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A total of 429 players nominated for the draft, with up to 19 picks set to be made as the country\u2019s best state-league and over-age talent prepare to have their AFL dreams realised. <\/p>\n
Twelve clubs hold at least one pick on Tuesday night, while four clubs have two picks, and three teams – Port Adelaide, Collingwood and Melbourne – hold three selections. Keep scrolling for the full order. <\/p>\n
West Australian rebounder Jaxon Artemis is the overwhelming favourite to be picked at No.1 by the Bombers, now led by interim coach Dean Solomon after Brad Scott\u2019s dismissal on Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n
Artemis, a teaching assistant when he wasn\u2019t tearing it up for Tasmania, averaged 18.3 disposals across six VFL games as an \u201cexplosive\u201d half-backer. <\/p>\n
Devils coach Jeromey Webberley called Artemis \u201cthat Lachie Whitfield, Nick Blakey-style player\u201d, given his counterattacking talents. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s set to slot in nicely next to Archie Roberts and Jacob Farrow in Essendon\u2019s young backline. <\/p>\n
Richmond, which had been set to pick first until it beat Essendon last Friday night, had done the most work on him, but he\u2019s also had multiple meetings with the Bombers. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a very hectic couple of weeks. I can tell you that for sure. It\u2019s been different, but I am pretty calm. I assume tomorrow night I will be a bit different,\u201d he told Code Sports<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cI spoke to Essendon once last week and have got a meeting with (list boss) Matt Rosa today (Monday), so we will see after that.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tigers have been linked with Geelong VFL star Kye Annand – a 200-centimetre key defender – with The Age reporting<\/a> on Monday that the club is \u201cwell-placed to secure Annand\u201d with the second pick. <\/p>\n Annand\u2019s Cats teammate Marcus Herbet – an accumulating midfielder – is also in the mix in the early stages, while for ruck-needy clubs, West Adelaide\u2019s Caleb May has been a name thrown around leading up to Tuesday\u2019s intake. <\/p>\n Collingwood is one of those clubs hunting a tapster. With Oscar Steene (ACL) sidelined for the season, The Age\u2019s Peter Ryan reports<\/a> the Pies \u201chave been looking at\u201d Frankston\u2019s Harrison Coe and Carlton\u2019s Flynn Riley. <\/p>\n The Magpies, armed with three picks, could address several different areas of need, having also previously been linked with Coburg stalwart Mitch Podhajski as a forward option. <\/p>\n