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.
Sydney
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Position: Midfielder-Forward
Height: 182cm
State: Victoria
Club: Hampton Rovers
The Swans have a pair of picks in the opening round of the draft, the first coming at Pick 19 before another chance three spots later.
A key defender or another small/medium-sized front-half threat might be what's considered with those two picks, and Hotton looms as a perfect match for the Swans to fill the latter.
While a chance to be taken before Sydney get a sniff, the Sandringham Dragons ace would benefit from the Swans being in contention - giving him time to recover and develop his craft after an ACL injury this year.
Others to consider: Jesse Dattoli, Luke Trainor
