Our Champs MVPs, big risers + debating the BEST open pool AFL Draft prospect

With the U18s National Championships reaching a conclusion for three of the five teams, the Craft of the Draft AFL team name their MVPs, big risers and more for Western Australia, South Australia and the Allies, plus give their Larke Medal predictions ahead of the carnival’s concluding game. Analyst Lachie Vendy is back with ‘The Vendy Machine’ to detail some of the big changes to his top 100 draft prospects list, and debate a few differing views on this year’s pool, including who the best non club-tied prospect is for 2026. RUNDOWN 00:00 Intro 01:04 WA Standouts 10:25 South Australia Standouts 17:50 Allies Standouts 22:42 Larke Medal Predictions 23:37 The Vendy Machine: Top 100 27:26 Man vs Machine 40:28 What's Coming up? Filmed on 15/07/2026 IG:   / craftofthedraft   For all your AFL news go to ZeroHanger.com and make sure to FOLLOW Zero Hanger on social media: NEWS: https://www.zerohanger.com IG:   / zerohanger   FB:   / aflzerohanger   X: https://x.com/zerohanger TT:   / zerohanger   YT:    / zerohangerafl