Up to 120 potential draftees will undergo testing requirements at the AFL Draft Combine in October before eyeing selection at the National Draft the following month.
Key young guns Nick Daicos, Sam Darcy, Finn Callaghan, Tyler Sonsie Josh Sinn will lead the pack of 32 Vic Metro players invited, while Vic Country will have 23 players attend, headlined by Ben Hobbs, Joshua Rachele and Josh Gibcus.
Western Australia and South Australia will send 26 and 25 players respectively.
Notable players to keep an eye on from WA are Neil Erasmus and Matthew Johnson, while Jason Horne-Francis and Arlo Draper from SA are expected to perform very well.
Elsewhere around the country, five players will be invited from NSW/ACT, while three players each from Tasmania, Queensland and the Northern Territory have been asked to attend.
A total of six players have been invited from the northern states' academies - one from Sydney, two from Greater Western Sydney and four from the Gold Coast.
Due to a suite of interruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFL Draft Combine will be state-based for the second consecutive year, with testing data to be made available to all clubs.
October 1: Vic Country
October 9: Vic Metro
October 10: Queensland
October 11: Tasmania
October 16: South Australia
October 17: Western Australia
The league is still working through where Northern Territory players will be tested, while all available options are being explored in regards to testing NSW and ACT-based players.
Fox Footy reported on Wednesday that the national draft is scheduled to run over two nights, with the pre-season and rookie drafts being held the following day.
Wednesday 24 November: Round 1
Thursday 25 November: Round 2 onwards
Friday 26 November: Pre-season and rookie drafts
As it stands, North Melbourne will take pick one, GWS will have pick two (received from Collingwood in 2020) and the Gold Coast will have the third pick.
The pandemic-induced logistical landscape has required the AFL to remain flexible over the past two seasons, and the league is wary that all the aforementioned dates and events are subject to change.
“The AFL continues to focus on holding as many NAB AFL Draft Events as possible but acknowledge the challenges surrounding the COVID situation across Australia. Where events aren’t permitted, the AFL will continue to explore alternative plans to give players and AFL clubs the best opportunity for talent identification," an AFL statement reads, via Fox Footy.
“While COVID-19 continues to impact the community, the health and welfare of our players and the community remains the priority,"
VIC METRO (32 invitees)
Braden Andrews (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 189cm, 83kg)
Finn Callaghan (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 189cm, 82kg)
Anthony Caminiti (Northern Knights/Vic Metro, 196cm, 83kg)
Luke Cleary (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 189cm, 80kg)
Paul Curtis (Western Jets/Vic Metro, 183cm, 73kg)
Nick Daicos (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 183cm, 72kg)
Sam Darcy (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 197cm, 73kg)
Charlie Dean (Williamstown VFL, 195cm, 86kg)
Ben De Bolfo (Northern Knights/Vic Metro, 188.9cm, 86kg)
Youseph Dib (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 174cm, 76kg)
Joel Fitzgerald (Northern Knights/Vic Metro, 187cm, 77.5kg)
Felix Flockart (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 202cm, 80kg)
Josh Goater (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro, 190cm, 79kg)
Blake Howes (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 190cm, 79kg)
Tyreece Leiu (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro, 194cm, 93kg)
Caleb Lewis (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 196cm, 86kg)
Ned Long (Northern Knights/Vic Metro, 193.3cm, 93.3kg)
Luke Nankervis (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 189cm, 76kg)
Mitch Owens (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 190cm, 85kg)
Sam Paea (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro, 194cm, 94kg)
Corey Preston (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro, 181cm, 76kg)
Lachie Rankin (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 182cm, 68kg)
Jed Rule (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 191cm, 79kg)
Josh Sinn (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 186cm, 72kg)
Jake Soligo (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro, 179cm, 80kg)
Tyler Sonsie (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro, 181cm, 77kg)
Zac Taylor (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro, 180cm, 74kg)
Dante Visentini (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 201cm, 88kg)
Josh Ward (Northern Knights/Vic Metro, 181.4cm, 79.1kg)
Darcy Wilmot (Northern Knights/Vic Metro, 182.8cm, 75kg)
Marcus Windhager (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro, 183cm, 82kg)
Karl Worner (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro, 188cm, 78kg)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (26 invitees)
Jye Amiss (East Perth/Western Australia, 195cm, 85kg)
Rhett Bazzo (Swan Districts/Western Australia, 195cm, 79kg)
Eric Benning (Claremont/Western Australia, 196cm, 83kg)
Josh Browne (East Fremantle/Western Australia, 185cm, 78kg)
Josh Cripps (East Fremantle/Western Australia, 197cm, 94kg)
Kade Dittmar (East Perth/Western Australia, 185cm, 86kg)
Neil Erasmus (Subiaco/Western Australia, 189cm, 82kg)
Richard Farmer (Subiaco/Western Australia, 175cm, 72kg)
