WEST Coast is making a bold play to try to land another early pick in this year's Telstra AFL Draft.

The Eagles currently hold picks three and 23, and are set to get another selection in the 20s as compensation for their first pick moving back due to an expected bid from Essendon on Port Adelaide Next Generation Academy prospect Dougie Cochrane at No.1.

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But AFL.com.au's Cal Twomey reported on Gettable on Wednesday that the Eagles are willing to use their future first-round pick to get another early selection in 2026.

West Coast could be busy on the trade front next week, with the Eagles also willing to trade a selection in the 20s for a future first-rounder, with the chase for Sydney free agent Chad Warner set to heat up next year.

"As well as what we reported a few weeks ago about them putting up one of their picks in the 20s for sale for a future first-rounder, I can say today as well that the Eagles are trying to buy back into the first round, using their own first-round pick for next year," Twomey said.

"They are offering pick 23 and their future first-rounder to see if they can get any bites on a pick inside that first 10, 11, 12 part of the draft. So far that hasn't locked in a deal, but the offer is out there.

"They're dangling that to see if they can double up. So if they are able to take Heath Mellody or Gus Teixeira or Arki Butler or Ethan Drever with that first pick, can they come back into the night across night one and see if they can grab another player?

"Pretty significant that they're trying to use one of their early picks, which will be still an early enough selection, in the Tasmania-effected draft (in 2027) to tempt clubs to try and double up this year and go, 'OK, we've done our hard yards at the draft now, let's get cooking'."

If the Eagles manage to make the move, they could have eyes on West Australian midfielder Leo Steed, who has been invited to night one of the draft on November 19, if he's still available.

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