After weeks of build-up, AFL Draft 2024 is finally here with the first round of the draft to kickoff on Wednesday night.

Sam Lalor is the favourite to be no.1 pick in what is tipped as the deepest draft pool in memory.

Will your AFL club get the players it needs in the first round – with subsequent rounds to be held on Thursday night.

The Sporting News follows the AFL Draft live.

AFL Draft 2024 LIVE – First Round

1. Richmond – Sam Lalor
2. North Melbourne – Finn O’Sullivan
3. Carlton – Jagga Smith
4. Adelaide – Sid Draper
5. Brisbane (match Melbourne bid) – Levi Ashcroft
6. Melbourne – Harvey Langford
7. Richmond – Josh Smillie
8. St Kilda – Tobie Travaglia
9. Gold Coast (match St Kilda bid) – Leo Lombard
10. St Kilda – Alix Tauru
11. Melbourne – Xavier Lindsay
12. Richmond – Taj Hotton
13. Essendon (match Richmond bid) – Isaac Kako
14. Richmond – Jonty Faull
15. Port Adelaide – Joe Berry
16. West Coast – Bo Allan
17. Fremantle – Murphy Reid
18. GWS –  Oliver Hannaford
19. GWS – Harrison Oliver
20. Western Bulldogs – Cooper Hynes
21. Richmond – Luke Trainor
22. Sydney – Jesse Dattoli
23. Richmond – Harry Armstrong
24. GWS – Cody Angove
25. Brisbane (match Sydney bid) – Sam Marshall
26. Sydney – Ned Bowman
27. North Melbourne – Matt Whitlock

When is the AFL National Draft 2024? 

The 2024 AFL National Draft will commence at 7pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, November 20 at Marvel Stadium.

The draft will be held over three nights, with the first round coming on day one. Subsequent National Draft rounds will take place on Thursday, November 21.

The AFL Rookie and Pre-Season draft will be held on day three (Friday, November 22), where clubs can select delisted AFL players and mature-age recruits on rookie contracts. 

AFL National Draft 2024 selection order

Adelaide: 4, 64, 78

Brisbane: 27, 34, 42, 43, 49, 58

Carlton: 3, 38, 63, 68, 69, 71

Collingwood: 52, 55, 60, 66, 82

Essendon: 28, 31, 40, 46, 53, 54, 65

Fremantle: 14, 30, 67, 81, 89

Geelong: 45, 57, 74, 84

Gold Coast: 39, 41, 51, 61

Greater Western Sydney: 15, 16, 21, 37, 56, 73\

Hawthorn: 33, 70, 75

Melbourne: 5, 9, 79

North Melbourne: 2, 62, 76, 86

Port Adelaide: 13, 29, 36, 50

Richmond: 1, 6, 10, 11, 18, 20, 23, 24

St Kilda: 7, 8, 32, 47, 80, 88

Sydney: 19, 22, 44, 59, 85, 91

West Coast: 12, 26, 72, 77, 87, 92

Western Bulldogs: 17, 25, 35, 48, 83, 90