Zane Peucker

Zane Peucker
Peucker in April 2026
Personal information
Born (2007-12-04) 4 December 2007
Original teams Sturt (SANFL)
Port District (AdFL)
Draft No. 31, 2025 AFL draft
Debut Round 18, 2026, Richmond vs. Melbourne, at MCG
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 26
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2026– Richmond 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2026.
Career highlights
  • U18 National Champion: 2025
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Zane Peucker (born 4 December 2007) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A small forward, Peucker was drafted in the second round of the 2025 AFL draft and made his debut late in the 2026 season.

Early life and junior football

Peucker played junior football with Port District Football Club in the junior ranks of the Adelaide Footy League and attended school at St Michael's College in Adelaide's western suburbs.[1][2][3]

Peucker played junior representative football for Woodville-West Torrens Football Club, winning a premiership in the Under 18 division of the South Australian National Football League while averaging 13 disposals per game in 2024.[4] He had previously won an under 16s premiership with the club in 2022.[5]

He returned to Woodville-West Torrens in 2025 and played a starring role in the Under 18s side, finishing his junior season averaging 24.8 disposals and 1.3 goals over 12 games in a key midfield role.[4] Peucker was selected for state-representative football that year, adopting a forward role in the higher-standard competition.[6] He was a member of the championship winning South Australia side at the Under 18 National Championships and kicked a goal in each of four matches at the tournament.[4][7]

Prior to the 2025 AFL draft, Peucker was projected to be taken with the 46th overall pick by ESPN and was rated as the 94th best available player by Fox Sports.[8][9]

AFL career

Peucker was drafted by Richmond with the club's third selection and the 31st pick overall in the 2025 AFL draft.[2]

He made his first appearance for the club in an informal pre-season match against Essendon in February 2026, before spending the early months of the 2026 season with the club's reserves side in the VFL.[10][11] He suffered a syndesmosis injury in an exhibition match against the AFL Under 18 Academy team in April, rehabbing the injury through early June before making his return to reserves grade football.[12][13][14] After having played seven VFL matches with averages of 15.4 disposals and one goal per game, Peucker was named to make his AFL debut in early July, in the round 18 match against Melbourne at the MCG.[15][16]

Player profile

Peucker plays a score impact small forward.[9] Prior to being drafted he compared himself to midfielder forwards Zac Bailey and Rhylee West.[9] As a junior, he played as a midfielder and a forward and was noticeable for his speed and power in both roles.[9][17]

Personal life

Peucker's father Simon Peucker played SANFL senior football with North Adelaide and Port Adelaide in the 1990s and 2000s.[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[18]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2026Richmond26 21015217910.50.07.51.08.54.50.50
Career 21015217910.50.07.51.08.54.50.50

References

  1. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (19 November 2025). "Best in the west: Eagles crown No.1 pick, Tigers' surprise shapes draft". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Tigers grab Zane Peucker". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Capel, Andrew (30 May 2025). "Top 30 AFL draft prospects: Full guide to this year's South Australian AFL draft hopes". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "#11 Zane Peucker". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Peucker, Zane (21 November 2025). "Young Eagles Realise AFL Dream". WWT Eagles. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Bell, James (7 October 2025). "Straightforward approach sees pacey Peucker improve rapidly". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Cavanagh, Chris (9 June 2025). "AFL Draft 2025: U18 championships news, stats, scouting notes as top picks fire". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Chellappah, Jasper (18 November 2025). "AFL Draft 2025: 54 picks, bidding drama in ESPN's final, full Phantom Draft". ESPN. Disney. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Cotton, Ben; Jovanovski, Jack; Bolch, Dylan (21 November 2025). "'Amazed': Why first round prospect fell as Pies snare stunning draft bargain — Bolters & Sliders". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Barnes, Josh; Bourke, Ed; McFarlane, Glenn; McKirdy, Lachlan (21 February 2026). "Essendon v Richmond, Collingwood v GWS, North Melbourne v North Melbourne: All the AFL practice match intel on Friday". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Burns, Connor (12 March 2026). "VFL Tigers fall short against Blues". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Injury updates on Faull, Hotton, Ross and more". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Twomey, Callum (18 April 2026). "Forward duo impress, Tigers pair injured in Academy's loss to Richmond VFL". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "TEAMS: Smithy's VFL Round 12". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Eighth Richmond debutant confirmed for Dees clash". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Pavlou, Anna (10 July 2026). "Primed Peucker to make AFL debut". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (27 November 2025). "The inside word on Zane Peucker". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Zane Peucker". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
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