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What do AFL recruiters actually look for in potential draftees?

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par Paul Larkin, Senior Researcher in Youth Athlete Development, Victoria University

With the Australian Football League (AFL) season and trade period over, attention turns to the AFL draft.

The annual draft is the moment when many young hopefuls’ dreams become reality: they are selected by one of the league’s 18 clubs.

In the AFL, as with many other sports, the first draft pick is allocated to the team that finishes last, with the second-worst team gaining the second pick, and so on. These picks may be traded between teams after being allocated.

Every year…

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