Despite the conclusion of the AFL Trade Period on Wednesday, the 2018 national draft order is far from finalised with clubs able to trade selections for another four weeks. 

The window to exchange draft picks will close on Friday November 16, but re-open for live pick trading when the draft starts on November 22 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

Adelaide is well placed for the draft, being one of four teams currently holding three first-round selections with picks 8, 13 and 16.

The Crows also have pick No. 21 which was received from Carlton in 2017.

Expansion side Greater Western Sydney (picks 9, 11 and 19) and crosstown rivals Port Adelaide (5, 10, 15) will feature prominently on the first night of the draft, while Carlton will go in with the prized number one selection.

Of the 18 AFL clubs, the Gold Coast Suns go into the draft with the strongest hand, with three selections inside the first six (picks 2, 3 & 6) at their disposal. They also hold a pair of second-round selections (24 & 29) as the Queensland side looks to re-generate their list.

Both the Crows and Power have been linked to trading up in order grab one of the Suns’ early selections. 

Adelaide list manager Justin Reid said the Crows would re-assess their position in the coming weeks.

“The top-end talent in this year’s draft is strong and we look forward to bringing in some more elite young players,” Crows list manager Justin Reid said on Wednesday. 

“As we have said before, we are also open-minded about trading up the draft order if the right opportunity presents in the next couple of weeks.”

Here is the indicative draft order after the 2018 Trade Period…

Round One

1. Carlton
2. Gold Coast
3. Gold Coast (received as compensation for Tom Lynch)
4. St Kilda
5. Port Adelaide (received from Brisbane)
6. Gold Coast (received from Melbourne, via on-trades)
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Adelaide
9. Greater Western Sydney (received from Essendon)
10. Port Adelaide
11. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle, via on-trades)
12. Geelong
13. Adelaide (received from Sydney, via Carlton)
14. Fremantle (received from Greater Western Sydney)
15. Port Adelaide (received from Hawthorn)
16. Adelaide (received from Melbourne in 2017)
17. Richmond
18. Brisbane (received from Collingwood)
19. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle, via on-trades)

End of Round One
20. West Coast (received as compensation for Scott Lycett)