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
21. Pick 21 - Richmond: Joe Berry
Position:ย Small Forward
Height:ย 181cm
State:ย Victoria
Club:ย Wangaratta
The Tigers are back on the clock at Pick 21, which will be their third last selection of the first round and their fifth so far in this count.
Their next selection sees them acquire one of the best ground-level guns this year's draft class has to offer in Berry, who quickly rose to the elite crop thanks to strong numbers for the Murray Bushrangers and Vic Country.
Berry booted 27 goals in the Talent League to finish equal third in the competition, with 16 of those goals coming in four of his first five games. He went on to kick nine goals in his four games for Vic Country before showing off his abilities as a midfielder in his return to the Bushrangers.
The crafty small forward would nicely sharpen Adem Yze's attacking tandem and Berry might be considered a bargain at Pick 21.
