GREATER Western Sydney will enter this year's exchange and draft periods in an enviable position, with the club having three selections inside the top 16, including Geelong's first-round pick at its disposal.
After succumbing to the Western Bulldogs on Saturday and with the Cats losing to the Sydney Swans, the Giants hold picks No.15 and 16 in this year's NAB AFL Draft.
Geelong handed over its first-round pick to secure defender Lachie Henderson from Carlton in last year's NAB AFL Trade Period.
The Blues then on-traded that selection to GWS as part of the deal that saw a quartet of Giants – Lachie Plowman, Jed Lamb, Andrew Phillips and Liam Sumner – join Ikon Park.
It is shaping as a busy trade period for the Giants again this year, headlined by defender Caleb Marchbank requesting a switch to Carlton and key forward Cam McCarthy expected to finally end up at Fremantle.
GWS' first draft pick this year is currently No.7 – another future first-round selection it received from Collingwood as part of the Adam Treloar exchange.
The Giants also hold two second-round selections in the draft, having traded defender Curtly Hampton to Adelaide last year for its future pick (No.31).
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The Cats had four low picks in 2015, recruiting defender Ryan Gardner (No.59), midfielder Sam Menegola (No.66), forward Wylie Buzza (No.69) and utility Matthew Hayball (No.70).
Geelong's first pick in this year's draft currently stands at No.34 after trading its future selection to acquire Henderson.
INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (as at current ladder positions after the third week of finals)
Round one
1 Essendon
2 Brisbane Lions
3 Fremantle
4 Gold Coast
5 Carlton
6 Richmond
7 Greater Western Sydney (received from Collingwood)
8 Gold Coast (received from Melbourne)
9 Port Adelaide
10 St Kilda
11 North Melbourne
12 West Coast
13 Adelaide
14 Hawthorn
15 Greater Western Sydney
16 Greater Western Sydney (received from Geelong, via Carlton on trade)
17 Runners-up
18 Premiers
Round two
19 Essendon
20 Brisbane Lions
21 Gold Coast (received from Fremantle)
22 Gold Coast
23 Carlton
24 Gold Coast (received from Richmond)
25 Collingwood
26 Melbourne
27 Gold Coast (received from Port Adelaide)
28 Brisbane Lions (received from St Kilda, via Collingwood on trade)
29 North Melbourne
30 West Coast
31 Greater Western Sydney (received from Adelaide)
32 Hawthorn
33 Greater Western Sydney
34 Geelong
35 Runners-up
36 Premiers
Round three
37 Essendon
38 Geelong (received from Brisbane Lions)
39 Fremantle
40 Gold Coast
41 Carlton
42 Richmond
43 Collingwood
44 Melbourne
45 Port Adelaide
46 St Kilda
47 Brisbane Lions (received from North Melbourne)
48 West Coast
49 Adelaide
50 Hawthorn
51 Greater Western Sydney
52 Geelong
53 Runners-up
54 Premiers
*Carlton will hold the Western Bulldogs' third-round pick via a trade
Round four
55 Essendon
56 Brisbane Lions
57 Fremantle
58 Gold Coast
59 Western Bulldogs (received from Carlton)
60 Richmond
61 Collingwood
62 Melbourne
63 Port Adelaide
64 St Kilda
65 North Melbourne
66 West Coast
67 Adelaide
68 Hawthorn
69 Greater Western Sydney
70 Geelong
71 Runners-up
72 Premiers
*Western Bulldogs will also hold the Sydney Swans' fourth-round pick via a trade
Round five
73 Essendon
74 Brisbane Lions
75 Fremantle
76 Gold Coast
77 Carlton
78 Richmond
79 Collingwood
80 Melbourne
81 Port Adelaide
82 St Kilda
83 North Melbourne
84 West Coast
85 Adelaide
86 Hawthorn
87 Geelong (received from Greater Western Sydney)
88 Geelong
89 Runners-up
90 Premiers
Round six
91 Essendon
92 Brisbane Lions
93 Fremantle
94 Gold Coast
95 Carlton
96 Richmond
97 Collingwood
98 Melbourne
99 Port Adelaide
100 St Kilda
101 North Melbourne
102 West Coast
103 Adelaide
104 Hawthorn
105 Greater Western Sydney
106 Geelong
107 Runners-up
108 Premiers
