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2026 AFL National Draft
Lochie Burrows: 2026 AFL Draft profile
Swiss Army Knife
2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 30 · EDITORIAL RANGEVIC
- Position
- Utility
- Listed height
- 179 cm
- Club / region
- Sandringham Dragons (VIC Metro)
- Projected range
- Top 30 (editorial)
Lochie Burrows scouting report
Lochie Burrows is the 2026 draft’s "Swiss Army knife." Standing at 179cm, the Sandringham Dragons product has built a reputation as one of the ultimate plug-and-play utilities in the Victorian talent pathway. Burrows earned a high-priority call-up to the final Vic Metro Under-18 National Championships squad entirely off the back of his tactical adaptability. Whether he is tasked with shutting down a dangerous opposition small forward, executing a disciplined link-up role through the center corridors, or providing a high-energy transition spark on the wing, Burrows executes his role without fuss. He is a clean-handed, combative hybrid player whose value lies in his multi-positional flexibility and team-first defensive work rate
AFL player comparison
Liam Baker
A stylistic comparison from the scouting database, not a prediction of career output.
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Burrows is a fantastic stylistic match for the Liam Baker "heart-and-soul utility" blueprint. At 179cm, he gives up significant height to key position talls, but his immense value comes from his ruthless flexibility. Like Baker, Burrows doesn't need to lock down a single position to dictate his impact; he can start a quarter shutting down an opposition sparkplug in defense, shift into a high-running link role through the center line, and finish the game deep forward crumbing an opportunistic goal. He plays with that exact same low center of gravity, physical grit, and unselfish, team-first versatility that makes senior coaches completely trust him to execute any role on the board.
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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.