The start of the 2026 AFL is closing in, with the pre-season presenting plenty of questions for fans as to how their teams will take shape come Round 1.
With the first week back from the break causing carnage on the injury front, a number of selection spots are up for grabs across the competition, if they weren't already.
With trade and draft recruits, as well as players on the periphery, looking to cement their spots, there's plenty of discourse focused on what lineup each club will run with to start the new campaign.
Here we've selected every AFL team's best 23 for the 2026 season...
Adelaide
FB: Max Michalanney, Mark Keane, Josh Worrell
HB: Wayne Milera, Nick Murray, Mitchell Hinge
C: Isaac Cumming, Izak Rankine, Dan Curtin
HF: Ben Keays, Darcy Fogarty, Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Taylor Walker, Riley Thilthorpe, Josh Rachele
FO: Reilly O'Brien, Jordan Dawson, Jake Soligo
I/C: James Peatling, Rory Laird, Callum Ah Chee, Sid Draper, Hugh Bond






