YOUR CLUB’S PICKS | Night two draft order
AFTER 25 players had their AFL Draft dreams realised on night one, many more are expected to do the same tonight. North Melbourne holds the keys to the opening pick of round two, while the likes of Collingwood, Port Adelaide, and St Kilda are poised to make their opening selections.
>> NIGHT ONE: Every pick | All the fallout | Press conferences
>> EVERY CLUB: Night two and late-draft options
INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER
ROUND 2:
26. North Melbourne
27. Western Bulldogs
28. Carlton
29. West Coast
30. Melbourne
31. Richmond
32. Collingwood
33. Geelong
34. West Coast
35. Sydney
36. Essendon
ROUND 3:
37. Collingwood
38. Carlton
39. Fremantle
40. St Kilda
41. Sydney
42. Brisbane
43. Brisbane
44. Carlton
45. North Melbourne
46. Adelaide
47. Collingwood
48. Gold Coast
49. Gold Coast
50. Brisbane
51. Collingwood
ROUND 4:
52. Hawthorn
53. Sydney
54. Adelaide
55. St Kilda
56. Melbourne
57. Fremantle
58. Melbourne
59. Hawthorn
60. Collingwood
ROUND 5:
61. Richmond
62. Port Adelaide
63. St Kilda
64. Sydney
65. Fremantle
66. Greater Western Sydney
ROUND 6:
Nil
ROUND 7:
67. Port Adelaide
68. Essendon
ROUND 8:
69. Port Adelaide
70. Western Bulldogs
71. Greater Western Sydney
72. Gold Coast
73. Adelaide
74. Brisbane
CLUB-BY-CLUB PICKS
Adelaide: 46, 54, 73
Brisbane: 42, 43, 50, 74
Carlton: 28, 38, 44
Collingwood: 32, 37, 47, 51, 60
Essendon: 36, 68
Fremantle: 39, 57
Geelong: 33
Gold Coast: 48, 49, 72
Greater Western Sydney: 66, 71
Hawthorn: 52, 59
Melbourne: 30, 56, 58
North Melbourne: 26, 45
Port Adelaide: 62, 67, 69
Richmond: 31, 61
St Kilda: 40, 55, 63
Sydney: 35, 41, 53, 64
West Coast: 29, 34
Western Bulldogs: 27, 70
NEW DRAFT VALUE INDEX
| Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round Four | Round Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts |
| 1. 3000 | 19. 796 | 37. 297 | 55. – | 73. – |
| 2. 2481 | 20. 757 | 38. 277 | 56. – | 74. – |
| 3. 2178 | 21. 721 | 39. 257 | 57. – | |
| 4. 1962 | 22. 686 | 40. 238 | 58. – | |
| 5. 1795 | 23. 653 | 41. 220 | 59. – | |
| 6. 1659 | 24. 621 | 42. 202 | 60. – | |
| 7. 1543 | 25. 590 | 43. 184 | 61. – | |
| 8. 1443 | 26. 561 | 44. 167 | 62. – | |
| 9. 1355 | 27. 533 | 45. 150 | 63. – | |
| 10. 1276 | 28. 505 | 46. 134 | 64. – | |
| 11. 1205 | 29. 479 | 47. 118 | 65. – | |
| 12. 1140 | 30. 454 | 48. 102 | 66. – | |
| 13. 1080 | 31. 429 | 49. 86 | 67. – | |
| 14. 1024 | 32. 405 | 50. 71 | 68. – | |
| 15. 973 | 33. 382 | 51. 57 | 69. – | |
| 16. 924 | 34. 360 | 52. 42 | 70. – | |
| 17. 879 | 35. 338 | 53. 28 | 71. – | |
| 18. 836 | 36. 317 | 54. 14 | 72. – |
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