FORMER Fremantle midfielder Josh Deluca is firming as the likely first selection ahead of Monday night's inaugural NAB AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft.
The Blues hold the first pick at the draft and have registered a significant interest in the diminutive 23-year-old Deluca, who played four AFL games for the Dockers in 2017.
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The draft, the first to be held midway through an AFL campaign since 1993, will take place at Marvel Stadium and will be streamed live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App.
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The broadcast will begin at 6.30pm AEST, with the coverage to include a host of AFL.com.au reporters including Nat Edwards, Mitch Cleary and draft guru Cal Twomey.
Carlton, Gold Coast and Melbourne hold the first three selections at the draft, though the amount of picks clubs will take into the evening still remains unclear.
Clubs needed to lodge their final list vacancies prior to the midday deadline on Monday.
NAB AFL MID-SEASON ROOKIE DRAFT ORDER
FIRST ROUND
1. Carlton (Tomas Bugg)
2. Gold Coast (Harrison Wigg)
3. Melbourne (Aaron Nietschke)
4. Sydney (Kurt Tippett)
5. North Melbourne (Ed Vickers-Willis)
6. Western Bulldogs (Liam Picken)
7. Essendon (Devon Smith)
8. St Kilda (Paddy McCartin)
9. Port Adelaide (Jake Patmore)
10. Hawthorn (Tim Mohr)
11. Fremantle (Matt Taberner)
12. Adelaide (Tom Doedee)
13. Richmond (Shaun Grigg)
14. Collingwood (Lynden Dunn)
SECOND ROUND
15. Gold Coast (Rory Thompson)
16. Sydney (Heath Grundy)
17. Western Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)
18. Essendon (Joe Daniher or Sam Draper)
