Collingwood has been urged to follow through on its interest in father-son Tyler Brown

THE coach of Collingwood’s next father-son project Tyler Brown has urged the Magpies to follow through on their interest in the forward. But what is he going to cost them on draft night?

Tyler Brown testing at the AFL Draft combine. Picture: Getty Images

THE coach of Collingwood’s next father-son project Tyler Brown has urged the Magpies to follow through on their interest in the eye-catching forward.

Eastern Ranges boss Darren Bewick said the 186cm playmaker has a pacy sidestep and showed plenty of X-factor on the wing and at half-forward this year.

Collingwood drafted Callum Brown with pick No. 35 a year ago and launched the second leg of its Brown Brothers project on Wednesday when it officially nominated his younger brother.

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What pick Collingwood will be forced to use on Tyler Brown will depend on how early a bid comes from a rival club on draft night next month.

While the Magpies will be hoping he slides to a late pick, Bewick said Collingwood could be in for a surprise, with rival clubs showing plenty of interest in the 17-year-old.

Tyler Brown playing in the TAC Cup.

“He has got a few tricks, he has got great awareness, a great step, and there are just some deft touches that just place him or a teammate to advantage around the footy,” Bewick said.

“His first six or seven steps are really quick and his evasiveness is excellent and he can finish. He kicks the ball really nicely. He’s got a few things going for him.

“I would be surprised if the Pies aren’t brought to answer a little bit quicker than what they might think, because there is a fair bit of interest.”

The Pies’ recruiting team have taken a hard line on father-son options in the past, recently overlooking Jake Kelly (Adelaide) and James Stewart (Essendon).

Collingwood has picks No. 6, No. 38, No. 56 and No. 61 in the draft and will be hoping a bid for Brown doesn’t come before its second selection.

The Marcellin College product did not start the year high on recruiters’ radars but a move up into the midfield midyear coincided with some breakthrough performances.

Ranges’ talent manager Len Villani said Brown’s “talent is untapped”.

“He has a massive ceiling in terms of where he could potentially get to,” Villani said.

“He just does AFL things, there are things he does in games, I call it having the ‘Brown brain’.

Tyler and Callum Brown’s father’ Gavin is a Collingwood great, winning a premiership and three best and fairests over his sparking 254-game career.

Tyler Brown testing at the AFL Draft combine. Picture: Getty Images

Callum, a hard-nut midfielder, played five games in his debut AFL season this year, after overcoming an early bout of glandular fever.

Tyler, who is taller, has already spent one week at Collingwood over the preseason, getting a taste for the rigours of AFL football.