AFL 2021 Phantom Draft: Clubs battle for the land's best football talent

How will the top 20 selections go down in the 2021 AFL National Draft?

The 2021 National AFL Draft will be held at Marvel Stadium with round one to be selected on Wednesday, November 24, while the rest of the draft will occur on Thursday November 25.

Sporting News has picked their top 20 selections and which clubs they will be drafted to.

Sporting News' AFL 2021 Phantom Draft Top 20

Where is the 2021 AFL Draft?

The AFL Draft will be held at Marvel Stadium with all 18 clubs drafting remotely from corporate boxes around the venue, with the whole event being run virtually from the AFL Review Centre.

Victoria's top draft hopefuls will be invited to an event at the London Tavern in Melbourne, while potential draftees from South Australia and Western Australia will be at the Adelaide Oval and RAC Arena respectively.

How to watch the 2021 AFL Draft?

The AFL Draft is being shown on Foxtel via the Fox Footy channel and is also available to stream on Kayo Sports.

You can also watch the Draft via the AFL's website.

When was the 2021 AFL Draft Combine?

The annual AFL Draft combine was on October 21 this year. The Combine is where Australia's next potential stars gather to present their athleticism and applicable AFL skills in front of club representatives. 

A new record was set in the running vertical jump by South Australian Leek Alleer at 107cm. Alleer also broke his state's record in the standing vertical jump with 75cm. 

East Fremantle's Corey Warner was one the most impressive performers at the Combine. Corey is the younger brother of Sydney Swans talent Chad Warner.

The winger earned himself four top-10 finishes at the AFL combine, coming first in the standing vertical jump (76cm), second in the running vertical jump( 100 cm) as well two top-10 finishes in the 2km run and 20m sprint. 

East Fremantle running machine Corey Warner tops group 1 of the 2km time trial with a time of 6.20. Arthur Jones (6.30) in second spot. pic.twitter.com/9R8ZI99apw

— Jordan McArdle (@jordan_mc12) October 17, 2021

What is the pick order for the 2021 AFL Draft?

To view all the rounds, including two to four click here.

The history of the AFL Draft

This year's NAB AFL Draft will be the 35th event, it was first held in 1986. Today, most AFL players has come through the draft system, with the exception of some International rookies.

Port Adelaide is the only club to have not received a number one pick at the AFL draft.

Some famous no.1 draft picks include Hawthorn's Luke Hodge and St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt. The full list of AFL draft no.1 picks is below.

Who has been the AFL Draft's no.1 pick?