The 2024 AFL Draft is just days away, with all 18 clubs getting their affairs in order as they prepare to attain talent from this year's stacked class of prospects.
More than half of the competition have priority access to draft prospects they will look to add to their list via the Academy and father-son mechanisms, but further planning is in place to pry talent from the open pool.
The first round of the draft currently consists of 23 selections owned by just 12 clubs, with the six other sides hoping a particular teenager or two slides out of their projected draft range and into their lap.
Whether your team holds an early selection or doesn't start their count until night two of the draft, we've matched up an ideal prospect to all 18 clubs for their first selection of this year's AFL Draft.
For this exercise we have avoided double-ups, keeping all 18 selections to 18 different draft prospects.
Gold Coast
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Position: Midfielder
Height: 179cm
State: Queensland
Club: Broadbeach
After landing four first-round Academy selections 12 months ago, the Suns have been able to narrow their focus on another club-tied teenager in Leonardo Lombard.
The Broadbeach native could have his name called in the top 10 selections, having backed up a solid bottom-age year with the Larke Medal and further promising performances for the Suns' Academy and VFL side.
The speedy midfielder might be the best player to come through the club's Academy yet, and is already a VFL premiership player after his stint at the state league level for Gold Coast late last year.
