Lewis Houndsome is a key forward/ruck from Northern Knights. Explore the role, development questions and sourced testing below.
Key Forward/Ruck · 198cm · Northern Knights
AFL: October rucks and tall forwards ↗ · Website details checked 26 October 2026.
Lewis Houndsome is a developing Northern Knights tall forward and ruck, listed at 198cm in the AFL’s October profile. His appeal combines an aerial target with mobility, giving a team an option ahead of the ball and support at stoppages. Strong hands and a willingness to contest can help create opportunities for the smaller players around him.
We would build his game around a clear primary role, then use the second position to broaden his contribution. Repeated presentation and controlled follow-up work matter when the delivery does not allow a clean mark. The next step is making those habits dependable against opponents who can contest his space and match his physical presence.
Scouting text, projected ranges and comparisons are SotaramAFL editorial assessments, rather than confirmed club decisions or predictions of career achievements.
The simulator currently places Lewis Houndsome in the Top 60 group. Compare the role and scouting assessment with the players available at your club’s selection, then test an alternative in your own mock draft.
The scouting view is written for this website. Published measurements and their sources appear in the athletic profile below where available; a missing result is not a zero or proof of non-participation.
PROSPECT INTELLIGENCE / 2026
The numbers. The draft context. The bigger picture.
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.
Dots show known results from the same event and protocol. Higher on the bar means faster or higher. This leader-biased sample does not represent the whole draft class.
Compare with a named historical mark. These are benchmark gaps, not all-time rankings or percentiles. National and state conditions can differ.
2026 national combine
8 / 10 published results in this event
13cm from benchmark
Aiden Bonar · 2017 · 89cm
AFL published historical benchmark · AFL: combine records and test protocols ↗
No published figure in this collection: 20m sprint · Agility · 2km time trial · Running vertical jump.
Rankings use only published results collected for the same test and event, with competition ranking for ties. The denominator is the number of known results, not all participants. Preliminary and unofficial figures are shown without ranks or historical comparisons. Reaching-hand, side-specific and counter-movement protocols stay separate.
Scouting bands are the site's existing editorial view; no numerical skill ratings have been inferred from prose. Historical marks use the AFL's records reference. The 2km event began in 2017; no 3km, beep-test or Yo-Yo conversion is used. Harry Sharp's 2020 mark is a historical reference across differing event conditions. Finlay Yeo's WA agility result may surpass the national benchmark without changing that benchmark's event scope.
Research reviewed 26 October 2026. Read coverage and source discrepancies →
Choose players, explore pick trades and see how bids change your draft in the existing SotaramAFL simulator.
Premier Game Breaker
Sandringham Dragons (VIC Metro)
Ruck/Key Forward
Northern Knights (Victoria Metro)
Human Highlight Reel
Sandringham Dragons (VIC Metro)
Listed measurements and club connections come from the public simulator pool. See sources, methodology and corrections.