AFL Draft 2023: Every first-round pick, trades, prospects, profiles, and more

Pick 1 – West Coast Eagles

Harley Reid
Position: Midfielder
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Bendigo Pioneers
Community Club: Tongala
Date of Birth: 17/04/05
Height: 187cm

Pick 2 – North Melbourne

Colby McKercher
Position: Midfielder
State: Tasmania
State League Club: Tasmania Devils
Community Club: Launceston
Date of Birth: 12/04/05
Height: 180cm

Pick 3 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy)

Jed Walter
Position: Key Forward
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin
Date of Birth: 08/06/05
Height: 194cm

Pick 4 – North Melbourne

Zane Duursma
Position: Forward-Midfielder
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Gippsland Power
Community Club: Foster
Date of Birth: 28/08/05
Height: 189cm

Pick 5 – Hawthorn

Nick Watson
Position: Forward
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: Montrose
Date of Birth: 24/02/05
Height: 170cm

Pick 6 – Western Bulldogs

Ryley Sanders
Position: Midfielder
State: Tasmania
State League Club: Sandringham Dragons
Community Club: North Launceston
Date of Birth: 21/01/05
Height: 185cm

Pick 7 – Melbourne

Caleb Windsor
Position: Midfielder
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Eastern Ranges
Community Club: Lysterfield
Date of Birth: 09/06/05
Height: 184cm

Pick 8 – Adelaide Crows (via trade; GWS Giants)

Dan Curtin
Position: Key Defender
State: Western Australia
State League Club: Claremont
Community Club: West Coast
Date of Birth: 08/03/05
Height: 197cm

The Crows parted ways with two first-rounders to take GWS' spot at No. 8, snatching up positionally versatile defender Dan Curtin.

Pick 9 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy)

Ethan Read
Position: Ruck
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin
Date of Birth 07/07/05
Height: 202cm

Pick 10 – Essendon (via trade; Geelong Cats)

Nate Caddy
Position: Key Forward
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Northern Knights
Community Club: Yarrambat
Date of Birth:14/07/05
Height: 193cm

The Bombers parted with Picks 11 and 31 in exchange for the opportunity to jump Geelong into the tenth spot, swooping on x-factor forward Nate Caddy.

Pick 11 – Geelong Cats (via trade; Essendon)

Connor O'Sullivan
Position: Key Defender
State: NSW/ACT
State League Club: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Albury
Date of Birth: 19/05/05
Height: 198cm

Pick 12 – GWS Giants (via trade; Adelaide Crows)

Phoenix Gothard
Position: Forward
State: NSW/ACT
State League Club: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Albury
Date of Birth 07/09/05
Height: 178cm

Pick 13 – Melbourne

Koltyn Tholstrup
Position: Midfield-Forward
State: Western Australia
State League Club: Subiaco
Community Club: Newtown Condingup
Date of Birth: 28/06/05
Height: 186cm

Pick 14 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy)

Jake Rogers
Position: Midfielder
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Broadbeach
Date of Birth: 02/03/05
Height: 170cm

Pick 15 – Western Bulldogs (matched bid; father-son)

Jordan Croft
Position: Key Forward
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Calder Cannons
Community Club: Maribyrnong Park
Date of Birth: 12/05/05
Height: 200cm

Pick 16 – Sydney Swans

Will Green
Position: Ruck
State: Victoria Metro
State League Club: Northern Knights
Community Club: Northcote
Date of Birth: 08/09/05
Height: 204cm

Pick 17 – GWS Giants (via trade; St Kilda)

James Leake
Position: Utility
State: Tasmania
State League Club: Tasmania Devils
Community Club: Launceston
Date of Birth: 02/10/05
Height: 187cm

The Giants offloaded their Round 2 pick next year in exchange for the chance to jump St Kilda into the 17th spot, selecting heavily-linked target James Leake.

Pick 18 – St Kilda (via trade; GWS Giants)

Darcy Wilson
Position: Midfielder
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Wangaratta Rovers
Date of Birth: 18/08/05
Height: 186cm

Pick 19 – Hawthorn (matched bid; father-son)

Will McCabe
Position: Key Defender
State: South Australia
State League Club: Central District
Community Club: Tanunda
Date of Birth: 29/09/05
Height: 197cm

Pick 20 – North Melbourne

Taylor Goad
Position: Ruck
State: South Australia
State League Club: South Adelaide
Community Club: Willunga
Date of Birth: 28/04/05
Height: 206cm

Pick 21 – Adelaide Crows (via trade; GWS Giants)

Charlie Edwards
Position: Midfielder
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Sandringham Dragons
Community Club: Sandhurst
Date of Birth: 18/05/05
Height: 191cm

Pick 22 – North Melbourne

Wil Dawson
Position: Key Defender
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Gippsland Power
Community Club: Leongatha
Date of Birth: 20/12/05
Height: 200cm

Pick 23 – North Melbourne

Riley Hardeman
Position: Defender
State: Western Australia
State League Club: Swan Districts
Community Club: Caversham
Date of Birth: 27/02/05
Height: 185cm

Pick 24 – Sydney Swans

Caiden Cleary
Position: Midfielder
State: NSW-ACT
State League Club: Sydney Swans Academy
Community Club: Sydney University
Date of Birth: 05/03/05
Height: 182cm

Pick 25 – Collingwood

Harry DeMattia
Position: Midfielder
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Dandenong Stingrays
Community Club: Edithvale-Aspendale
Date of Birth: 11/09/05
Height: 185cm

Pick 26 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy)

Will Graham
Position: Midfield-Defender
State: Queensland
State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy
Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin
Date of Birth: 27/07/05
Height: 186cm

Pick 27 – Adelaide Crows

Oscar Ryan
Position: Defender
State: Victoria Country
State League Club: Murray Bushrangers
Community Club: Shepperton United
Date of Birth: 15/05/05
Height: 187cm

Pick 28 – St Kilda

Lance Collard
Position: Forward
State: Western Australia
State League Club: Subiaco
Community Club: North Beach
Date of Birth: 26/03/05
Height: 180cm

Pick 29 – Carlton

Ashton Moir
Position: Forward
State: South Australia
State League Club: Glenelg
Community Club: Plympton
Date of Birth: 15/04/05
Height: 187cm