FOLLOWING the final round of the home and away season, the 2017 draft order has been partially locked in leading into the 2017 AFL finals series.
The Brisbane Lions currently hold the No.1 pick after finishing 18th – with Victorian midfielders Adam Cerra, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Paddy Dow and Cameron Rayner the four most likely contenders for the first selection.
BRISBANE searches for inside fix
Due to the penalties from the Lachie Whitfield affair last year, the Giants have been penalised 1000 ‘draft value points’, which means that their first pick (currently worth 1112 points) will slide back to the end of the draft and fall at No.63 (worth 112 points).
Indicative draft order after the home and away season
| ROUND ONE | |
|---|---|
| BL | 1. Brisbane Lions |
| GCFC | 2. Gold Coast |
| CARL | 3. Carlton |
| NMFC | 4. North Melbourne |
| FRE | 5. Fremantle |
| COLL | 6. Collingwood |
| STK | 7. St Kilda (received from Hawthorn) |
| STK | 8. St Kilda |
| WB | 9. Western Bulldogs |
| MELB | 10. Melbourne |
| WCE | 11. West Coast |
| ESS | 12. Essendon |
| SYD | 13. Sydney |
| BL | 14. Brisbane Lions (received from Port Adelaide) |
| RICH | 15. Richmond |
| RICH | 16. Richmond (received from Geelong, via Carlton and GWS on-trades) |
| ADEL | 17. Adelaide |
| ROUND TWO | |
|---|---|
| BL | 18. Brisbane Lions |
| GCFC | 19. Gold Coast |
| GEEL | 20. Geelong (received from Carlton) |
| NMFC | 21. North Melbourne |
| GCFC | 22. Gold Coast (received from Fremantle) |
| GWS | 23. Greater Western Sydney (received from Collingwood) |
| GCFC | 24. Gold Coast (received from Hawthorn) |
| GWS | 25. Greater Western Sydney (received from St Kilda) |
| WB | 26. Western Bulldogs |
| MELB | 27. Melbourne |
| WCE | 28. West Coast |
| ESS | 29. Essendon |
| SYD | 30. Sydney |
| PORT | 31. Port Adelaide |
| HAW | 32. Hawthorn (received from GWS, via Carlton on-trade) |
| GCFC | 33. Gold Coast (received from Richmond) |
| GEEL | 34. Geelong |
| ADEL | 35. Adelaide |
| ROUND THREE | |
|---|---|
| COLL | 36. Collingwood (received from the Brisbane Lions) |
| GCFC | 37. Gold Coast |
| CARL | 38. Carlton |
| WB | 39. Western Bulldogs (received from North Melbourne) |
| FRE | 40. Fremantle |
| BL | 41. Brisbane Lions (received from Collingwood) |
| HAW | 42. Hawthorn |
| STK | 43. St Kilda |
| NMFC | 44. North Melbourne (received from Western Bulldogs) |
| MELB | 45. Melbourne |
| WCE | 46. West Coast |
| ESS | 47. Essendon |
| SYD | 48. Sydney |
| PORT | 49. Port Adelaide |
| RICH | 50. Richmond (received from Greater Western Sydney) |
| RICH | 51. Richmond |
| GEEL | 52. Geelong |
| ADEL | 53. Adelaide |
| ROUND FOUR | |
|---|---|
| COLL | 54. Collingwood (received from the Brisbane Lions) |
| Fre | 55. Fremantle (received from Gold Coast) |
| CARL | 56. Carlton |
| STK | 57. St Kilda (received from North Melbourne, via Western Bulldogs on-trade) |
| FRE | 58. Fremantle |
| COLL | 59. Collingwood |
| HAW | 60. Hawthorn |
| STK | 61. St Kilda |
| NMFC | 62. North Melbourne (received from Western Bulldogs) |
| GWS | 63. Greater Western Sydney* (original pick No.15 slides down after 1000-point penalty) |
| MELB | 64. Melbourne |
| WCE | 65. West Coast |
| ESS | 66. Essendon |
| SYD | 67. Sydney |
| PORT | 68. Port Adelaide |
| GWS | 69. Greater Western Sydney |
| RICH | 70. Richmond |
| GEEL | 71. Geelong |
| ADEL | 72. Adelaide |
* The Giants will lose their first pick as a result of the 1000-point penalty placed on them due to the Lachie Whitfield affair.
| ROUND FIVE | |
|---|---|
| BL | 73. Brisbane Lions |
| GCFC | 74. Gold Coast |
| CARL | 75. Carlton |
| NMFC | 76. North Melbourne |
| FRE | 77. Fremantle |
| COLL | 78. Collingwood |
| HAW | 79. Hawthorn |
| WB | 80. Western Bulldogs (received from St Kilda) |
| WB | 81. Western Bulldogs |
| MELB | 82. Melbourne |
| WCE | 83. West Coast |
| ESS | 84. Essendon |
| SYD | 85. Sydney |
| PORT | 86. Port Adelaide |
| GWS | 87. Greater Western Sydney |
| RICH | 88. Richmond |
| GEEL | 89. Geelong |
| ADEL | 90. Adelaide |
AFL 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. 948 | 37. 483 | 55. 207 | 73. 9 |
| 2. 2517 | 20. 912 | 38. 465 | 56. 194 | 74. – |
| 3. 2234 | 21. 878 | 39. 446 | 57. 182 | |
| 4. 2034 | 22. 845 | 40. 429 | 58. 170 | |
| 5. 1878 | 23. 815 | 41. 412 | 59. 158 | |
| 6. 1751 | 24. 785 | 42. 395 | 60. 146 | |
| 7. 1644 | 25. 756 | 43. 378 | 61. 135 | |
| 8. 1551 | 26. 729 | 44. 362 | 62. 123 | |
| 9. 1469 | 27. 703 | 45. 347 | 63. 112 | |
| 10. 1395 | 28. 677 | 46. 331 | 64. 101 | |
| 11. 1329 | 29. 653 | 47. 316 | 65. 90 | |
| 12. 1268 | 30. 629 | 48. 302 | 66. 80 | |
| 13. 1212 | 31. 606 | 49. 287 | 67. 69 | |
| 14. 1161 | 32. 584 | 50. 273 | 68. 59 | |
| 15. 1112 | 33. 563 | 51. 259 | 69. 49 | |
| 16. 1067 | 34. 542 | 52. 246 | 70. 39 | |
| 17. 1025 | 35. 522 | 53. 233 | 71. 29 | |
| 18. 985 | 36. 502 | 54. 220 | 72. 19 |
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