Almost 60 young footballers found an AFL home across the past two nights of the most compromised draft in history, while two more – Jake Stringer and Ryan Byrnes – will continue their journey after being delisted.

Among the heartache stories across Wednesday and Thursday were All-Australians Ollie Greeves, Riley Onley and Fred Rodriguez, as well as Dandenong Stingrays forward Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves, who could yet get their chance in Friday’s rookie draft.

We took a close look at each club’s draft haul and heard from recruiting and list managers, who explained their strategy and hopes for their fresh draftees.

Adelaide

Who they picked: Mitch Marsh (22), Archie Ludowyke (50)

The Crows went local again with their first-round pick, Marsh, a 191-centimetre forward who kicked more goals t

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