AFL Draft 2023: Every first-round pick, trades, prospects, profiles, and more

The opening night of the highly-anticipated 2023 National Draft saw a total of 29 prospects selected. With live trading and matched bids influencing the way the night played out, read up on how all the selections unfolded and who your club swooped on... LIVE PICKS Pick 1 – West Coast Eagles Harley Reid Position: Midfielder State: Victoria Country State League Club: Bendigo Pioneers Community Club: Tongala Date of Birth: 17/04/05 Height: 187cm Pick 2 – North Melbourne Colby McKercher Position: Midfielder State: Tasmania State League Club: Tasmania Devils Community Club: Launceston Date of Birth: 12/04/05 Height: 180cm Pick 3 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy) Jed Walter Position: Key Forward State: Queensland State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin Date of Birth: 08/06/05 Height: 194cm Pick 4 – North Melbourne Zane Duursma Position: Forward-Midfielder State: Victoria Country State League Club: Gippsland Power Community Club: Foster Date of Birth: 28/08/05 Height: 189cm Pick 5 – Hawthorn Nick Watson Position: Forward State: Victoria Metro State League Club: Eastern Ranges Community Club: Montrose Date of Birth: 24/02/05 Height: 170cm Pick 6 – Western Bulldogs Ryley Sanders Position: Midfielder State: Tasmania State League Club: Sandringham Dragons Community Club: North Launceston Date of Birth: 21/01/05 Height: 185cm Pick 7 – Melbourne Caleb Windsor Position: Midfielder State: Victoria Metro State League Club: Eastern Ranges Community Club: Lysterfield Date of Birth: 09/06/05 Height: 184cm Pick 8 – Adelaide Crows (via trade; GWS Giants) Dan Curtin Position: Key Defender State: Western Australia State League Club: Claremont Community Club: West Coast Date of Birth: 08/03/05 Height: 197cm The Crows parted ways with two first-rounders to take GWS' spot at No. 8, snatching up positionally versatile defender Dan Curtin. Pick 9 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy) Ethan Read Position: Ruck State: Queensland State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin Date of Birth 07/07/05 Height: 202cm Pick 10 – Essendon (via trade; Geelong Cats) Nate Caddy Position: Key Forward State: Victoria Metro State League Club: Northern Knights Community Club: Yarrambat Date of Birth:14/07/05 Height: 193cm The Bombers parted with Picks 11 and 31 in exchange for the opportunity to jump Geelong into the tenth spot, swooping on x-factor forward Nate Caddy. Pick 11 – Geelong Cats (via trade; Essendon) Connor O'Sullivan Position: Key Defender State: NSW/ACT State League Club: Murray Bushrangers Community Club: Albury Date of Birth: 19/05/05 Height: 198cm Pick 12 – GWS Giants (via trade; Adelaide Crows) Phoenix Gothard Position: Forward State: NSW/ACT State League Club: Murray Bushrangers Community Club: Albury Date of Birth 07/09/05 Height: 178cm Pick 13 – Melbourne Koltyn Tholstrup Position: Midfield-Forward State: Western Australia State League Club: Subiaco Community Club: Newtown Condingup Date of Birth: 28/06/05 Height: 186cm Pick 14 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy) Jake Rogers Position: Midfielder State: Queensland State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy Community Club: Broadbeach Date of Birth: 02/03/05 Height: 170cm Pick 15 – Western Bulldogs (matched bid; father-son) Jordan Croft Position: Key Forward State: Victoria Metro State League Club: Calder Cannons Community Club: Maribyrnong Park Date of Birth: 12/05/05 Height: 200cm Pick 16 – Sydney Swans Will Green Position: Ruck State: Victoria Metro State League Club: Northern Knights Community Club: Northcote Date of Birth: 08/09/05 Height: 204cm Pick 17 – GWS Giants (via trade; St Kilda) James Leake Position: Utility State: Tasmania State League Club: Tasmania Devils Community Club: Launceston Date of Birth: 02/10/05 Height: 187cm The Giants offloaded their Round 2 pick next year in exchange for the chance to jump St Kilda into the 17th spot, selecting heavily-linked target James Leake. Pick 18 – St Kilda (via trade; GWS Giants) Darcy Wilson Position: Midfielder State: Victoria Country State League Club: Murray Bushrangers Community Club: Wangaratta Rovers Date of Birth: 18/08/05 Height: 186cm Pick 19 – Hawthorn (matched bid; father-son) Will McCabe Position: Key Defender State: South Australia State League Club: Central District Community Club: Tanunda Date of Birth: 29/09/05 Height: 197cm Pick 20 – North Melbourne Taylor Goad Position: Ruck State: South Australia State League Club: South Adelaide Community Club: Willunga Date of Birth: 28/04/05 Height: 206cm Pick 21 – Adelaide Crows (via trade; GWS Giants) Charlie Edwards Position: Midfielder State: Victoria Country State League Club: Sandringham Dragons Community Club: Sandhurst Date of Birth: 18/05/05 Height: 191cm Pick 22 – North Melbourne Wil Dawson Position: Key Defender State: Victoria Country State League Club: Gippsland Power Community Club: Leongatha Date of Birth: 20/12/05 Height: 200cm Pick 23 – North Melbourne Riley Hardeman Position: Defender State: Western Australia State League Club: Swan Districts Community Club: Caversham Date of Birth: 27/02/05 Height: 185cm Pick 24 – Sydney Swans Caiden Cleary Position: Midfielder State: NSW-ACT State League Club: Sydney Swans Academy Community Club: Sydney University Date of Birth: 05/03/05 Height: 182cm Pick 25 – Collingwood Harry DeMattia Position: Midfielder State: Victoria Country State League Club: Dandenong Stingrays Community Club: Edithvale-Aspendale Date of Birth: 11/09/05 Height: 185cm Pick 26 – Gold Coast Suns (matched bid; Academy) Will Graham Position: Midfield-Defender State: Queensland State League Club: Gold Coast Suns Academy Community Club: Palm Beach Currumbin Date of Birth: 27/07/05 Height: 186cm Pick 27 – Adelaide Crows Oscar Ryan Position: Defender State: Victoria Country State League Club: Murray Bushrangers Community Club: Shepperton United Date of Birth: 15/05/05 Height: 187cm Pick 28 – St Kilda Lance Collard Position: Forward State: Western Australia State League Club: Subiaco Community Club: North Beach Date of Birth: 26/03/05 Height: 180cm Pick 29 – Carlton Ashton Moir Position: Forward State: South Australia State League Club: Glenelg Community Club: Plympton Date of Birth: 15/04/05 Height: 187cm Prospect Profiles We've compiled detailed and in-depth profiles for all the top-rated prospects ahead of the 2023 National Draft. Positions, clubs, height, strengths, AFL comparisons, potential landing spots and expert comments on more than 30 AFL Draft prospects can be found HERE. Latest Mock Draft Zero Hanger has constructed a Mock Draft for the opening round of the 2023 AFL Draft, with a total of 28 selections predicted to be made on Monday night. West Coast holds the opening pick for the draft and is seen as likely to decline potential trade options from other clubs before using the selection on Bendigo's Harley Reid. Our final edition Mock Draft is inclusive of live trading and comes with detailed profiles, as well as alternative selections for each club. VIEW FULL MOCK DRAFT Club Previews We've covered draft focus pieces for all 18 clubs ahead of the draft, looking at each club's draft hand, list needs and potential targets. Select your club's dedicated draft analysis piece and read up on who your club could consider for the draft: Adelaide Crows Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Cats Gold Coast Suns GWS Giants Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney Swans West Coast Eagles Western Bulldogs Draft Order PICK CLUB FROM POINTS NOTES 1 WCE 3000 2 NMFC 2517 3 NMFC 2234 received from AFL as compensation for FA Ben McKay 4 HAW 2034 5 WB GC 1878 received from Gold Coast in 2023 6 MELB FRE 1751 recevied from Fremantle in 2022 7 GWS RICH 1644 received from Richmond in 2022 8 GEEL 1551 9 ESS 1469 10 ADEL 1395 11 MELB WB 1329 received from Western Bulldogs in 2023, recieved from Gold Coast in 2023 12 SYD 1268 13 STK 1212 14 ADEL MELB 1161 received from Gold Coast in 2023, received from Melbourne in 2023 15 NMFC PORT 1112 received from Port Adelaide in 2022 16 GWS 1067 17 NMFC CARL 1025 received from Carlton in 2023 18 NMFC BL 985 received from Gold Coast in 2023, received from Western Bulldogs in 2023, received from Brisbane in 2022 19 COLL 948 20 ADEL 912 received from AFL as compensation for FA Tom Doedee (Brisbane) 21 STK 878 received from AFL as compensation for FA Jade Gresham (Essendon) 22 CARL NMFC 845 received from North Melbourne in 2023, received from AFL as compensation in 2023 *Draft order is subject to change due to live trading. The full draft order is available HERE. How to watch Coverage of the 2023 National Draft can be streamed via AFL.com.au and the official AFL app from 6:45 PM (AEDT), while Fox Footy and Kayo will also broadcast the first-round proceedings from 7:00 PM (AEDT). Draft Centre Stay abreast of all the latest draft developments via our dedicated Draft Hub; featuring news on prospects, clubs, trades, and everything in between. AFL DRAFT HUB

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		P	W	L	PTS	%
1	SYD	1	1	0	4	191.3
2	GC	1	1	0	4	181.2
3	GWS	1	1	0	4	128.4
4	COLL	1	1	0	4	118.2
5	WB	1	1	0	4	104.7
6	BL	1	0	1	0	95.5
7	STK	1	0	1	0	84.6
8	HAW	1	0	1	0	77.9
9	GEEL	1	0	1	0	55.2
10	CARL	1	0	1	0	52.3