Melbourne chose to stack their list with precocious midfield talent in the national draft, using their two first-round picks on Vic Country left-footers Harvey Langford and Xavier Lindsay, while the midfield-starved St Kilda took a different path in selecting exciting, hard running defenders Tobie Travaglia and Alix Tauru.

That was the tale of dual first-round picks for two clubs who believe they can contend if everything goes right in 2025.

Former Melbourne star Nathan Jones presented........

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