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.
2. Vics dominate the pointy endย
Victorian prospects are expected to dominate the first round of the draft and potentially further, with both Vic Metro and Vic Country having strong National Championships thanks to deep squads.
Both sides entered the final match of this year's U18s carnival undefeated, with Vic Metro taking out the title with a post-siren game-winner at Marvel Stadium.
Zero Hanger'sย first Mock Draft had 12 of the first 13 prospects selected hailing from Victoria, while our following Mock Draft saw 20 Victorians taken in the first 26 picks.
Victorians Finn O'Sullivan, Jagga Smith, Levi Ashcroft, Sam Lalor, Harvey Langford, Josh Smillie, Harry Armstrong, Murphy Reid, Tobie Travaglia, Alixzander Tauru, Isaac Kako and Luke Trainor are all top 10 draft chances, with South Australian captain Sid Draper, WA utility Bo Allan and Gold Coast-tied midfielder Leonardo Lombard all in the mix to break up that crop.
