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Odd spot: The first player who Melbourne ever drafted was A. Johnson who was the first pick in the first ever national draft in 1981 … AND … the last player Melbourne drafted was A. Johnson at Pick 68 in this year’s national draft.

A mature age (24 years), key forward/ruck from Werribee via Lavington in the Ovens & Murray League. Johnson is a 193cm athletic brute who imposes himself on the contest.

Last night’s talking points ended with the perfect segue into tonight which gets underway at 7.00pm. TALKING POINTS | 2024 AFL Draft: Night One After a night of drama and plenty of bolters, there is still plenty of talent left off the board. Perhaps most significantly, key forwards Jack Whitlock and Jobe Shanahan were overlooked for the quality midfield and utility talent available. They will be in high demand to start night two, and may even pique Richmond's interest first off the board. Another consideration for the Tigers will be leading ruck prospect Alex Dodson, who would nicely round out their rebuilding spine. Elsewhere, the Western Bulldogs hold two of the next four selections and could look at some running power in Hamish Davis, or explosiveness with Tom Gross. Ruck/forward Thomas Sims is another key position prospect who will be high on many clubs' boards and may warrant a trade up the order. The likes of Christian Moraes and Jasper Alger have plenty of links in the next 10 selections or so and will likely also find homes quickly. On top of the four first round bids, another three may be placed early on night two. Giants Academy ruck Logan Smith should attract attention, while St Kilda will have first dibs on NGA products Lennox Hofmann and Adrian Cole in a similar range. Meanwhile, Carlton will be hoping to hear a bid for Ben Camporeale after its pick 40. And when that’s done, there’s the question of what is now Melbourne’s Pick 75.

TALKING POINTS | 2024 AFL Draft: Night One My own key takeaway was the slow start to the night’s selections but once it got going, the selections moved a reasonable rate. I’m a bit more pessimistic about how things will pan out tonight. It could be a slow trudge to the finishing line with the predicted volume of live trades.

That's the current list, noting that some clubs will be passing because they may have an excess number of picks or want to use the picks for the supplementary draft.

A club by club look at the picks left for tonight:- Adelaide: 58, 74 Brisbane Lions: 46, 47, 49, 56, 59, 66, 69, 95, 99 Carlton: 40, 55, 63, 64, 67 Collingwood: 45, 48, 53, 61, 78 Essendon: 37, 39, 43, 60, 91, 97 Fremantle: 34, 62, 77, 85 Geelong: 42, 50, 70, 80 Gold Coast: 57, 90, 96 GWS Giants: 36, 93, 98 Hawthorn: 35, 65, 71 Melbourne: 75 North Melbourne: 54, 72, 82 Port Adelaide: 33, 38, 94 Richmond: 28, 89 St Kilda: 32, 51, 76, 84 Sydney Swans: 41, 52, 81, 87 West Coast Eagles: 30, 44, 68, 73, 83, 88 Western Bulldogs: 29, 31, 79, 86, 92

It all starts again at the same time tonight (more or less). Twenty-seven players already know their fate. It’s been estimated that between 35 & 45 more will be selected tonight. Here’s the current starting order:- ROUND TWO 28 Richmond 29 Western Bulldogs 30 West Coast 31 Western Bulldogs 32 St Kilda 33 Port Adelaide 34 Fremantle 35 Hawthorn 36 GWS Giants 37 Essendon 38 Port Adelaide 39 Essendon 40 Carlton ROUND THREE 41 Sydney Swans 42 Geelong 43 Essendon 44 West Coast Eagles 45 Collingwood 46 Brisbane Lions 47 Brisbane Lions 48 Collingwood 49 Brisbane Lions 50 Geelong 51 St Kilda 52 Sydney 53 Collingwood ROUND FOUR 54 North Melbourne 55 Carlton 56 Brisbane Lions 57 Gold Coast Suns 58 Adelaide 59 Brisbane Lions 60 Essendon 61 Collingwood 62 Fremantle 63 Carlton 64 Carlton 65 Hawthorn 66 Brisbane Lions 67 Carlton 68 West Coast Eagles 69 Brisbane Lions 70 Geelong 71 Hawthorn ROUND FIVE 72 North Melbourne 73 West Coast Eagles 74 Adelaide 75 Melbourne 76 St Kilda 77 Fremantle 78 Collingwood 79 Western Bulldogs 80 Geelong 81 Sydney Swans ROUND SIX 82 North Melbourne 83 West Coast Eagles 84 St Kilda 85 Fremantle 86 Western Bulldogs 87 Sydney Swans ROUND SEVEN 88 West Coast Eagles ROUND EIGHT 89 Richmond 90 Gold Coast Suns 91 Essendon 92 Western Bulldogs 93 GWS Giants 94 Port Adelaide 95 Brisbane Lions ROUND NINE 96 Gold Coast Suns 97 Essendon 98 GWS Giants 99 Brisbane Lions With clubs trading picks and some passing on selections later in the draft, we can expect Melbourne’s final selection to finish somewhere in the 50s or early 60s. Be prepared!