Kaden Harbour (East Perth/Western Australia, 177cm, 78kg)
Brady Hough (Peel Thunder/Western Australia, 189cm, 74kg)
Matt Johnson (Subiaco/Western Australia, 192cm, 82kg)
Judd Mcvee (East Fremantle/Western Australia, 182cm, 72kg)
Jesse Motlop (South Fremantle/Western Australia, 176cm, 75kg)
Lochlan Paton (West Perth/Western Australia, 181cm, 76kg)
Noah Pegoraro (West Perth/Western Australia, 194cm, 88kg)
Luke Polson (Peel Thunder/Western Australia, 195cm, 94kg)
Ethan Regan (East Perth/Western Australia, 191cm, 80kg)
Angus Sheldrick (Claremont/Western Australia, 179cm, 88kg)
Jake South (Subiaco/Western Australia, 196cm, 90kg)
Jahmal Stretch (Claremont/Western Australia, 181cm, 62kg)
James Tunstill (East Perth/Western Australia, 185cm, 76kg)
Jacob Van Rooyen (Claremont/Western Australia, 193cm, 91kg)
Corey Warner (East Fremantle/Western Australia, 181cm, 73kg)
Bryce Watson (Swan Districts/Western Australia, 182cm, 71kg)
Jack Williams (East Fremantle/Western Australia, 194cm, 95kg)
Taj Woewodin (East Fremantle/Western Australia, 183cm, 77kg)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (25 invitees)
Oscar Adams (Glenelg/South Australia, 198cm, 85kg)
Leek Alleer (Central Districts/South Australia, 196cm, 84kg)
Zac Becker (Sturt/South Australia, 190cm, 92kg)
Cooper Beecken (Glenelg/South Australia, 190cm, 75kg)
Isaac Birt (South Adelaide/South Australia, 182cm, 71kg)
Jase Burgoyne (Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia, 186cm, 65kg)
Lukas Cooke (Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia, 195cm, 83kg)
Arlo Draper (South Adelaide/South Australia, 185cm, 76kg)
Isaiah Dudley (Central District/South Australia, 166cm, 69kg)
Morgan Ferres (Sturt/South Australia, 190cm, 80kg)
Harvey Harrison (North Adelaide/South Australia, 181cm, 71kg)
Jason Horne-Francis (South Adelaide/South Australia, 184cm, 81kg)
Hugh Jackson (North Adelaide/South Australia, 182cm, 71kg)
Shay Linke (Central Districts/South Australia, 191cm, 78kg)
Alastair Lord (Norwood/South Australia, 180cm, 76kg)
Jordan Lukac (Woodville West Torrens/South Australia, 196cm, 89kg)
Cooper Murley (Norwood/South Australia, 180cm, 71kg)
Blayne O’Loughlin (North Adelaide/South Australia, 173cm, 71kg)
Lewis Rayson (Glenelg/South Australia, 183cm, 69kg)
Matt Roberts (South Adelaide/South Australia, 184cm, 80kg)
Will Spain (Sturt/South Australia, 178cm, 69kg)
Hugh Stagg (Glenelg/South Australia, 179cm, 81kg)
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (Glenelg/South Australia, 188cm, 70kg)
Luca Whitelum (Central Districts/South Australia, 188cm, 79kg)
James Willis (North Adelaide/South Australia, 183cm, 79kg)
VIC COUNTRY (23 invitees)
Mac Andrew (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country, 200cm, 70kg)
Jamieson Ballantyne (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 183cm, 79kg)
Miller Bergman (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country, 188cm, 65kg)
Sam Breuer (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 183cm, 80kg)
Tom Brown (Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country, 186cm, 71kg)
Sam Butler (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 184cm, 73kg)
Campbell Chesser (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Country, 186cm, 83kg)
Judson Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country, 179cm, 69kg)
Toby Conway (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country, 204cm, 90kg)
Justin Davies (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country, 194cm, 92kg)
Josh Gibcus (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 195cm, 84kg)
Cooper Hamilton (Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country, 182cm, 86kg)
Ben Hobbs (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 183cm, 80kg)
Mitchell Knevitt (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country, 181cm, 77kg)
Kai Lohmann (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 185cm, 76kg)
Connor MacDonald (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country, 184cm, 77kg)
Charlie Molan (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 186cm, 83kg)
Oscar Morrison (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country, 193cm, 86kg)
Joshua Rachele (Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country, 180cm, 78kg)
Josh Rentsch (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 197cm, 100kg)
Jai Serong (Gippsland Power/Vic Country, 192cm, 80kg)
Hamish Sinnott (GWV Rebels/Vic Country, 185cm, 65kg)
Cooper Whyte (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country, 181cm, 73kg)
NSW-ACT (5 invitees)
Angus Anderson (Sydney Swans Academy/NSW-ACT, 188cm, 85kg)
Ryan Eyers (Murray Bushrangers/NSW-ACT, 197cm, 80kg)
Josh Fahey (GWS Giants Academy/NSW-ACT, 187cm, 77kg)
Harrison Grintell (GWS Giants Academy/NSW-ACT, 175cm, 71kg)
Patrick Voss (Oakleigh Chargers/NSW-ACT, 194cm, 91kg)
NORTHERN TERRITORY (3 invitees)
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (NT Thunder/Northern Territory, 180cm, 73kg)
Ned Stevens (NT Thunder/Gold Coast Academy/Northern Territory, 196cm, 85kg)
Ronald Fejo Jnr (West Adelaide/Northern Territory/South Australia, 178cm, 70kg)
QUEENSLAND (3 invitees)
William Bella (Gold Coast Academy/Queensland, 196cm, 95kg)
Austin Harris (Gold Coast Academy/Queensland, 178cm, 70kg)
Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast Academy/Queensland, 187cm, 88kg)
TASMANIA (3 invitees)
Sam Banks (Tasmania/Tasmania, 186.5cm, 73kg)
Baker Smith (Clarence/Tasmania, 194.3cm, 81.2kg)
Will Splann (North Hobart/Tasmania, 195cm, 90kg)