The countdown to the 2025 AFL Draft has reached the final week, so as we near this year's exciting intake, we've covered how the first round of picks might play out - for the second time!
This exercise follows our first edition Mock Draft from last month, with our second edition assessing alternative selections for a range of clubs and including live trades to showcase the ripple effect of those changes.
This draft includes a total of 27 first-round selections, with four matched bids expected to fall on night one of the AFL Draft, while we've also predicted one live trade to take place.
So, without further ado, here isย Zero Hanger'sย second edition AFL Mock Draft for 2024.
16. Pick 16 - Port Adelaide: Luke Trainor
Trainor's 1st Mock Draft Selection:ย Melbourne (Pick 11)
Port Adelaide's 1st Mock Draft Selection:ย Cooper Hynes
Position:ย Key Defender
Height:ย 194cm
State:ย Victoria
Club: Old Brighton Grammarians
Another slider compared to our past Mock Draft, with Trainor having gone five spots earlier to Melbourne and, in this exercise, landing at Port Adelaide at Pick 16.
The Power could view Trainor as the best player available at this junction of the draft while also strengthening an area of weakness in their list.
The key defender still being up for grabs this late into the count might even spark the interest of clubs looking to trade into the first round and swoop on a player of Trainor's quality.
