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2026 AFL National Draft
Marlon Neocleous: 2026 AFL Draft profile
Explosive Pocket Rocket
2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 25 · EDITORIAL RANGEVIC
- Position
- Midfielder / Forward
- Listed height
- 168 cm
- Club / region
- Gippsland Power (VIC Country)
- Projected range
- Top 25 (editorial)
Marlon Neocleous scouting report
The Nuke' was close to best afield on Grand Final day in the future game, booting three goals from 23 "The Nuke," Marlon Neocleous is the 2026 draft’s most explosive "pocket rocket." Despite standing just 168cm, he dominates through sheer power, clean hands, and a high-IQ goal sense. A 2024 senior premiership player for Traralgon at just 16, Neocleous plays with a infectious swagger, consistently delivering highlight-reel moments whether hunting clearances or snapping goals from the boundary
AFL player comparison
Nick Watson
A stylistic comparison from the scouting database, not a prediction of career output.
More from the scouting notes
Neocleous mirrors Watson’s "Wizard" persona, using a diminutive frame to his advantage with elite ground-level craft, scoreboard "pizzazz," and the confidence to take on players twice his size.
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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.