Picking our U18s AA team + uncovering some AFL Draft diamonds

The 2026 U18s National Championships are in the rear-view mirror, giving the Craft of the Draft team the chance to pick their team of the carnival and lock in the final Champs Chart of the year. Jonty and Mitch also go over the standouts from Vic Metro and Vic Country’s campaigns, and recap some of the leading performers from the U17s trials - including a handful of club-tied teenagers. Plus, Lachie Vendy joins the team to go through some AFL Draft prospects who deserve some more attention in ‘Draft Diamonds’.RUNDOWN00:00 Intro01:22 Vic Metro Standouts11:46 Vic Country Standouts17:54 Final Champs Charts19:27 Team of the Champs22:34 U17s Trials Recap26:57 Draft Diamonds39:29 What's Coming up?Filmed on 22/07/2026IG: https://www.instagram.com/craftofthedraft/For all your AFL news go to ZeroHanger.com and make sure to FOLLOW Zero Hanger on social media:NEWS: https://www.zerohanger.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/ZeroHangerFB: https://www.facebook.com/AFLZeroHangerX: https://x.com/zerohangerTT: https://www.tiktok.com/@zerohangerYT: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZeroHangerAFL