AFL: West Coast have two list spots available as several WA guns have high hopes of going to the next level in the 2026 AFL mid-season draft.
The Eagles have two list spots available following season ending injuires to Deven Robertson and Jacob Newton with picks No.3 and 13.
Essendon will have the top pick, while there are several WA products who could find AFL homes with the draft beginning at 4.30pm AWST.
SEE EVERY PICK IN THE AFL’S MID-SEASON DRAFT BELOW
1. Jaxon Artemis -Essendon
2. Kye Annand Richmond
3. Oliver Francou - West Coast
4. Flynn Riley - Carlton
5. Xavier Bamert - Port Adelaide
6. North Melbourne
7. Campbell Lake - St Kilda
8. Harrison Coe - Collingwood
9. Western Bulldogs
10. Adelaide
11. Melbourne
12. Hawthorn
Second round
13. West Coast
14. Port Adelaide
15. Collingwood
16. Melbourne
Third round
17. Port Adelaide
18. Collingwood
19. Melbourne
PICK 19
Max Mapley joins the Demons. He was a teammate of Artemis at the Devils described a s a project ruckman.
That’s the final pick of the night.
PICK 18
Port Adelaide pass so we go straight to pick 18 where Collingwood take Mitch Podhajski as a forward.
The 27-year-old is firmly in late bloomer terriroty.
PICK 16
Joel Fitzgerald joins Melbourne. He’s been racking up huge numbers in the VFL as a midfielder.
He’s had 35 or more disposals in five of his last seven games.
PICK 15
Liam Puncher is the third Woodville West-Torrens Eagle to end up on an AFL list tonight.
PICK 14
Alex Van Wyk goes to Port to add ruck depth following Ivan Soldo’s retirement.
PICK 13 - Eagles take Marcus Herbert
West Coast takes Macrus Herbert from the Geelong Cats VFL.
He can play across half-back and the midfield in the vein of Tom McCarthy.
Herbert has been part of Geelong’s VFL side for five years.
PICK 12
Max Beattie goes to the Hawks and was a teammate of Lukas Cooke until about one minute ago.
PICK 11
Lukas Cooke goes to the Demons having switched from a forward to a key defender.
PICK 10
Adelaide take Hugo Hall-Kahan.
Second time around having been picked up in the 2024 MSD by the Swans as the attacking half-back goes to the Crows.
The ones we missed
There was a bit going on with the Eagles shock but here’s who welse went at 4,5,6
4. Carlton - Flynn Riley (ruckman, Carlton VFL)
5. Port Adelaide - Xavier Bamert (midfielder, North Melbourne VFL)
6. North Melbourne - Oliver Griffin (forward, Sandringham Dragons)
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