2026 Draft Thread

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

Latest draft chat with Jackson Phillips is live. It's a really good insight into a driven and resilient young man. He's a ripper and it's well worth a read.

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

has any body heard what mcgrogor's deciionis between afl and atthletics. will he attend draft combine?

McGroder ran a 6.39 2km time trial. Placed 25th at the National Combine.

[dejavoodoo44]

McGroder ran a 6.39 2km time trial. Placed 25th at the National Combine.

Good that he's there. I don't know if it means that he's chosen AFL over athletics, but I guess it does mean that he hasn't ruled AFL out.

[Dow]

Good that he's there. I don't know if it means that he's chosen AFL over athletics, but I guess it does mean that he hasn't ruled AFL out.

Has a lot of Athletic ability obviously but from what I have seen and its limited it, he would be a long shot to make at AFL level

[imuninformedtwo]

I get it, and you’re right, but Kyle hadn’t played much footy till three years ago. As accessing Academy talent gets harder, we will need to take the occasional punt.

[Tommy_Wolfe7]

A report today suggests that, while not confirmed, clubs believe McGroder will choose footy.



And in addition to that, I had a chat with Eastern Ranges rebounder Sam Devers about his season. He's an interesting prospect with plenty of upside.

https://readingtheplay.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/draft-chats-8-sam-devers/