PORT Adelaide and Essendon are set to be the busiest clubs at this year's Telstra AFL Draft, with the pair anticipated to take the most selections when names are called in November.

AFL.com.au has estimated there to be a maximum of 63 and minimum of 54 selections at the draft, with Port and the Bombers set for the biggest hand.

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While list spots and numbers are still being juggled by clubs, and the addition of delisted free agents can also shift the numbers slightly, the Power could use up to six picks at this year's draft, which would include likely No.1 pick Dougie Cochrane.

The Bombers are anticipated to use four or five picks, with the club currently holding the No.1 pick.

Richmond, which hold picks No.2 and 5, is set to use two more selections at the draft for a total of four, while Brisbane is also expected to use four live picks.

Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne and Sydney are all likely to use three or four picks, while Fremantle, Adelaide, Geelong, North Melbourne and St Kilda are all tipped to take three picks.

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Clubs have to use three picks at the draft, but that can also include upgraded rookies or re-drafted delisted players, with these estimations only applying to 'live' picks that do not count either of those categories.

In that sense, the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn will juggle using either two or three picks, with West Coast at likely two picks and potentially three, while Gold Coast's pick No.8 is set to be its only live selection at this year's draft.

While the draft order is set at the moment, another three picks are set to be added in the second round when the Bombers place a bid on Cochrane, which would trigger a compensation pick for Essendon, Richmond and West Coast that comes directly after their second-round picks. Those extra selections have been included in clubs' plans for their likely draft hauls.

Dougie Cochrane in action during the 2025 Marsh AFL Futures Boys game on Grand Final Day, 2025. Picture: AFL Photos

Last year there were 60 selections used at the national draft, which included Jake Stringer and Ryan Byrnes being re-drafted by their clubs, with 71 selections used in 2024, which was the most in six years.

This year's Telstra AFL Draft will be held on November 19-20.