| Round 1 |
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| Pick | Club | Player | | Age | Ht | From | Route | Pts | Note |
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| 1 | RCH | Sam Lalor | 56 | 18 | 187 | North Ballarat U18 | | 3000 | |
| 2 | NTH | Finn O'Sullivan | 52 | 18 | 182 | Oakleigh U18 | | 2517 | |
| 3 | CAR | Jagga Smith | 71 | 18 | 181 | Oakleigh U18 | WCE → CAR | 2234 | |
| 4 | ADE | Sid Draper | 43 | 18 | 182 | South Adelaide (SANFL) | | 2034 | |
| 5 | BRL | Levi Ashcroft | 65 | 17 | 179 | Sandringham U18 | Matched bidMEL bid · Father-son | 1878 | |
| 6 | MEL | Harvey Langford | 73 | 18 | 190 | Dandenong U18 | | 1751 | |
| 7 | RCH | Josh Smillie | 42 | 18 | 194 | Eastern U18 | GCS → RCH | 1644 | |
| 8 | STK | Tobie Travaglia | 60 | 18 | 187 | Bendigo U18 | | 1551 | |
| 9 | GCS | Leonardo Lombard | 66 | 18 | 178 | Burleigh | Matched bidSTK bid · Academy | 1469 | |
| 10 | STK | Alix Tauru | 53 | 18 | 194 | Gippsland U18 | Compensation | 1395 | Band 1 compensation for Josh Battle |
| 11 | MEL | Xavier Lindsay | 53 | 18 | 183 | Gippsland U18 | ESS → MEL | 1329 | |
| 12 | RCH | Taj Hotton | 47 | 18 | 182 | Sandringham U18 | FRE → RCH | 1268 | |
| 13 | ESS | Isaac Kako | 59 | 18 | 175 | Calder U18 | Matched bidRCH bid · Academy | 1212 | |
| 14 | RCH | Jonty Faull | 48 | 18 | 195 | North Ballarat U18 | COL → FRE → RCH | 1161 | |
| 15 | PAD | Joe Berry | 55 | 18 | 180 | Murray U18 | CAR → WCE → PAD | 1112 | |
| 16 | WCE | Bo Allan | 54 | 18 | 191 | Peel Thunder (WAFL) | WBD → GCS → PAD → WCE | 1067 | |
| 17 | FRE | Murphy Reid | 69 | 18 | 180 | Sandringham U18 | HAW → CAR → RCH → FRE | 1025 | |
| 18 | GWS | Oliver Hannaford | 42 | 18 | 180 | North Ballarat U18 | | 985 | |
| 19 | GWS | Harrison Oliver | 51 | 18 | 181 | Sandringham U18 | Compensation | 948 | Band 1 compensation for Harry Perryman |
| 20 | WBD | Cooper Hynes | 56 | 18 | 190 | Dandenong U18 | GEE → WBD | 912 | |
| 21 | RCH | Luke Trainor | 51 | 18 | 194 | Sandringham U18 | PAD → FRE → RCH | 878 | |
| 22 | SYD | Jesse Dattoli | 53 | 18 | 179 | Northern U18 | | 845 | |
| 23 | RCH | Harry Armstrong | 45 | 18 | 195 | Sandringham U18 | BRL → RCH | 815 | |
| 24 | GWS | Cody Angove | 50 | 18 | 182 | Claremont (WAFL) | Compensation | 785 | Band 2 compensation for Isaac Cumming |
| 25 | BRL | Sam Marshall | 50 | 18 | 185 | Brisbane Lions Academy | Matched bidSYD bid · Academy | 756 | |
| 26 | SYD | Ned Bowman | 46 | 18 | 187 | Norwood (SANFL) | Special assistanceNTH → SYD | 729 | 2023 assistance package (end of R1) |
| 27 | NTH | Matt Whitlock | 44 | 18 | 199 | Murray U18 | Special assistanceNTH → GCS → RCH → NTH | 703 | 2023 assistance package (end of R1) |