The 2026 AFL Draft order has been locked in following the lockout; clubs will face it until Thursday's opening night of the intake.
There are 20 selections in the first round, with Essendon leading the charge.
Richmond (Picks 2 and 5), Melbourne (Picks 4 and 14), Port Adelaide (Picks 7 and 12), St Kilda (Picks 10 and 16), Carlton (Picks 13 and 18) and GWS (Picks 9 and 20) all have two selections for the first night.
Brisbane, Geelong, Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs all used their top 2026 selections in trades or pick swaps with rival clubs.
However, the Lions are looking at getting back into the first round to ensure they have enough points for academy prospect Caylen Murray.
The Power are open to trading Pick 12, whether that be to improve their 2027 hand or gain another selection; this is still being worked through and will be a watch on draft night.
The Blues' top-two selections will be consumed by the Cody Walker bid, as will Port Adelaide's for Dougie Cochrane.
The Giants are working through ways to ensure they land academy product Ethan Matthews, and whether they try to get ahead of the likely top-10 bid.
Round 2 of the 2026 AFL Draft will have 22 selections leading into Friday, with the Lions - at this stage - set to kick off proceedings.
Brisbane has three picks between 20 and 30, while the Cats (Pick 36), Hawks (Pick 37), Kangaroos (Pick 33) and Bulldogs (Pick 42) finally enter the draft conversation.
From there, it'll be Picks 43 to 68 that complete Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2026 AFL National Draft.
SEE MORE: 2026 AFL FULL DRAFT ORDER
Rounds 5 to 8 have the Bombers holding four picks between Pick 69 and Pick 80.
The Suns have three in that range, while the Bulldogs, Blues, Hawks, Tigers and Melbourne all hold selections.
Throughout the night, there could be delisted AFL players whose names are read out.
Across six clubs, nine players have been delisted with the intention of re-drafting, whether that be in the national or rookie intake.
For the national draft, St Kilda's Dan Butler, Bulldogs' Riley Garcia, Gold Coast's Elliott Himmelberg and Brisbane's Luke Lloyd are all expected to be picked up by their clubs.
Koby Evans (Brisbane), Harry DeMattia (Collingwood), Jaren Carr (Fremantle), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Gold Coast) and Ryan Byrnes (St Kilda) could be signed on as rookies.
