With the football season and AFL trade period over, clubs now know what picks they'll be taking to the national draft in Sydney on November 25.

But which club will pick what player, and when?

ESPN.com.au AFL draft expert Christopher Doerre - aka Knightmare - may have the answers, unveiling his first phantom draft for 2016.

As well as attending live games during the season, Doerre pores through match vision, analyses the stats and talks to industry sources to ensure he can offer the most insightful analysis.

His phantom draft is only for the first two rounds of the draft, and will be updated and extended several times ahead of the event itself.

ROUND ONE

Pick one: Essendon
Who they'll pick: Hugh McCluggage
Why he goes here: Essendon have the enviable decision between North Ballarat Rebel Hugh McCluggage and Sandringham Dragon Andrew McGrath. The choice likely is the 185cm, 75kg, McCluggage, who features up the top of most draft boards around the country. He has earned top spot through his production, consistency, improvement and hurt factor. McCluggage is arguably the cleanest ground-level player and the best ball user in this draft. There is also no-one else like him at hitting inside 50m targets and finishing from anywhere on goal.


Hugh McCluggage poses for a portrait during the 2016 AFL draft combine. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Pick two: GWS
Who they'll pick: Andrew McGrath
Why he goes here: If Essendon take McCluggage, GWS will have the player who is believed to be No. 1 on their draft board. With star defender Heath Shaw turning 31 in November, McGrath would get the experience of playing alongside and being mentored by Shaw with a view to eventually succeeding him as GWS' primary rebounder and runner from the back half. At 179cm, 75kg, McGrath is the best in the draft at providing run-and-carry with ball in hand and there are few juniors in recent memory who provide the overlap run in support that McGrath does.


Andrew McGrath Darrian Traynor/AFL Media/Getty Images
Pick three: Brisbane
Who they'll pick: Ben Ainsworth
Why he goes here: Brisbane may bid on Gold Coast's Academy midfielder Jack Bowes here. If Brisbane bid on Bowes, Gold Coast are sure to match Brisbane's bid. Given this, 179cm, 74kg forward, Ben Ainsworth is Brisbane's probable first choice. Ainsworth up forward is a match-up nightmare with his enormous vertical leap and his vice-like strong marking overhead. He is also capable of pushing up through the midfield.

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Pick four: Gold Coast
Who they'll pick: Jack Scrimshaw
Why he goes here: At 193cm, 80kg, Scrimshaw is a utility with outstanding evasive movement through traffic and a long, damaging kick that can break games open. Gold Coast are believed to have strong interest in the Sandringham premiership player, and if not, with this selection are likely to pick him with one of their following choices.


Jack Scrimshaw Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images
Pick five: Carlton
Who they'll pick: Will Brodie
Why he goes here: As a best available selection, Brodie would be a terrific compliment to Patrick Cripps in tight as one of this year's standout stoppage players. Brodie, 189cm, 82kg, is an immediate player who wins first possession at stoppages and displays excellent speed, agility and work-rate by position. He is a proven performer against mature VFL bodies and lifts when the game is on the line.


Will Brodie of Vic Country runs with the ball during the National Under-18 Championships match against Vic Metro. Graham Denholm/AFL Media/Getty Images
Pick six: Gold Coast
Who they'll pick: Jack Bowes
Why he goes here: If Brisbane bid pick three for Bowes, Gold Coast will certainly match the bid to get their prized Academy prospect. Bowes, a 187cm, 78kg classy, ball-winning midfielder, has the versatility to push forward and have an impact. He is likely to push for senior games from early in the season after a number of promising NEAFL performances late in the year.


Jack Bowes of the AFL Academy gets a handball away against Werribee. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Pick seven: Fremantle
Who they'll pick: Tim English
Why he goes here: If English and Sam Petrevski-Seton are both available, Fremantle have a challenging decision ahead of them. With Aaron Sandilands in the twilight of his career and Jonathon Griffin a 30-year-old, WA's late-blooming ruckman English might be the choice. He stands at 204cm, 86kg and if picked by Fremantle would be groomed to become the club's No. 1 ruckman. His improvement this season has been notable, with his skills, mobility and disposal numbers better than some midfielders.

Pick eight: Gold Coast
Who they'll pick: Sam Petrevski-Seton
Why he goes here: At this stage, GWS Academy midfield star Will Setterfield may receive a bid from Gold Coast which GWS would match. With GWS sure to match any reasonable bids for Setterfield, Petrevski-Seton, if still available, is a likely choice here. Petrevski-Seton, 181cm, 76kg, has in recent years built a reputation around taking the game on at every opportunity with his acceleration, evasiveness and quick sidestep all features of his game. He displays freakishness at ground level and is a very balanced, dual-sided player.

Pick nine: Sydney
Who they'll pick: Oliver Florent
Why he goes here: With Sydney lacking outside spread in this year's AFL grand final after losing several key outside runners in the 2015 offseason, it would make sense for the Swans to replenish their outside stocks. Florent at 183cm, 74kg, fits the mould offering composure with ball in hand, a high work rate and a nice mix of acceleration and evasiveness.

