The 2024 AFL Draft is now less than a month away, so as it approaches we've begun to look at who each club could select in the first round of the count with our first Mock Draft of the year.
A total of 23 selections shared by a dozen different clubs currently make up this year's opening round of picks, while priority-tied prospects are likely to see the number of selections balloon out following matched bids.
Richmond currently hold seven first-round selections, including the prized Pick 1, while St Kilda, Melbourne, GWS and Sydney also have multiple spots in the queue early into the draft.
VIEW: CURRENT 2024 AFL DRAFT ORDER
We've looked at how each first-round selection might unfold and offer some insight into the top draft stars your club could recruit come November 20.
This exercise does not include predicted live trading, with the draft order to remain as it currently reads, with the exception being matched bids for father-son or Academy prospects.ย
Following Mock Drafts will be published closer to the AFL Draft, looking at alternative outcomes and will include live trades.ย
16. Pick 16 - Port Adelaide: Cooper Hynes
Position:ย Midfielder-Forward
Height:ย 190cm
State:ย Victoria
Club:ย Bonbeach
A purely damaging player when in possession, with Hynes kicking a team-high 23 goals for the year with Dandenong while averaging 23.7 disposals for the season. He also managed a mean of 4.7 clearances, 4.5 inside 50s, 7.4 score involvements and 3.1 tackles per game in 2024 to finish second in the Morrish Medal count.
Hynes, who commonly paired with fellow Stingrays co-captain Harvey Langford in the front half of the field, could follow Zak Butters' path as an impactful midfield-forward asset to start his career.
He also managed to have a strong U18s carnival as the cream of the competition rose, with the energetic goalsneak doing his stocks no harm across his four games for Vic Country.
