Key Defender
Jake Soutar is the WAFL’s premier breakout "mature-age intercepting menace" ahead of the draft. Standing at a rangy 190cm, the 20-year-old East Perth defender has enjoyed a blistering, career-defining season at senior WAFL League level. After spending time developing through the West Coast Next Generation Academy program and featuring in the Eagles' state-league side, Soutar returned to the Royals and anchored their back six right through deep finals action
Soutar can give a backline a proactive response to an entry by moving towards the ball rather than waiting for the contest to come to him. That intent is most useful when the decision to intercept is supported by good awareness of the players around him. We would look for his defensive judgement and first disposal to remain connected, turning a possession win into an organised exit instead of a short-lived relief.
Aliir Aliir
Aliir Aliir provides an exact stylistic blueprint for Soutar’s aggressive, ball-hunting intercept style. At 190cm, Soutar operates with that identical tenacious, high-confidence aerial hunting mentality
Scouting text, projected ranges and comparisons are SotaramAFL editorial assessments, rather than confirmed club decisions or predictions of career achievements.
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PROSPECT INTELLIGENCE / 2026
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SOTARAMAFL SCOUTING VIEW
74 profiles share this band · editorial snapshot, 19 October 2026
Highlighted span: picks 1–60. A range, not an exact ranking or consensus score.
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WA state combine · 11 October 2026
3 / 4 published results in this event
1:04 from benchmark
Harry Sharp · 2020 · 5:28
AFL published historical benchmark · 2020 event conditions · AFL: combine records and test protocols ↗
WA state combine · 11 October 2026
1 / 2 published results in this event
No equivalent historical benchmark verified for this protocol.
No published figure in this collection: 20m sprint · Agility · Standing vertical jump · Running vertical jump.
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Research reviewed 26 October 2026. Read coverage and source discrepancies →
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Contested Defender
Claremont (WAFL Colts / WA)
Smooth Mover
GWS Academy / Allies
Greater Western SydneyAssured Intercept Shield
Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL U18 / SA)
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The final board from the 20 October livestream placed Jake Soutar with Fremantle at pick 18. This was a simulator scenario, not a confirmed club selection.