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2026 AFL National Draft
Matthew Owen: 2026 AFL Draft profile
Contested Midfielder
2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 60 · EDITORIAL RANGEQLD
- Position
- Midfielder
- Listed height
- 177 cm
- Club / region
- Brisbane Lions Academy (Queensland)
- Projected range
- Top 60 (editorial)
Published player details
Midfielder · 177cm · Brisbane Lions Academy
AFL: October small prospects ↗ · Website details checked 26 October 2026.
SOTARAMAFL SCOUTING VIEW
Matthew Owen scouting report
Yet another star Queenslander in the mix, Owen was adjudged the best and fairest player in Pool B of last year’s Under 16 championships. He has followed on from that honour, making his VFL debut for Brisbane and establishing himself as a key player for the Lions Academy. At his core, Owen is an inside-outside midfielder who accumulates possessions for fun and can run all day. Give him enough time and space, and he’ll cut you up going forward.
Owen can give a midfield a useful balance between winning the ball and helping the next phase develop. His handling and awareness are most valuable when they leave a teammate with time, rather than simply moving the pressure to someone else. We would look for him to keep finding those clean connections when space is restricted, while maintaining enough defensive involvement to support the players around him.
AFL player comparison
Tom Papley
Linked to Essendon, Melbourne | Small mid/forward who creates separation with agility. Energetic and goal-oriented, showing Tom Papley-like competitiveness.
Scouting text, projected ranges and comparisons are SotaramAFL editorial assessments, rather than confirmed club decisions or predictions of career achievements.
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Match statistics and combine testing
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PROSPECT INTELLIGENCE / 2026
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0/ 5core tests published
SOTARAMAFL SCOUTING VIEW
Top 60 projected band
74 profiles share this band · editorial snapshot, 19 October 2026
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Did not test while recovering from shoulder surgery. AFL: Sheehan small prospects ↗
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How to read this profile
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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 →
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