The AFL Academy’s matchup with Richmond VFL and a pair of trial games in Victoria have further shaped this year’s draft class, with a Sandringham Dragons midfielder emerging as a top 10 prospect after an eye-catching performance. A West Perth tall is put ‘On the Radar’, a 2027 Tassie prospect had a BOG performance, and Jonty and Mitch debate whether the standard of the AFL talent pool is strong enough ahead of the league’s expansion.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

00:58 Talk of the town

10:32 AFL academy recap

16:08 Victoria trials

21:44 On the radar

24:19 Emerging excellence

27:07 Team focus: WA State Squad

32:00 What’s coming up?

Filmed on 22/04/2026

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