That's where the focus is for AFL.com.au's Callum Twomey and Nat Edwards in this week's episode of the Road to the Draft podcast, where we discuss the best 25 players in the draft pool.
The pair looks at the players who are rising, the safest selections, and those prospects with greater room to excel at the top level.
With fewer than 50 days until the NAB AFL Draft at the Gold Coast, the podcast discusses the impact of compensation picks and review Monday's father-son and academy bidding meeting.