The remainder of the 2024 AFL National Draft after Day One:- ROUND TWO 28 Richmond 29 Western Bulldogs 30 West Coast 31 Western Bulldogs 32 St Kilda 33 Port Adelaide 34 Fremantle 35 Hawthorn 36 GWS Giants 37 Essendon 38 Port Adelaide 39 Essendon 40 Carlton ROUND THREE 41 Sydney Swans 42 Geelong 43 Essendon 44 West Coast Eagles 45 Collingwood 46 Brisbane Lions 47 Brisbane Lions 48 Collingwood 49 Brisbane Lions 50 Geelong 51 St Kilda 52 Sydney 53 Collingwood ROUND FOUR 54 North Melbourne 55 Carlton 56 Brisbane Lions 57 Gold Coast Suns 58 Adelaide 59 Brisbane Lions 60 Essendon 61 Collingwood 62 Fremantle 63 Carlton 64 Carlton 65 Hawthorn 66 Brisbane Lions 67 Carlton 68 West Coast Eagles 69 Brisbane Lions 70 Geelong 71 Hawthorn ROUND FIVE 72 North Melbourne 73 West Coast Eagles 74 Adelaide 75 Melbourne 76 St Kilda 77 Fremantle 78 Collingwood 79 Western Bulldogs 80 Geelong 81 Sydney Swans ROUND SIX 82 North Melbourne 83 West Coast Eagles 84 St Kilda 85 Fremantle 86 Western Bulldogs 87 Sydney Swans ROUND SEVEN 88 West Coast Eagles ROUND EIGHT 89 Richmond 90 Gold Coast Suns 91 Essendon 92 Western Bulldogs 93 GWS Giants 94 Port Adelaide 95 Brisbane Lions ROUND NINE 96 Gold Coast Suns 97 Essendon 98 GWS Giants 99 Brisbane Lions

Confirmed that we are now sitting on Pick 75. Get set for several excruciating hours of wait time because the recruiters are getting their calculators ready for pick swaps galore.

Harvey Langford on Grand Final Night 2021

One of the changes we’re going to see in the very near future are the players’ jumper numbers. As things stand - 2025 Melbourne numbers — 1. Steven May 2. Jacob van Rooyen 3. Christian Salem 4. Judd McVee 5. Christian Petracca 6. Caleb Windsor 7. Jack Viney 8. Jake Lever 9. Charlie Spargo 11. Max Gawn 12. 13. Clayton Oliver 14. Jack Billings 15. Ed Langdon 16. Bailey Laurie 17. Jake Bowey 18. Jake Melksham 19. 20. 21. Matt Jefferson 22. Blake Howes 23. Shane McAdam 24. Trent Rivers 25. Tom McDonald 26. Jed Adams 27. Marty Hore 28. Will Verrall 29. 30. 31. Bayley Fritsch 32. Tom Sparrow 33. Tom Fullarton 35. Harry Petty 36. Kysaiah Pickett 37. Kade Chandler 38. Oliver Sestan 39. Koltyn Tholstrop 40. Taj Woewodin 41. Kynan Brown 42. Daniel Turner 43. 45. Andy Moniz-Wakefield 50. Indications from early summer training are that the Kolt is going to move from 39 to 12.

Lasted 2 minutes. Goodbye

I tipped this!

That’s 5 minutes of my life I want back. They should have announced him straight away. They told the kid on Monday night!

Nathan Jones will be handing over the Demon jumper to the players we select tonight. Hopefully to Harvey Langford and Xavier Lindsay.