Greater Western Sydney will welcome another batch of exciting young stars in this year’s AFL draft

AS if they didn’t have enough top talent, Greater Western Sydney is poised to win yet another draft with three stars set to be selected by the club.

GREATER Western Sydney is poised to win yet another draft with potential access to three of the best eight talents in the land, according to Champion Data.

The AFL is considering stripping the Giants of picks 15 and 37 over the Lachie Whitfield saga, but they will still secure a prized batch.

The early premiership favourite holds the No. 2 draft pick and wants to also take strong midfielder Will Setterfield, skilful halfback Harry Perryman and bolter Isaac Cumming from its controversial talent academy.

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GWS will draft Andy McGrath, Hugh McCluggage or Ben Ainsworth at No. 2, unless Essendon bids the coveted first pick on Setterfield.

That would force GWS to choose between matching the bid, or drafting McGrath.

Carlton is likely to bid its No. 5 pick on Setterfield if he is still available, while Perryman will also receive a first-round bid.

The GWS Giants want Will Setterfield. Picture: Getty Images

Champion rates McGrath No. 1, Setterfield No. 6 and Perryman No.8.

Even if the Giants lose draft picks, they can still land their academy guns by going into points deficit next year.

They have already traded in St Kilda and Collingwood’s future second-rounders, but have relinquished their own 2017 second and third-round picks.

GWS can then steal another three discounted junior stars next year, with Jarrod Brander, Charlie Spargo and Jack Powell tied to their talent program.

Key forward Brander could go No. 1 while Powell has drawn comparisons to Isaac Heeney.

Rival clubs are pleading with the AFL to shrink the Giants’ rich academy zone.

Victorian stars Dylan Shiel, Devon Smith, Josh Kelly, Jon Patton and Adam Tomlinson all out of contract next year and with a salary cap squeeze on, a couple are likely to return home.

Riverina stars Zac Williams, Jacob Hopper and Matthew Kennedy are also unsigned beyond 2017.

That means GWS could reap enough points at the trade table for next year’s academy stars while again stockpiling future picks.

Clubs believe the Giants’ overload of talent mean they are effectively trading with a different currency to other clubs.

Champion Data recently rated the Giants’ 2017 list No. 2 in the land, just behind premier Western Bulldogs, after they added dual All-Australian Brett Deledio.

The Giants are so blessed they appear likely to pass on academy ball magnet Kobe Mutch at next Friday’s draft, ranked the 16th best prospect by Champion.

Despite relocating Harrison Macreadie to school in Sydney, GWS could also pass up the defender after his standing slipped this season, as well as letting utility Zach Sproule blossom elsewhere.

The AFL’s official number cruncher surprisingly omitted defender Griffin Logue from its top 30 power rankings.

The athletic West Australian will be considered by Fremantle and Sydney in the top 10 after testing brilliantly and interviewing impressively at draft combine.

The Giants are also keen on top prospect Andrew McGrath. Picture: Christopher Chan.

Champion also rated Josh Battle the standout key forward, well ahead of Todd Marshall who appears certain to be taken first.

It couldn’t find room for either of Collingwood’s father-son prospects, Josh Daicos or Callum Brown.

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Dual Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd already believes GWS boasts the best list in AFL history as it hunts a premiership in just its sixth season.

“We’ll look back on this team in 10 years and say we’ve never seen a team with that much talent,” Judd said.