COLLINGWOOD could be forced to pay the equal highest price for a father-son prospect if a rival club bids an early draft selection for talented tall Darcy Moore.

 

The Magpies closed the season in 11th position on the ladder, which will see them hold pick No.8 in the NAB AFL Draft.

 

The club is expected to next month officially nominate Moore, the son of former Collingwood star and dual Brownlow medallist Peter, as a father-son player tied to the Pies.

 

Rival recruiters see the 199cm prospect as among the top group of players in this year's draft pool, and Moore has shown at different stages of the season an ability to play at both ends of the ground.

 

If a bid came from clubs in the pick one to seven bracket, the Magpies would need to match the selection with pick eight to secure Moore.

 

Last year North Melbourne was made to give up pick No.8 on father-son player Luke McDonald, which is the earliest draft selection used on a father-son in the rule's history.

 

The end of the home and away season has seen the first 10 picks of the draft locked in ahead of the trade and free agency period.

 

The Saints, having finished on the bottom of the ladder for the 27th year in their history, will hold pick one, with midfielder Christian Petracca, tall forwards Patrick McCartin and Peter Wright and on-baller Angus Brayshaw the leading contenders for the first selection.

 

Petracca is the only member of the Victorian quartet not featuring in the TAC Cup finals, with the Eastern Ranges not qualifying.

 

McCartin kicked two goals in the Geelong Falcons' defeat on Saturday but ended with a leg injury, Brayshaw continued his consistent season on Sunday for Sandringham and Wright played a role in attack for the Calder Cannons.

 

Melbourne has pick two but could also gain pick three as compensation should free agent James Frawley leave the club.

 

The Western Bulldogs would have moved to pick six had they beaten Greater Western Sydney on Sunday, but instead will hold pick five after the tight loss.

 

Gold Coast will head into the exchange and draft period in a strong position with pick seven, and another first-round pick. The Suns have activated a compensation pick, which will fall immediately after Geelong's first draft selection.

 

Adelaide, meanwhile, is back into the early part of the draft after being stripped of draft picks for the Kurt Tippett salary cap scandal in 2012.   

 

Pick 1: St Kilda

Pick 2: Melbourne

Pick 3: Greater Western Sydney

Pick 4: Brisbane Lions

Pick 5: Western Bulldogs

Pick 6: Carlton

Pick 7: Gold Coast

Pick 8: Collingwood

Pick 9: Adelaide

Pick 10: West Coast