With the 2026 AFL Mid-Season Draft less than a week away, Jonty and Mitch run through the clubs in line to make selections, and the prospects they could select. Plus, the teams that could join the draft order by Tuesday’s count. Western Australia are next up in Craft of the Draft’s U18s National Championships preview series, with the boys naming the prospects set to lead WA’s carnival tilt, while a club-tied midfielder and one of this year’s leading prospects feature in ‘Buying Stocks’.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

01:37 Mid-Season Draft Order

02:14 Latest Club Whispers

16:46 Other Clubs In The Mix

18:30 WA U18s Preview

24:40 Emerging Excellence

26:45 Buying Stocks

31:26 What's coming up?

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With the U18s Boys National Championships just a month away, Jonty and Mitch kick-off their state-by-state preview series with reigning champs South Australia, naming the Croweaters’ leading prospects, names to watch, and some club-tied talent set to be on show for SA. With Carlton parting with Michael Voss this week, the boys also look at what it means could mean for the Blues’ draft plans, and a new segment sees Jonty and Mitch invest in some form prospects from across the country.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

00:42 Talk of the Town: Carlton

10:05 SA Squad Preview

19:30 Buying Stocks

25:56 Emerging Excellence

30:07 What's coming up?

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GWS head of talent Adrian Caruso joins Jonty and Mitch in the studio to talk all things AFL Draft, from the Giants’ Academy and growing the game in Western Sydney, to draft strategies and the recent changes released by the AFL. Plus, the development of the Giants’ current emerging stars, and the club’s likely Mid-Season Draft plans.

RUNDOWN

0:00 Draft Rule Changes

2:00 GWS Academy + Western Sydney growth

10:27 Draft Strategies

16:23 Giants’ Young Core

23:18 2026 Draft Class

27:55 Mid-Season Draft Plans

31:20 School Football

32:52 Extra AFL List Spot

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The first episode of the month means it’s time for some AFL Draft Prospect Power Rankings! Jonty and Mitch go through Craft of the Draft’s top 30 prospects for 2026 so far, breaking down some of the big movers from the start of the season. The boys also highlight some of the names who were unlucky to miss the top 30, as well as look at the state-by-state and club-tied totals.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

01:39 Power Rankings 1-10

06:30 Power Rankings 11-20

11:49 Power Rankings 21-30

16:34 Rankings Breakdown

17:57 Who missed out?

21:25 What's coming up?

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With the 2026 AFL Mid-Season Draft close to a month away, the boys look at the clubs that could be making the picks and the prospects likely in their sights. The introduction of the VFL vs Talent League Young Guns game and the return of school footy added to the season’s proceedings over the weekend, while a few draft guns earn some praise ahead of next month’s top 30 power rankings.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

01:06 Mid-season Draft

11:18 VFL vs. Young guns

14:57 School Footy

18:16 Rising stocks

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With the AFL announcing immediate new changes to the draft bidding system, the boys give their instant reaction to the five key amendments, and assess the clubs most impacted by the changes.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Initial reactions

01:49 Rule change breakdowns

19:35 Most impacted clubs

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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?

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The strong form of a club-tied draft prospect is set to leave one AFL club with a headache come the off-season as they look to settle on their list plans for the future. With the first AFL Academy game in the books, Jonty and Mitch go through the standouts and key talking points, plus a long-awaited nod for a Dandenong Stingrays talent’s start to the season and a look at Claremont’s Colts program.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

00:58 Talk of the town

04:13 AFL Academy Recap

19:52 On the Radar

23:28 Emerging Excellence

26:33 Team focus: Claremont

29:26 What's coming up?

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With a few weeks of action in the books, Jonty and Mitch highlight the AFL Draft prospects who have been early-season statement makers across the country with their strong form and sharp rises. The boys also look at some of the latest names to appear on the Mid-Season Draft radar, as well as preview the AFL Academy’s first game for 2026.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

00:34 Talk of the town

15:02 Academy Analysis

18:56 On the radar

21:23 Emerging excellence

23:21 Team focus: Tassie VFL

26:58 What's coming up?

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Jonty and Mitch list their top 10 AFL Draft prospects to start the year, and take a look at the current trend for ruckmen, with this year’s class featuring several talls at the point end of the crop. ‘On the Radar’ sees a Knights debutant and North Adelaide talent flagged as ones to watch, while some familiar surnames have emerged as in-form bottom agers early into the new season.

RUNDOWN

00:00 Welcome to Craft of The Draft

00:32 Talk of the town

08:57 Top 10s

12:27 Academy Analysis

17:59 On the radar

20:28 Emerging excellence

23:03 Team focus: Northern Knights

27:25 What’s coming up

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