Richmond's national recruiting manager, Rhy Gieschen, emphasised that the club is poised to maximise its strong draft hand in the coming months, ensuring a significant impact on its future planning.
The Tigers have two top-three selections (as it stands) in the 2025 National Draft, courtesy of their dealings with North Melbourne last year on top of their own pick.
Following an influx of seven exciting prospects last year, Richmond could look to secure another pair of young talents in November.
"I think everything is on the table. When you have an early pick, it really opens up all your options," Gieschen said on Talking Tigers.
"Our role as a recruiting team is to assess the whole pool, and you don't want to rest on your laurels and that you are just picking up the top end, because you never know what will happen come trade time.
"We just assess the entire pool and do our ratings, and then, depending on what our ratings look like and what clubs offer, there is always possibilities."
West Coast are in the box seat at the National Draft, holding Pick 1, and are also expected to gain Pick 2 once the compensation for co-captain Oscar Allen's looming departure comes through.
Cooper Duff-Tytler, Willem Duursma, Dyson Sharp, Josh Lindsay and Xavier Taylor pose as potential inclusions for the Tigers among a host of club-linked prospects such as Zeke Uwland and Daniel Annable.
But Gieschen, who is approaching his third draft with the Tigers, is excited by the prospect of possessing two early picks that will help fast-track the club's rebuild.
"It's exciting to have Pick 2 and 3," Gieschen said.
"You feel blessed to go and watch the best players and go to their houses and know that you are a strong chance to get those players.
"It has been a fun year, and I look forward to whoever it is that we end up picking and bringing them in and adding to our talent mix."
Father-son prospect Louis Kellaway, son of 180-gamer Duncan, is also firming as another inclusion to Punt Road.
The Tigers are also interested in bringing across out-of-favour Gold Coast small forward Malcolm Rosa Jr.
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