{"id":215657,"date":"2026-05-26T19:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=215657"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:29:54","slug":"pick-by-pick-2026-afl-mid-season-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2026\/05\/26\/pick-by-pick-2026-afl-mid-season-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"PICK-BY-PICK: 2026 AFL Mid-Season Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A BUMPER Mid-Season Draft saw 18 players added to AFL lists, with Collingwood and Melbourne fulfilling all three selections, and West Coast also taking a couple as Port Adelaide passed its third selection. Aged between 19 and 27, the VFL was a massive source for clubs with 11 of the draftees coming from the competition, while the SANFL made up six of the remaining seven, including a massive three from Woodville-West Torrens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

>>> AFL MID-SEASON DRAFT PREVIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 AFL MID-SEASON DRAFT: EVERY PICK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ROUND 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Essendon – Jaxon Artemis<\/a> (Tasmania Devils VFL) | General Defender
2. Richmond – Kye Annand<\/strong> (Geelong VFL) | Key Defender
3. West Coast – Oliver Francou<\/strong> (North Adelaide SANFL) | Inside Midfielder
4. Carlton – Flynn Riley<\/a> (Carlton VFL) | Ruck
5. Port Adelaide – Xavier Bamert<\/a> (North Melbourne VFL) | Midfielder
6. North Melbourne – Ollie Griffin<\/a> (Sandringham Dragons) | Forward
7. St Kilda – Campbell Lake<\/a> (Southport VFL) | Small Forward
8. Collingwood – Harrison Coe<\/strong> (Frankson VFL) | Ruck
9. Western Bulldogs – Caleb May<\/a> (West Adelaide SANFL) | Ruck
10. Adelaide – Hugo Hall-Kahan<\/a> (Williamstown VFL) | General Defender
11. Melbourne – Lukas Cooke<\/a> (WWT Eagles SANFL) | Tall Defender
12. Hawthorn – Max Beattie<\/a> (WWT Eagles SANFL) | Small Forward\/Midfielder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROUND 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. West Coast – Marcus Herbert<\/a> (Geelong VFL) | Midfielder\/Defender
14. Port Adelaide – Alex Van Wyk<\/a> (North Adelaide SANFL) | Ruck
15. Collingwood – Liam Puncher<\/a> (WWT Eagles SANFL) | Tall Defender
16. Melbourne – Joel Fitzgerald<\/a> (Frankston VFL) | Midfielder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROUND 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Port Adelaide – Pass
18. Collingwood – Mitch Podhajski<\/a> (Coburg VFL) | General Forward
19. Melbourne – Max Mapley<\/a> (Tasmania Devils VFL) | Ruck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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