Richmond's Trent Cotchin, Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli, West Coast's Brad Ebert, St Kilda's Ben McEvoy and Sydney Swans' Patrick Veszpremi were all followed by highly-respected journalist Emma Quayle (The Age) in their final junior year of football.
The book also highlights their journey into the AFL system via last year's NAB AFL Draft.
Cotchin, one of the most promising youngsters in the competition, spoke of his experiences with the book, when it was launched by AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou at the MCG on Tuesday.
"It's not an opportunity everyone gets at such a young age," Cotchin said, who has been nominated for this year's NAB AFL Rising Star, but believes Rioli should win the award.
"To be involved with Emma all throughout the last year or so [has been great] and for it to finally come to an end – it looks good as well."
All five players have debuted in 2008, with Ebert also a NAB AFL Rising Star nominee.
Cotchin said Quayle approached him at the Australian Institute of Sport.
"She said: 'I'm interested in catching up with you every now and then and I'm going to write a book'," Cotchin said.
"I went back and spoke to my parents about it and we said: 'Let's give it a go'."
The Draft goes behind the scenes and tells the inside story on the drafting process, told from the five players' perspective and also through recruiters, parents and junior coaches.
It also highlights Hawthorn's drafting process, with player personnel and strategy general manager Chris Pelchen and his recruiting team central to the book.
