North Melbourne and Richmond fans would be forgiven for looking to the draft as consolation after a weekend of heartbreaking losses.
There comes a point in every AFL season where exasperated fans of bottom-of-the-ladder teams turn their attention from the fixtures to the next glimmer of hope — the AFL Draft. Richmond 's disappointment in letting down DustyThe AFL 's newest side will be given a raft of draft concessions to help build ahead of its league introduction in 2028.Lance Collard obviously impressed St Kilda in his agility test during the 2023 AFL National Draft Combine. He was selected with pick 28.
But the four-time premiership player thinks his old mob, Hawthorn, may have seen the writing on the wall and started its rebuild at the perfect time."A team like Richmond may be in trouble because they haven't been to the draft for a few years," Eade said. None of North Melbourne, West Coast or Richmond have externally committed to "rebuilding", but the signs of regeneration are there.Last year's Rising Star winner Harry Sheezel, and West Coast's Harley Reid, are seen as generational talents a list can be built around, while Brendan Gale, the outgoing Richmond president, has confirmed the club's intention to "replenish and renew".
Roos said despite the league's tinkering, the introduction of the Devils to the draft pool will spell trouble for bottom-of-the-ladder teams."We saw with the Giants and the Suns, it's the worst time to sort of finish towards the bottom of the ladder," he said. North Melbourne, Richmond, West Coast, Adelaide and St Kilda currently hold the top five selections in the end of year draft, per their bottom of the ladder positions.
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