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.Â
Hawthorn
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Position:Â Key Forward
Height:Â 200cm
State:Â Victoria
Club:Â Shepparton
The Hawks are another club that moved out of the first round, having landed West Coast defender Tom Barrass in the trade period as the club takes another step toward premiership contention.
There are still areas in their squad Hawthorn can address via the draft, and another project key forward might be the avenue to pursue.
Jack Gunston is likely to call time on his career next year, while fans can only hope the worst of Mitch Lewis's injury battles are over. A move for Whitlock would give the Hawks some insurance among their key forward stocks at a time when they can afford to have the teenager on a patient development program.
Others to consider:Â Kayle Gerreyn, Charlie West
