AFL Draft 2020: Updated picks order, key questions answered
The AFL's next generation will take centre stage in a national draft unlike any other. See the updated draft order, who your club could land and how the event will unfold.
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The next generation of AFL stars will take centre stage on Wednesday in a national draft like no other.
The draft has been hit by COVID-19 and will be conducted remotely, while the pandemic has also made recruiters' jobs tougher than ever.
Meanwhile, the order is influenced by a large number of junior stars who are already tied to AFL clubs through father-son rules or next generation academies.
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And to make things even more interesting, clubs have continued to swap draft picks after the trade period finished. Clubs can also trade live picks during the draft.
Geelong improved its position by trading a future third-round pick to Gold Coast for pick 27, while the Western Bulldogs swapped pick 26 for the Giants' picks 29 and 52.
The national draft is normally held in late November, but has been pushed back to December 9 this year. It will be a one-night event, with the rookie draft held the next day. Due to reduced list sizes some clubs may select only one player on draft night, but others will take as many as five.
It is widely expected that Adelaide will place a bid on Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with their No. 1 pick, with the key forward considered by recruiters to be a “clear standout” in this year’s draft class. Ugle-Hagan is part of the Western Bulldogs academy, and the Dogs are expected to match the bid and secure the generational talent.
Other top prospects include West Australian key forward Logan McDonald, South Australian key forward Riley Thilthorpe and Victorian midfielder Elijah Hollands.
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2020 AFL DRAFT ORDER
ROUND 1
1. Adelaide
2. North Melbourne
3. Sydney
4. Hawthorn
5. Gold Coast
6. Essendon
7. Essendon (compensation pick for free agent Joe Daniher)
8. Essendon (received from Carlton in Adam Saad trade)
9. Adelaide
10. GWS Giants (compensation pick for free agent Zac Williams)
11. North Melbourne
12. Fremantle
13. GWS Giants (received from Geelong in Jeremy Cameron trade)
14. Collingwood (received from Western Bulldogs in Adam Treloar trade)
15. GWS Giants (received from Geelong in Jeremy Cameron trade)
16. Collingwood
17. Richmond (received from St Kilda in Jack Higgins trade)
18. Melbourne (received from Brisbane in pick swap)
19. Melbourne (received from Brisbane in pick swap)
20. GWS Giants (received from Geelong in Jeremy Cameron trade)
21. St Kilda (received from Richmond in Jack Higgins trade)
ROUND 2
22. Adelaide
23. Adelaide (compensation pick for free agent Brad Crouch)
24. Hawthorn
25. Brisbane Lions (receid from Melbourne in pick swap)
26. GWS Giants (received from Western Bulldogs in pick swap)
27. Geelong (received from Gold Coast in pick swap)
28. Melbourne (received from North Melbourne in Ben Brown trade)
29. Western Bulldogs (received from GWS Giants in pick swap)
30. North Melbourne (received from Geelong in Shaun Higgins trade)
31. Sydney (received from Melbourne in pick swap)
32. Fremantle
33. Western Bulldogs (received from Collingwood in Adam Treloar trade)
34. Sydney (received from West Coast in Tom Hickey trade)
35. Port Adelaide
36. Richmond
37. Gold Coast
38. Carlton (received from Geelong in Lachie Fogarty trade)
39. North Melbourne (received from Collingwood in Jaidyn Stephenson trade)
40. Adelaide (compensation pick for free agent Rory Atkins)
ROUND 3
41. Western Bulldogs
42. Western Bulldogs (received from Collingwood in Adam Treloar trade)
43. Sydney (received from Melbourne in pick swap)
44. Essendon (received from GWS in Jye Caldwell trade)
45. Hawthorn
46. Hawthorn (compensation pick for free agent Isaac Smith)
47. Port Adelaide
48. Carlton (received from Essendon in Adam Saad trade)
49. Hawthorn
50. Melbourne (received from Adelaide in pick swap)
51. Geelong (received from Carlton in Lachie Fogarty trade)
52. Western Bulldogs (received from Western Bulldogs in pick swap)
53. Brisbane (received from Melbourne in pick swap)
54. Western Bulldogs
55. Fremantle (received from GWS in Jesse Hogan trade)
56. Adelaide
57. Port Adelaide
58. Brisbane (received from West Coast in Alex Witherden trade)
59. Port Adelaide
60. Sydney (received from West Coast in Tom Hickey trade)
61. Richmond
ROUND 4
62. West Coast (received from Sydney in Tom Hickey trade)
63. Brisbane (received from North Melbourne in Sef Martin-Lachie Young trade)
64. St Kilda
65. Collingwood (received from Hawthorn in Tom Phillips trade)
66. Adelaide
67. St Kilda (received from Essendon in Nick Hind trade)
68. Brisbane (received from Melbourne in pick swap)
69. Brisbane (received from Melbourne in pick swap)
70. Collingwood (received from North Melbourne in Jaidyn Stephenson trade)
71. North Melbourne
72. Hawthorn
73. Port Adelaide (received from Essendon in Orazio Fantansia trade)
74. St Kilda (received from Essendon in Nick Hind trade)
75. Collingwood
76. Gold Coast
77. Essendon (received from St Kilda in Nick Hind trade)
78. Carlton (received from Essendon in Adam Saad trade)
79. Richmond
ROUND 5
80. Adelaide
81. North Melbourne
82. Sydney
83. Hawthorn
84. Gold Coast
85. Essendon
86. West Coast (received from Brisbane in Alex Witherden trade)
87. Essendon (received from Carlton in Adam Saad trade)
88. GWS Giants
89. Melbourne
90. Western Bulldogs
91. West Coast
92. Collingwood
93. St Kilda
94. Brisbane
95. Port Adelaide
96. Geelong
97. Richmond
YOUR CLUB’S 2020 DRAFT PICKS
Adelaide: 1, 9, 22, 23, 40, 56, 66, 80
Brisbane: 25, 53, 58, 63, 68, 69, 94
Carlton: 38, 48, 78
Collingwood: 14, 16, 65, 70, 75, 92
Essendon: : 6, 7, 8, 44, 77, 85, 87
Fremantle: 12, 32, 55
Geelong: 27, 51, 96
Gold Coast: 5, 76, 84
GWS Giants: 10, 13, 15, 20, 26, 74, 88
Hawthorn: 4, 24, 45, 46, 49, 72
Melbourne: 18, 19, 28, 50, 89
North Melbourne: 2, 11, 30, 39, 71, 81
Port Adelaide: 35, 47, 57, 59, 73, 95
Richmond: 17, 36, 61, 79, 97
St Kilda: 21, 64, 67, 74, 93
Sydney: 3, 31, 34, 43, 60, 82
West Coast: 62, 86, 91
Western Bulldogs: 29, 33, 41, 42, 52, 54, 90
*Current as of November 13
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