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.
St Kilda
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Position: Midfielder
Height: 191cm
State: Victoria
Club: Mount Martha
St Kilda have been crying out for a match-winning midfielder for some time, a desire that followed rued missed chances at the draft in overlooking the likes of Christian Petracca and Marcus Bontempelli a decade ago.
While Langford might be off the board by the time the Saints are first on the clock, there's certainly no ruling out the chance of the Larke Medal winner sliding to Pick 7.
A big-bodied onballer who is crafty at the coalface and can have a resounding impact in the front half thanks to his aerial prowess, the Dandenong Stingrays star would add to an exciting young crop of Saints at Moorabbin.
Others to consider: Josh Smillie, Sam Lalor