Pick 10: Gold Coast
Who they'll pick: Tim Taranto
Why he goes here: Gold Coast need help through the midfield and up forward. Sandringham's finals star Taranto helps Gold Coast fill both needs and offers them great flexibility. Taranto, 186cm, 82kg, is a ball winner through the midfield and is just as good if not better up forward. Taranto sets up teammates off half-forward with his precise skills and can push deep inside the forward 50m as well as being a deep marking target.


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Pick 11: North Melbourne
Who they'll pick: Griffin Logue
Why he goes here: Logue, a 194cm, 92kg key defender, if still available would be a suitable list fit for North Melbourne. He gives North Melbourne options having played as a key defender during the AFL Under-18 Championships or he could just as easily develop into a big-bodied, ball-winning midfielder, having shown glimpses during the second half of the season through the midfield. He finished equal first in the beep test and top five in the 3km time trial at the recent AFL Draft Combine and has a genuine power over the ground balls, which suggests a future in the midfield is possible.

Pick 12: West Coast
Who they'll pick: Todd Marshall
Why he goes here: With star key forward Josh Kennedy turning 30 next year, Marshall, if picked here, could be his eventual successor. Key forwards generally take around four years until they become reliable at AFL level and Kennedy for those first four years of his development would be an ideal mentor for Marshall to learn his craft under. Marshall, 198cm, 87kg, is very athletic and agile and has rare cleanness at ground level for someone his height.

Pick 13: Adelaide
Who they'll pick: Daniel Venables
Why he goes here: Adelaide at this choice may bid on GWS midfielder Harry Perryman, but GWS will match any reasonable bids for him. Given this, Venables here would be a suitable choice for Adelaide. At 186cm, 81kg, Venables is an aggressive tackler with explosive breakaway speed from stoppages who can hit the scoreboard and do damage by foot. He likely starts his career up forward and with time has the capacity to push for a midfield position.


Daniel Venables of the Jets handballs during Round 1 of the 2016 TAC Cup season. Robert Prezioso/AFL Media/Getty Images
Pick 14: Port Adelaide
Who they'll pick: Jy Simpkin
Why he goes here: Missing the season with a broken leg, Simpkin, 181cm, 71kg when healthy can provide Port Adelaide with much needed skill and x-factor up forward or pushing up through the midfield. He is one of the best kicks into the forward 50m in this draft and displays composure with ball in hand and excellent vision. He has good acceleration and also is a good finisher around goal who can hit the scoreboard.


Jy Simpkin of the AIS AFL Academy in action against VFL side Werribee in April, 2016. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Pick 15: GWS
Who they'll pick: Will Setterfield
Why he goes here: If Gold Coast bid pick No. 8 for Setterfield, GWS will certainly match. Setterfield is a strong contested-ball winning midfielder who tackles with power. He is one of the more composed players with ball in hand in this draft and shows excellent vision, lowering his eyes and often finding forward 50m targets. The 190cm, 80kg midfielder has the upside to be one of the best mids in this draft but with GWS' loaded midfield, may start his career up forward where he can use his aerial marking power to have an impact.


William Setterfield gathers the ball during the Round 1 TAC Cup match between Sandringham Dragons and the Northern Knights. Robert Prezioso/AFL Media/Getty Images
Pick 16: Brisbane
Who they'll pick: Alex Witherden
Why he goes here: With Brisbane lacking quality rebounders from the back half, Witherden, a 184cm, 78kg backman, would add much-needed precision ball use by foot to Brisbane's back half. With time, as he builds up his endurance, he may also develop the scope to push through the midfield. Like Simpkin, Witherden has missed this season with a broken leg, but on past performances is worthy of being selected here.

Pick 17: Port Adelaide
Who they'll pick: Will Hayward
Why he goes here: Hayward, a leadup forward at 186cm, 76kg felt unstoppable during SANFL Under-18 finals with 13 goals in his final two games. A smart, strong-marking forward, Hayward is at his best inside the forward 50m. He creates separation on the lead, takes marks at the highest point, is an aerial and one-on-one marking threat. Hayward is also clean at ground level and provides heavy scoreboard impact.

Pick 18: Western Bulldogs
Who they'll pick: Jarrod Berry
Why he goes here: Berry, 191cm, 80kg, offers Western Bulldogs leadership and versatility. He is an excellent athlete who provides significant run-and-carry with a burst of speed and the endurance to run all day. When played through the midfield he wins his own ball, while down back he provides run and carry, taking intercept marks and up forward hits the scoreboard.


Jarrod Berry of Vic Country (R) handballs under pressure against Vic Metro at Simonds Stadium in June, 2016. Graham Denholm/AFL Media/Getty Images
Pick 19: Sydney
Who they'll pick: Cedric Cox
Why he goes here: With Sydney lacking pace, Cox would be an ideal complement to Florent. Florent would be able to play half-forward/wing, while Cox could play off a half-back flank and push up onto a wing. Cox, 184cm, 70kg is a line breaker with serious acceleration and hurt factor by foot.