BEING bundled out of finals in straight sets hasn't been easy to stomach for Hawthorn, but the silver lining is that the Hawks will get access to their highest draft pick since they swooped on Cyril Rioli.

After falling to the Western Bulldogs on Friday night, Hawthorn holds the 14th pick in this year's NAB AFL Draft.

Not since the Hawks snared Rioli at pick 12 in 2007 have they used a higher selection.

However, it seems highly unlikely the Hawks will take their current selection to draft night in Sydney on November 25.

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Instead, Hawthorn is expected to use that pick to top-up an ageing midfield brigade by trading in Jaeger O'Meara or Tom Mitchell to Waverley.

O'Meara, 22, has already nominated the Hawks as his preferred destination after requesting a move from Gold Coast to Melbourne.

Swans ball magnet Mitchell has been heavily linked to Hawthorn but remains in the middle of a finals campaign.

The Hawks are also reportedly targeting Richmond tall forward Ty Vickery and could be forced to broker a trade if the Tigers matched their offer for the restricted free agent.

Hawthorn has made an art form of giving up early picks in deals to secure established players from rival clubs, including premiership stars Shaun Burgoyne (pick nine and 16, 2009), Brian Lake (picks 21 and 43, 2012) and Ben McEvoy (pick 18, 2013).

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Not since they recruited Mitch Thorp with pick No.6 in 2006 – one spot ahead of Joel Selwood – have the Hawks taken a pick inside the top 10.

Thorp only played two matches, but the Hawks have landed premiership players Ryan Schoenmakers (pick 16, 2008) and Isaac Smith (pick 19, 2010) with other first-round picks.

Adelaide will enter the draft with the 13th selection after going down to the Swans in their semi-final.

The Crows have taken three first-round draft picks in the past two seasons, Jake Lever at pick 14 in 2014 and Wayne Milera (11) and Tom Doedee (17) last year.

INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (as at current ladder positions after the second week of finals)

Round one

1 Essendon

2 Brisbane Lions

3 Fremantle

4 Gold Coast

5 Carlton

6 Richmond

7 Greater Western Sydney (received from Collingwood)

8 Gold Coast (received from Melbourne)

9 Port Adelaide

10 St Kilda

11 North Melbourne

12 West Coast

13 Adelaide

14 Hawthorn

15 Fourth-placed team

16 Third-placed team

17 Runners-up

18 Premiers

*GWS will also hold Geelong's first-round pick via Carlton's on trade

Round two

19 Essendon

20 Brisbane Lions

21 Gold Coast (received from Fremantle)

22 Gold Coast

23 Carlton

24 Gold Coast (received from Richmond)

25 Collingwood

26 Melbourne

27 Gold Coast (received from Port Adelaide)

28 Brisbane Lions (received from St Kilda, via Collingwood on trade)

29 North Melbourne

30 West Coast

31 Greater Western Sydney (received from Adelaide)

32 Hawthorn

33 Fourth-placed team

34 Third-placed team

35 Runners-up

36 Premiers



Round three

37 Essendon

38 Geelong (received from Brisbane Lions)

39 Fremantle

40 Gold Coast

41 Carlton

42 Richmond

43 Collingwood

44 Melbourne

45 Port Adelaide

46 St Kilda

47 Brisbane Lions (received from North Melbourne)

48 West Coast

49 Adelaide

50 Hawthorn

51 Fourth-placed team

52 Third-placed team

53 Runners-up

54 Premiers

*Carlton will hold the Western Bulldogs' third-round pick via a trade

Round four

55 Essendon

56 Brisbane Lions

57 Fremantle

58 Gold Coast

59 Western Bulldogs (received from Carlton)

60 Richmond

61 Collingwood

62 Melbourne

63 Port Adelaide

64 St Kilda

65 North Melbourne

66 West Coast

67 Adelaide

68 Hawthorn

69 Fourth-placed team

70 Third-placed team

71 Runners-up

72 Premiers

*Western Bulldogs will also hold the Sydney Swans' fourth-round pick via a trade

Round five

73 Essendon

74 Brisbane Lions

75 Fremantle

76 Gold Coast

77 Carlton

78 Richmond

79 Collingwood

80 Melbourne

81 Port Adelaide

82 St Kilda

83 North Melbourne

84 West Coast

85 Adelaide

86 Hawthorn

87 Fourth-placed team

88 Third-placed team

89 Runners-up

90 Premiers

*Geelong will also hold Greater Western Sydney's fifth-round pick via a trade

Round six

91 Essendon

92 Brisbane Lions

93 Fremantle

94 Gold Coast

95 Carlton

96 Richmond

97 Collingwood

98 Melbourne

99 Port Adelaide

100 St Kilda

101 North Melbourne

102 West Coast

103 Adelaide

104 Hawthorn

105 Fourth-placed team

106 Third-placed team

107 Runners-up

108 Premiers