With two picks in the top five, the Bombers have the flexibility to secure both a midfielder and a tall option.

Aaron Francis is slightly smaller (191cm) than the normal size associated with a key position player, but he possesses a strong aerial game.

Francis floated across half back for South Australia in the National under 18 Championships, but also showed an ability to go forward and be dangerous in front of goal.

“He was a star at the under 18 National Championships for South Australia, he absolutely dominated games,” AFL Draft expert Callum Twomey said.

“He is so good in the air it probably gives him a couple of centimetres to play a bit taller than he is.  He thinks he might be a midfield type, a Brendon Goddard type of player and he certainly has the power and the strength in his game to maybe push up the ground a little bit.  

“He’s a big Bombers fan though so potentially joins the Club he supported as a kid.”

Sam Weideman is a more conventional key position player, standing 197 centimetres tall.

His form is hard to gauge because his season was impacted by injury.

But his limited showings suggested he would be a worthy top five pick.

Coaches admire him for his courage and ability to compete in the air.

“He’s an imposing mark of the footy, he’s a great kick of the footy too, so he’s a chance just based on the supply and demand of key forwards,” Twomey said. 

“There aren’t too many available and history has shown that to get a really good key forward you have to go for them early in the draft.”

Charlie Curnow could be another key forward option for the Bombers, but like Weideman, he spent time on the sidelines this year.

“He missed a good chunk of footy too in the middle of the year with a knee dislocation,” Twomey said.

“I think he’s real contender for picks three, four and five.  

“He’s powerful, he’s strong, he takes great marks overhead and he’s shown that he makes an impact in every game that he plays.”