The 2024 AFL Draft is almost here and with each new intake of exciting teenagers comes fresh trends, changes and fallouts that come throughout.
This week's highly-anticipated haul of selections could exceed the 70-pick barrier for the first time since 2018, with the 2024 draft class running deep and able to suit every list need.
The current draft order consists of 92 selections, with almost a third of those picks either being absorbed in matched bids for club-tied talent or being passed on late into proceedings.
With this year's count set to be a fascinating event, we look at five things to expect across the two nights of the AFL Draft.
1. Richmond take centre stage
The Tigers hold a third of the first 24 selections for this year's draft, with their entire draft starting with Pick 1 and ending with the opening pick of the second round.
They hold seven first-round selections and are set to be the biggest player on night one of this year's haul given they hold a collection of picks not seen since the arrival of GWS and Gold Coast over a decade ago.
They'll follow their prized opening pick with the sixth overall selection and have successive selections at 10-11, with Picks 18, 20, 23 and 24 to follow.
The pick-rich position will give Richmond the chance to potentially advance their place in the queue or stock up on 2025 selections with their later picks.
It'll be a crop of recruits that shapes the future at Punt Road and the next stage of the Adem Yze era.
