The AFL Talent Pathway industry is getting an increasingly crystallised sense of the prospects on offer in 2026 - but what about next year?
With Tasmania allowed to pre-list up to 12 17-year-olds across the next two draft cycles, clubs will have a keen eye on the depth of talent and overall strength of the pool.
Tasmania has expressed interest in several members of the crop as the young club considers its list build, with the below names, in no particular order, among some in consideration.
Jake Beams (Tasmania Devils, half-back)
We had to include a Tasmanian on the list, didn't we? Regardless of his state lineage, though, Beams is well deserving of a place on the list.
His numbers in the Talent League this season have been eye-popping and, remarkably, he's just 10 days away from being too young to qualify for next year's intake.
An attacking half-back whose pressure and intercepting causes turnover, the more of the footy he has, the better, because he breaks lines with his drive and daring ball use.
