AFL Talent Ambassador Kevin Sheehan is “very bullish” about the future potential of this year’s draft crop.

Sheehan has named his top 40 draft prospects ahead of the AFL Draft, which will again be held over two days, with the first round kicking off on Wednesday November 27 and the rest of the rounds to follow on Thursday November 28.

It’s easy to see why Sheehan is excited about this draft, as he believes there are many players from different positions who could make an impact in their new teams.

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“This year, my top 40 consists of four tall defenders, four tall forwards and two potential ruckmen along with two tall midfielders,” Sheehan said.

“My list also includes five smalls (less than 180cm) reinforcing if you are good enough, you are big enough.

“The majority of this year’s Top 40 are classified as medium sized players (180-189cm) who play through the midfield, forward and back.”

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Kevin Sheehan’s top 40 draft prospects (in alphabetical order):

Noah ANDERSON

Lachlan ASH

Miles BERGMAN

Trent BIANCO

Charlie COMBEN

Will DAY

Sam DE KONING

Thomson DOW

Sam FLANDERS

Mitch GEORGIADES

Will GOULD

Tom GREEN

Liam HENRY

Luke JACKSON

Emerson JEKA

Harrison JONES

Brodie KEMP

Finn MAGINNESS

Jack MAHONY

Fischer McASEY

Fischer McAsey flies for a mark. Photo: Dylan Burns Source: Getty Images



Jackson MEAD

Mitchell O’NEILL

Sam PHILP

Kysaiah PICKETT

Hugo RALPHSMITH

Jay RANTALL

Trent RIVERS

Deven ROBERTSON

Matthew ROWELL

Caleb SERONG

Jeremy SHARP

Brock SMITH

Cooper STEPHENS

Dylan STEPHENS

Caleb Serong. Photo: Michael Dodge Source: Getty Images

Cameron TAHENY

Elijah TAYLOR

Cody WEIGHTMAN

Dylan WILLIAMS

Josh WORRELL

Hayden YOUNG