in the WAFL colts grand final against Claremont.

Tough and relentless at stoppages and excellent in the air. In fact his marking is underestimated.

It will be interesting to see if he can sway the non-believers in 2026.

Thanks again to noobermensch for putting a spotlight on this WA prospect. Have a look at his other player in focus videos on the Footy Stuff youtube channel.

 

[Freezin]

Lucas Robinson stood up for South Fremantle in the WAFL colts grand final against Claremont.

Tough and relentless at stoppages and excellent in the air. In fact his marking is underestimated.

It will be interesting to see if he can sway the non-believers in 2026.

Thanks again to noobermensch for putting a spotlight on this WA prospect. Have a look at his other player in focus videos on the Footy Stuff youtube channel.

Can you ask Noober for a video of Mrs O's boy.....just asking for a friend

 

[Futbolista]

Can you ask Noober for a video of Mrs O's boy.....just asking for a friend

I will indeed when the season starts. As long as he fires....same with Ben Wood. Will be fascinating to see how they step up. Both should get plenty of supply although I wouldn't be surpised if the Sharks convert Ormerod into a big strong mid. I think that would work.