AFL mid-season draft live updates: West Coast eye South Australian ruck as WAFL guns in the spotlight
West Coast have made two shock selections in the mid-season draft, taking the son of a Port Adelaide gun, while a WAFL premiership star went as No.1. SEE EVERY SELECTION.
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. Caleb May - Western Bulldogs
10. Hugo Hall-Kahan - Adelaide
11. Lukas Cooke - Melbourne
12. Max Beattie - Hawthorn
Second round
13. Marcus Herbert - West Coast
14. Alex Van Wyk - Port Adelaide
15. Liam Puncher - Collingwood
16. Joel Fitzgerald - Melbourne
Third round
17. Pass - Port Adelaide
18. Mitch Podhajski - Collingwood
19. Max Mapley - Melbourne
Key events
17 mins ago - 04:51 PM
PICK 13 - Eagles take Marcus Herbert
27 mins ago - 04:40 PM
PICK THREE EAGLES TAKE OLIVER FRANCOU
32 mins ago - 04:35 PM
PICK ONE
55 mins ago - 04:12 PM
Who’s likely to go No.1?
1 hour ago - 04:00 PM
Who are the Eagles circling?
1 hour ago - 03:51 PM
Top WA prospects
1 hour ago - 03:48 PM
Welcome
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
A disappointing night for locals
Other than Jaxon Artemis, who went No.1, no other WA products went in the mid-season draft despite several strong links.
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 Marcus Herbert from the Geelong Cats VFL.
He can play across half-back and the midfield in the vein of Tom McCarthy.
The 23-year-old has been part of Geelong’s VFL side for five years.
“He possesses the versatility to impact in a range of roles, underpinned by his contest work, composure, and ability to execute by hand or foot under pressure,” Massey says.
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 but did not play a game before being delisted as the attacking half-back goes to the Crows.
