ADELAIDE holds its earliest-ever NAB AFL Draft pick, but the Crows are open to offers for the selection as they head into the off-season.
The Crows' currently have pick No.3 at national draft, which is tied to Carlton's position after last year's landmark trade during the draft and would be the club's first ever top-five selection.
But whether the club will keep the draft choice is up in the air, with the Crows' pick on the table.
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The likes of Victorian midfield duo Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson, damaging half-back Hayden Young, powerful ball-winner Caleb Serong and Giants Academy prospect Tom Green are among the names tipped to be top-five picks at the draft.
Adelaide recruiting manager Hamish Ogilvie told AFL.com.au's Road to the Draft podcast earlier this week that the Crows would listen to rival offers for pick three, including the potential to turn the pick into multiple selections.
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He said Adelaide list manager Justin Reid was already having discussions with clubs.
"You don't want to overcomplicate it up there, you just try to pick the best player. I think it'll be out of those names, it's just whether you have the pick or can you split it?," Ogilvie said.
"We're open to all of that. I don't want to get my hopes up – I did for a while when it was pick one – but you have to keep it real. We keep a balanced approach to it, and whether we have it or whether we don't, and we're open to listen to anyone.
"Justin's out talking to all the clubs at the moment so that's probably a question for him to answer [if we've had offers from clubs yet]."
We keep a balanced approach to it, and whether we have it or whether we don't, and we're open to listen to anyone - Adelaide recruiting manager Hamish Ogilvie
Ogilvie said the Crows had identified tall midfielders and outside speed as areas the club could bolster as they look ahead to off-season.
"It's an exciting time. The next three years is going to be exciting for us, we've got some young guys there who haven't played a lot yet who need to keep pushing forward and play in the next couple of years," he said.
"And we'll probably have some retirements over the next two years, so it's a really exciting time. Obviously we planned to have these picks pretty high this year and that should help.
"Some of those guys have been unbelievable servants for the club, and we've sort of planned for that."
The Crows drafted midfielders Chayce Jones and Ned McHenry in the first round of last year's intake, with Jones playing six senior games so far in his debut season.
McHenry has been sidelined by a back injury recently.
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