With the 2026 AFL Draft now just over a week away, the shape of this year's intake is beginning to unfold as more whispers and intel surface, and it's time to deliver our third of four Mock Drafts for the year.
This Mock Draft is an evolution of our most recent exercise, which also included a total of 43 selections across the first two rounds of the count.
VIEW: FIRST EDITION MOCK DRAFT - PICKS 1-18
VIEW: SECOND EDITION MOCK DRAFT - PICKS 1-43
PLAY: AFL MOCK DRAFT SIMULATOR
Pick 10 - Brisbane (Matched Bid): Caylen Murray
The Lions are in the mix to trade some of their earlier picks on draft night in a plan that will still see them attain Murray and ideally be in a better position after the bid. As things stand, their earliest two picks will get them a matched bid at Pick 10, with the Suns circling Murray, but the reigning premiers will also be diving into next year's DVI total.
MATCHED BID: Brisbane use Picks 19 and 25, as well as 146 DVI deficit points.
