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2026 AFL National Draft
Gus Teixeira: 2026 AFL Draft profile
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2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 5 · EDITORIAL RANGEVIC
- Position
- Midfielder/Forward
- Listed height
- 181 cm
- Club / region
- Sandringham Dragons (VIC Metro)
- Projected range
- Top 5 (editorial)
Gus Teixeira scouting report
Gus Teixeira is the 2026 draft’s "human highlight reel." A 181cm explosive midfielder-forward, the Sandringham Dragons product is a line-breaking specialist with a lethal combination of power and agility. After a foot injury delayed his 2026 start, he returned in Round 4 with a dominant 20-disposal, 2-goal performance that reminded recruiters why he’s a premier transition threat. Renowned for his "punchy" kicking and elite ground-ball work, Teixeira thrives on splitting open defenses and channelling his explosive burst to transform a stoppage exit into a direct scoring opportunity
AFL player comparison
Chad Warner
A stylistic comparison from the scouting database, not a prediction of career output.
More from the scouting notes
Teixeira mirrors Warner’s "explosive power" profile; he possesses the lower-body strength to flash through tackles and the blistering acceleration to separate from the pack. Like Chad, he is a dual-threat weapon who can dominate at the centre bounce before rotating forward to snag a clinical set-shot or snap goal
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Source: the existing SotaramAFL 2026 scouting database, republished as a dated editorial snapshot. Listed facts have not been independently re-reported for this page. See methodology and corrections.