The Bendigo Pioneers expect at least three players, and as many as six players, to find new footy homes in the AFL National Draft.
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Echuca's Brodie Kemp will be the only Pioneer to have his name called in Wednesday night's first round.
Swan Hill's Thomson Dow and Sandhurst's Flynn Perez are tipped to be drafted in the second or third rounds on Thursday night.
Mildura's Brady Rowles has had interest from several AFL clubs and could be a late selection on Thursday night.
While that quartet are the Pioneers' best chances to be selected, Sandhurst's Ben Worme, South Bendigo's Aaron Gundry and Strathfieldsaye's James Schischka are seen as potential draft bolters.
If their names aren't called on Thursday night they'll have a second chance in Friday's rookie draft.
"We're confident we'll get three players drafted and we'd be ecstatic if we ended up with four or five,'' Pioneers regional talent manager Steve Sharp said.
"You just don't know what the clubs are thinking with their later picks in the draft.
"Brady Rowles has that electric speed that clubs are attracted to. Their might be a club who's willing to pick an up-and-coming ruckman like Aaron Gundry.
"Ben Worme has attracted interest from clubs and our captain James Schischka is a quality player and person.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see any of them picked up."
Kemp is expected to join Paddy Dow, Lochie O'Brien, Jarrod Brander and Jye Caldwell as the Pioneers' fifth first round selection in the past three years.
Some AFL scouts had him rated as a potential top five selection prior to him suffering a torn ACL in a school game for Geelong Grammar in July.
Recently, Kemp has been a slider on most draft boards.
He had been linked to Carlton with selection nine, while Hawthorn has shown great interest in the strongly built utility and the Hawks have selection 11.
There's now a school of thought that he might slide down as far as the Gold Coast with pick 15 or one of Geelong's selections at 14 or 17.
Despite the fact he won't play for most of 2020, a slide down the board that far would be seen as a steal for whoever picks Kemp after he was one of Victoria Country's best players at the national under-18 championships.
It's somewhat of a similar story for Perez.
The highly-skilled half-back/midfielder didn't play a game in 2019 because of a knee reconstruction and his number in the draft pecking order dropped.
Prior to injuring his knee Perez had been part of the AFL Academy and played in the Young Guns game on the MCG on grand final day in 2018.
A strong season with the Pioneers in 2019 would have had him pushing for first round selection in this draft.
The former soccer star has attracted plenty of interest from AFL clubs, with Gold Coast coach Stewart Dew said to be particularly impressed with the way Perez conducted himself in their interview.
The Suns will use picks one, two, 15 on Wednesday night and have the first pick in the second round on Thursday night.
A keen Richmond supporter, Perez could still be on the board for the Tigers with selection 38, 39 or 41.
Dow, brother of Carlton midfielder Paddy, is expected be picked up in the second round or early in the third round.
The athletic midfielder has excellent hands and is arguably a better kick than his older brother.
Rowles rose from relative obscurity to earn selection in the Victoria Country squad this year.
The defender's rapid improvement and blistering speed appeals to AFL scouts.
Of the other Pioneers draft hopefuls, Worme and Gundry appear to have the best chance to earn selection this week.
Worme is a tall wingman/half-back who reads the play well and covers the ground smoothly, while Gundry finished the NAB League season in fine style and the process made some AFL scouts stand up and take notice.
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