The questions that want answering
These are however just a few of the large questions nonetheless to be answered on this draft. We can’t know the way issues have absolutely shaken out till tomorrow night time however we’ll get an thought of the form of issues as soon as the primary spherical wraps up tonight. Issues I am looking for:
- How difficult do the Tigers get? Are they strategic with the timings of their alternatives, playing on some gamers and reaching for others, with so many picks to play with?
- I am a large Sid Draper fan. Certainly the Crows do not look anyplace else with decide 4?
- If not with decide two, North Melbourne will need to have some again up plan to get a minimum of one tall in, proper? Certainly?
- Do the Saints break up seven or eight if they do not get entry to a sliding midfielder?
- Who would be the first tall to fall and the place? Alix Tauru? Harry Armstrong? Jobe Shanahan?
- The Eagles took a threat in buying and selling out of the highest 10. How do they comply with that up?
- Appears like there may be a minimum of one massive decide commerce within the offing. I am watching North, Freo, West Coast, GWS and Sydney on that entrance.
A take a look at the highest 30 prospects within the draft
If it is advisable brush up on who among the gamers that will likely be chosen are, concern not!
Dean has ranked this yr’s prime 30 prospects heading into the primary spherical of the draft.
Eagles contemplating buying and selling again … once more
West Coast followers who’ve held out hopes of buying and selling again into the highest 10 of this yr’s draft would possibly need to look away.
AFL.com.au’s Cal Twomey with slightly bit of information on what the Eagles (who at the moment have decide 12) are planning on doing.
West Coast after all initially had decide 3 earlier than buying and selling it to Carlton.
An interesting draft night time awaits!
Good night! I will be on deck with Chris tonight, including my two-bob’s value in after every choice and analysing every transfer and decide these golf equipment make.
It has been a very fascinating draft to comply with this yr. I really feel like there was a reasonably effectively established prime seven or eight all yr, however what shortly turned clear was a) there have been few over-and-above standouts amongst that group, and b) the quantity of draftable expertise build up behind them was stronger than in most up-to-date years.
Everybody who has heralded the depth of this draft is telling the reality. Some very, excellent gamers will likely be picked late tonight and effectively into tomorrow night time. However the first spherical is all in regards to the elite, top-end gamers your membership must make them a flag. And that is what is up for grabs tonight.
Legends available to current jumpers to draftees
We’ll have just a few of the sport’s absolute icons in the home tonight by the sounds of it!
The perfect half? This checklist would not even embody Dustin Martin, with rumours floating round that Dusty will current whoever is taken No.1 general with their Tigers jumper.
How good!
Welcome!
Good night footy followers and welcome to ABC Sport’s reside protection of the 2024 AFL Draft!
The draft is as soon as once more a two-night occasion this yr, and tonight’s protection will see all the primary spherical picks made.
Tomorrow night time is the place the picks from the second spherical and onwards are made.
There was a lot anticipation about this yr’s draft class, which many consultants have known as among the finest in perhaps league historical past.
Richmond will make the primary decide, and has an unbelievable SEVEN first-rounders.
It stays to be seen simply what number of of these they use and what number of are utilized in trades.
I will be available to deliver you all of the protection of every decide because it occurs, whereas my colleague Dean Bilton will present skilled evaluation on all of the alternatives.
