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ADELAIDE looks set for the biggest investment in next month's NAB AFL Draft of any club, with the Crows considering using six picks. 

Clubs are in the process of completing their list lodgments and finalising how many selections they will take to the two-night draft on November 27-28. 

The signings of delisted free agents and possible upgrading of rookies could still shape decisions, but AFL.com.au has found there is likely to be a minimum of 62 picks and a maximum of 74 picks in the national draft.

Pick swaps between clubs ahead of the draft and then during the event may also impact the total number of selections.

After their busy Telstra AFL Trade Period, the Crows will also be active on draft night, starting with their prized No.4 pick – the first top-five selection in club history. 

They are the only club who could take six selections into the two-night draft in November, with Richmond and Fremantle looking likely to use five.

If the Crows use six picks it will be their biggest intake since 2007 when Patrick Dangerfield (pick No.10 overall) headed their group of six draftees.

Gold Coast will kick things off with the opening two picks, which they are tipped to use on Victorian midfield pair Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson, and they are among the clubs who could use four or five selections overall, along with Carlton and Sydney. 

Geelong has settled on four live picks at the national draft and Greater Western Sydney and Brisbane are also expected to use four picks. 

Essendon, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Hawthorn and Port Adelaide are likely to weigh up using three or four choices, while Collingwood and St Kilda could use as few as two, but possibly three.

The Western Bulldogs will use three picks.

Following its blockbuster trade to secure Tim Kelly, West Coast will have the least involvement in this year's draft, not picking until No.46 and having only two choices overall. 

There has been 78 picks in the past two national drafts, and there was 77 in 2016.