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Outside of existing players, who are looming as the top players coming into the draft? Given much has been talked about as this year as having some of the strongest draft potential in recent memory. P.S Love your work Chris (and Michael)! Would be lost knowing who's gone where without this blog.
- Kate
Hi Kate,
It's certainly looming as a really exciting draft crop this year.
Levi Ashcroft is tipped by many experts as the best prospect this year, and will go to Brisbane under the father-son rule.
He is a smaller midfielder but can also be damaging up forward, and I'd guess he plays primarily as a forward for the Lions next year.
Jagga Smith is also a highly-touted midfield prospect who is expected to go inside the top five picks. He played for Richmond in the VFL this year, so has to be a contender for the Tigers at No.1 you'd think.
Alix Tauru is a really interesting prospect who by all accounts is flying up the draft board late. He stands at 193cm and has played everywhere on the ground - as a tall midfielder, an intercept defender, and a marking forward.
Isaac Kako is thought of as the best small forward in this year's crop, and is set to go to Essendon after playing in their academy. He's earned comparisons to Nick Watson, who starred as a rookie for Hawthorn this season.