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...
NEW PICK YOUR TEAM: Select your club's best 23 + Origin and custom teams
Collingwood
FB: Isaac Quaynor, Billy Frampton, Jeremy Howe
HB: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Josh Daicos
C: Steele Sidebottom, Jack Crisp, Daniel Houston
HF: Beau McCreery, Daniel McStay, Tim Membrey
FF: Bobby Hill, Jack Buller, Jamie Elliott
FO: Darcy Cameron, Nick Daicos, Jordan De Goey
I/C: Reef McInnes, Scott Pendlebury, Harry Perryman, Patrick Lipinski, Lachlan Schultz






