Tuesday's Mid-Season Draft was dominated by mature-agers, with 11 players from the VFL, seven from the SANFL and just one from the Talent League selected.
As expected, most clubs targeted list needs after Essendon used their Pick 1 on the player consensually viewed as the best player in the crop.
Six key-position players were picked up, including four rucks, with former Sydney player Hugo Hall-Kahan the only formerly listed player to get a second chance.
A total of 12 clubs participated, with GWS, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Fremantle, Sydney Swans and Geelong not taking a player.
Below is a club-by-club grading.
Adelaide (Hugo Hall-Kahan)
Grade: B+
Hugo Hall-Kahan was Adelaide's sole selection and adds dash off half-back. He's been one of the standouts of the VFL early in the season and has clear AFL attributes.
Hall-Kahan is a player transformed from the one who has delisted from Sydney at the end of 2023. He has changed from a forward to a defender whose dash, ball use and ball-winning all hold him in good stead for what the half-back role demands.
