AFL Draft 2021: Get the inside word on all the top prospects

Every club needs top young talent. But how good is this year’s draft pool? Get the latest intel, analysis and news on the stars of the future from across the country.

The next generation of star footballers are only months away from finding an AFL home.

While all eyes are on future Magpie Nick Daicos, he isn’t the only game changer in the draft pool.

South Australian midfielder Jason Horne has every trick in the book and is under serious consideration to be taken at pick one.

Outside the battle for No. 1, Horne’s South Adelaide teammate Matty Roberts has enhanced his top-10 credentials after a standout start to the season, which included an impressive SANFL League debut.

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Subiaco midfielder Matthew Johnson is another top prospect to have tasted senior action already this year and is a chance to be the first player taken from WA in November.

The nephew of Eddie Betts and Shaun Burgoyne, Isaiah Dudley, is lighting up the SANFL under-18s – and he’s not the only one with famous family ties in the 2021 pool.

North Adelaide’s Hugh Jackson is matching the junior ball-winning feats of North Melbourne draftee Tom Powell in South Australia but, in terms of this year’s bolters, versatile Oakleigh Chargers tall Sam Darcy looks to have him covered.

Meanwhile, there are plenty of other famous names in the mix.

Father son prospects Sam Darcy and Jase Burgoyne could prove to be draft bargains for the Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide.

Where are the top prospects at right now? Check out our AFL Draft Dossier below to stay up to date with the latest news, analysis, scouting reports and intel on who will land where in 2021.

Originally published as AFL Draft 2021: Get the inside word on all the top prospects