2026 AFL club bid-matching calculator
Choose your club. See which bids its current draft hand can fund.
Can Carlton match an early bid?
Published hand checked 19 October 2026 · assumes no existing deficit
Linked prospect in the database: Cody Walker.
Earliest rival bid this hand can fund: pick 3, with a 262-point deficit.
If a rival bids at…
Each card is a separate scenario using the published order. It assumes an eligible tied player, available list places and no earlier matched bids. For later bid positions, the club’s earlier selections are treated as already used.
BID 1Trade needed1,084 points shortCost 3,000 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 2Trade needed565 points shortCost 2,481 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 3Match with deficit262 points shortCost 2,178 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 4Match with deficit46 points shortCost 1,962 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 5Points covered121 points above the costCost 1,795 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 6Points covered257 points above the costCost 1,659 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 7Points covered373 points above the costCost 1,543 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 8Points covered473 points above the costCost 1,443 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 9Points covered561 points above the costCost 1,355 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 10Points covered640 points above the costCost 1,276 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 11Points covered711 points above the costCost 1,205 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
BID 12Points covered776 points above the costCost 1,140 · Picks provide 1,916See payment details ＋
Use picks 13 and 18: 1,080 + 836 = 1,916 points. A permitted deficit is limited to 412 points.
Show bid positions 13–54
Check or adjust the assumptions
Future first-round holdings are checked against the published future-picks table. Ladder bands follow the current 2026 simulator setup. Existing deficits default to zero and must be adjusted if already committed. This checks funding only: residual selections, list-space eligibility and later changes to the order are not simulated.
Explore a hypothetical pick trade or custom bid
What would you give up?
Choose a side, then tap picks on the board below. Tap a selected pick to remove it.
Package A
1,443POINTSPackage B
1,585POINTS1,443 points in A · 1,585 points in B
Points compare draft capital. The players available and your club’s list needs decide whether a trade suits.Can your picks cover the bid?
Choose the bid selection, set the club’s ladder band, then add picks to pay.
1. The bid
No loading or discount for this ladder band.
2. Picks to pay
1,281POINTSUp to two unused picks after the bid.
Your picks provide 1,281 points against a 1,276-point cost.
A points estimate. Ownership, list places, eligibility and residual picks are not checked.Choose your picks
Blue picks are in A. Purple picks are in B. Each pick can belong to one side.
Club badges show the dated post-trade snapshot. Your packages are free to explore any combination.
A simple points example
Pick 8 carries 1,443 points. Picks 14 and 26 carry 1,024 + 561 = 1,585.
The two-pick package has 142 more points. Compare the prospects available at those selections before deciding which package you prefer.
How the 2026 bid estimate works
For bids 1–18, the top two ladder finishers pay 20% extra; third and fourth pay 10% extra. Clubs finishing 5–10 pay base points. Clubs finishing 11–18 receive a 10% discount through pick 36. Up to two current selections can pay for an early bid.
From pick 37, matching uses the club’s next selection. A deficit is capped at 412 points and requires a first-round pick in the following draft. Percentage costs round to the nearest whole point, consistent with the current simulator.
The estimate does not move the live draft board or calculate residual selections. Check the AFL’s rule announcement and the bidding walkthrough for the full context.
View the complete draft points table
Values used by SotaramAFL’s current 2026 simulator. A pick’s points value is separate from its value to a club selecting a player.
| Pick | DVI points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3,000 |
| 2 | 2,481 |
| 3 | 2,178 |
| 4 | 1,962 |
| 5 | 1,795 |
| 6 | 1,659 |
| 7 | 1,543 |
| 8 | 1,443 |
| 9 | 1,355 |
| 10 | 1,276 |
| 11 | 1,205 |
| 12 | 1,140 |
| 13 | 1,080 |
| 14 | 1,024 |
| 15 | 973 |
| 16 | 924 |
| 17 | 879 |
| 18 | 836 |
| 19 | 796 |
| 20 | 757 |
| 21 | 721 |
| 22 | 686 |
| 23 | 653 |
| 24 | 621 |
| 25 | 590 |
| 26 | 561 |
| 27 | 533 |
| 28 | 505 |
| 29 | 479 |
| 30 | 454 |
| 31 | 429 |
| 32 | 405 |
| 33 | 382 |
| 34 | 360 |
| 35 | 338 |
| 36 | 317 |
| 37 | 297 |
| 38 | 277 |
| 39 | 257 |
| 40 | 238 |
| 41 | 220 |
| 42 | 202 |
| 43 | 184 |
| 44 | 167 |
| 45 | 150 |
| 46 | 134 |
| 47 | 118 |
| 48 | 102 |
| 49 | 86 |
| 50 | 71 |
| 51 | 57 |
| 52 | 42 |
| 53 | 28 |
| 54 | 14 |
Picks 55–115 carry 0 DVI points each in this table. They can still be used to select players.
Put your draft ideas to the test
Choose players, explore pick trades and see how bids change your draft in the existing SotaramAFL simulator.