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Dougie Cochrane
Unicorn Utility
Central District (SANFL U18 / SA)
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2026 AFL National Draft
Xavier Ladbrook: 2026 AFL Draft profile
Utility Unicorn
2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 40 · EDITORIAL RANGEVIC
- Position
- Ruck / Utility
- Listed height
- 200 cm
- Club / region
- Gippsland Power (VIC Country)
- Projected range
- Top 40 (editorial)
Xavier Ladbrook scouting report
Xavier Ladbrook is the 2026 draft’s ultimate "unicorn." At 201cm, he possesses a rare athletic profile that allows him to dominate as an intercepting key defender, swing forward for high-impact goals, or even thrive on a wing. With the mobility of a mid-sized player and elite aerial reach, Ladbrook is a versatile "positionless" weapon with arguably the highest ceiling in the crop
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Mark Blicavs
A stylistic comparison from the scouting database, not a prediction of career output.
More from the scouting notes
Ladbrook earns the Blicavs tag because he is a 200cm+ "utility-first" athlete who can legitimately play four positions (KPD, KPF, Ruck, Wing) in a single game without his output dropping, effectively becoming a tactical "cheat code.
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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.