The Age’s in-depth coverage of the next generation of football stars, ahead of this year’s AFL national draft at Marvel Stadium. See all 15 stories .

A tangled web of Richmond connections could determine where the bids fall for the most talented batch of northern academy prospects ever in this week’s AFL draft.

Zeke Uwland, fellow Suns academy graduate Dylan Patterson and Brisbane’s Daniel Annable are widely tipped to attract opposition bids in the first six selections on Wednesday night, which the clubs they are tied to are certain to match.

Carlton’s highly promising father-son defender Harry Dean is also in that mix as the Blues prepare to offload their No.9 and No.11 selections to Essendon and North Melbourne, respectively.

Those potential deals, which cannot be completed un

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