TONIGHT it all began. Round 1 of the 2023 AFL Draft took place at Marvel Stadium, with 29 players realising their dreams and earning themselves a spot on an AFL list for 2024 and beyond.

Catch up on who went where, pick-by-pick.

Pick 1: West Coast – Harley Reid (Bendigo Pioneers)
Pick 2:  North Melbourne – Colby McKercher (Tasmania Devils)
Pick 3: Gold Coast – Jed Walter (Gold Coast Suns Academy) – matched North Melbourne’s bid
Pick 4: North Melbourne – Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power)
Pick 5: Hawthorn – Nick Watson (Eastern Ranges)
Pick 6: Western Bulldogs – Ryley Sanders (Sandringham Dragons)
Pick 7: Melbourne – Caleb Windsor (Eastern Ranges)
Pick 8: Adelaide – Daniel Curtin (Claremont) – traded with GWS
Pick 9: Gold Coast – Ethan Read (Gold Coast Suns Academy) – matched Geelong’s bid
Pick 10: Essendon – Nate Caddy (Northern Knights) – traded with Geelong
Pick 11: Geelong – Connor O’Sullivan (Murray Bushrangers)
Pick 12: GWS – Phoenix Gothard (Murray Bushrangers) 
Pick 13: Melbourne – Koltyn Tholstrup (Subiaco)
Pick 14: Gold Coast – Jake Rogers (Gold Coast Suns Academy) – matched Sydney’s bid
Pick 15: Western Bulldogs – Jordan Croft (Calder Cannons) – matched Sydney’s bid
Pick 16: Sydney: Will Green (Northern Knights)
Pick 17: GWS – James Leake (Tasmania Devils)
Pick 18: St Kilda – Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)
Pick 19: Hawthorn – Will McCabe (Central Districts) – matched North Melbourne’s bid
Pick 20: North Melbourne – Taylor Goad (South Adelaide)
Pick 21: Adelaide – Charlie Edwards (Sandringham Dragons)
Pick 22: North Melbourne – Wil Dawson (Gippsland Power)
Pick 23: North Melbourne – Riley Hardeman (Swan Districts)
Pick 24: Sydney – Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans Academy) – matched Collingwood’s bid
Pick 25: Collingwood – Harry De Mattia (Dandenong Stingrays)
Pick 26: Gold Coast – Will Graham (Gold Coast Suns Academy) – matched Adelaide’s bid
Pick 27: Adelaide – Oscar Ryan (Murray Bushrangers)
Pick 28: St Kilda – Lance Collard (Subiaco)
Pick 29: Carlton – Ashton Moir (Glenelg)