In a Wednesday morning interview with SEN Breakfast, Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks suggested the Crows may make a bid for the highly-touted Bulldogs Academy kid Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.

Following a disastrous 2020 season that saw them claim the wooden spoon, the Crows now hold the first pick in next week's National Draft.

Ugle-Hagan's performances in the Oakleigh Charger's forward line have not only seen him draw comparisons to Lance Franklin, but have also caught Nicks' eye.

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However, the fly in the ointment for Nicks and his recruitment team is that following a pick swap with GWS on Tuesday, the Western Bulldogs now hold 2489 draft points that will more than allow for them to cover a bid for 18-year-old's services.

Despite this, when quizzed about who the Crows will swoop on with the first pick, Nicks explained it will be spent on the best player available.

โ€œI'm there to pick the best possible players in the draft and with that you use all your expertise and the guys that have watched them for years,โ€ Nicks told SEN Breakfast.

โ€œWe'll pick the best player that we believe is in the draft and if that's Ugle-Hagan โ€“ because he's a super talented footballer, then that's where I guess a bid will come in because we believe he should be No.1 in the draft.

โ€œWe're not going to go out of our way to pick a young kid who's not that and risk not getting the best player in the draft.โ€

When asked whether Ugle-Hagan was indeed the best player in the draft, Nicks played a straight bat.

โ€œI'm not going to give too much away, but he's extremely good. There are a number of players that sit around that first pick,โ€ he said.

Should Adelaide fail to make a bid with the first pick, Sydney have expressed their intentions to make a bid for the precocious talent at pick three.