With North Melbourne expected to select at the pointy end of the 2023 National Draft, list and recruiting manager Brady Rawlings has provided an insight into how the club is viewing the emerging young talent.
As things stand, the Kangaroos hold pick No.2 and will have the opportunity to land one of the highest ranked prospects heading into 2024.
Joining Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge on AFL's 'Gettable', Rawlings acknowledged how strong the top of this year's pool is.
"It’s a great first six or seven (group available)," Rawlings said.
"There's a variety of different players in there as well. There's quality mids who have got some real impact, some key defensive prospects and a small forward that I think Cal has been talking about for three years.
"The first four (players we want) are pretty well set in order.
"With our ladder position, we don't know where we're going to finish because there's still three games to go. We saw West Coast almost topple Essendon and we were in front of Melbourne at half-time in Tassie so we're not too sure what the end result is going to be."
The Roos, who also have Port Adelaide's first-round pick after trading away Jason Horne-Francis to Alberton last off-season, could manufacture a way to attain pick No.1 this season if they finish 17th, but Rawlings knows there's still plenty of things left to play out.
"It will all come down to who's got pick No.1," he said.
"If it is West Coast, it's probably more up to them with what they're looking for in a potential slide.
"We've been in that position before and we've been open to offers, but it really comes down to the club that holds that pick.
"When you've got a hand that we may have (in the future), you've got to look at everything to get better."
