THE COUNTDOWN is now well and truly on, with less than four weeks left until names are called at this year's Telstra AFL Draft.

Which means it is time for the penultimate Phantom Form Guide, with our ranking of the best 30 players in this year's pool.

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Following the Draft Combine this month, some players have slightly adjusted positions as clubs continue to mull their orders and we do the same.

The final Form Guide will be released a week ahead of the draft. Remember, this is a ranking and not our mock draft on where players will be drafted – that will come in draft week. 

A highly talented prospect who can play just about anywhere on the field and revels in his versatility. Duursma has played as a marking defender, a deep forward and even on the wing, but has saved his best work as a tall midfielder who can go forward and hit the scoreboard, which he did often in his draft season. Duursma plays well in big games and has been seen as a No.1 pick contender for three years and now looks headed to West Coast. He ran 6:19 minutes at the 2km time trial at the Combine and also ran the 20-metre sprint in 2.99 seconds, while he was top 10 in running and standing vertical jumps tests. 

The Gold Coast Academy prospect has long been preparing to get to the Suns and is now only weeks away from making that official. After a stellar bottom-aged season that saw the driven talent be named an under-18 All-Australian, a back injury saw Uwland miss the first half of this year. He returned late in the season to feature for the Suns' VFL side. A midfielder in the Errol Gulden mould, Uwland runs hard, kicks well, takes the game on and makes the game unfold. He tested at the Draft Combine, placing second overall in the running vertical jump test on his right leg (94cm) and third in the vertical jump (75cm). 

Duff-Tytler impressed plenty of scouts at the Combine. He finished in the top 10 for the 2km time trial (6:21 minutes) and the 20-metre sprint (2.92 seconds) in what was a strong illustration of his athleticism and traits as an athletic ruckman. Duff-Tytler is a threat around the ground, he follows up like another midfielder and can also go forward and kick goals, which he did playing for Essendon's VFL side late in the season. There's plenty of growth left in Duff-Tytler but he has comfortably locked himself in the top handful of players this year.

A hamstring injury ruled Patterson out of testing at the Combine but testing isn't required to know how the speedster plays. As exciting as any player in this year's crop, 'The Rocket' Patterson fires off half-back and through the midfield and can't be caught. Patterson reads the game well, is physically ready to play at the next level and had a strong carnival that saw him named an All-Australian. Patterson, who had NRL clubs trying to woo him to their sport, is tied to Gold Coast's Academy and will attract a bid inside the first several selections.  

Annable's best test at the Combine was his 2km time trial run, which he completed in 6:22 minutes to be in the top 10. The midfielder's premium work is when the footy is in front of him and it's his to win. In fact, it's Annable's specialty. He averaged 21 disposals and four tackles in his eight VFL games with the Lions and was dominant at under-18 level all season. He's a leader who has trained alongside Brisbane's younger players in recent years and will be able to step straight into the demands of the top level. 

Robey dominated at the end of the season with the Eastern Ranges to be a key member of their Coates Talent League premiership win. He kicked four goals in the Grand Final, having had a couple of big games before that playing through the midfield (40 disposals and three goals against Western Jets and 25 disposals against Calder Cannons the following week). The 192cm prospect is big, strong and burly but uses his sizes to effect and has presence whether in the midfield or as a half-forward option. He also played the end of his season with a cracked collarbone. Robey is the bolter of this year's group but belongs at the top end of the class.

A super Grand Final closed out Taylor's excellent season. As best-on-ground in Eastern's win over Sandringham, Taylor had 25 disposals and 15 marks in a dominant aerial display across half-back. He has swagger and plays with it, with the taller defender able to match up on a range of different opponents and stop them while also being an attacking presence, in a Nick Vlastuin type of way. He ran 3.1 seconds for the 20-metre sprint and 6:45 minutes for the 2km time trial at this month's Combine and is right in the thoughts of clubs in the first half dozen selections.  

Dean is as highly rated as any key defender to come through the draft in the past five years. He's a competitor, first and foremost, and enjoys shutting down opposition forwards having been a defender through his whole junior career. Dean, whose father Peter played in two flags with Carlton, was named the All-Australian centre-half back after his carnival with Vic Country and his ability to read the ball in the air and get in a spoil when it looks out of reach is a real quality. He didn't test at the Combine after having a clean-up of his shoulder injury from last year. 

Illness unfortunately ruled Sharp out of testing at the Draft Combine this month. The midfielder ended his season with Central District's senior side in its finals series loss to Norwood, having had some good experience through the midfield at stages at senior level in the competition. Sharp is a hard-edged midfielder who fronts up every week and had a commanding championships for South Australia, who he captained to its title win. He is consistent and able to push forward and be impactful there too. 

Cumming tested well at the Combine after a block of time out recovering from a shoulder injury in the second half of the season, completing the 20-metre sprint in 2.97 seconds and 2km time trial in 6:33 minutes. The midfielder is powerful and brave and is rated by plenty of clubs inside the top 10 available players in this year's pool. One of his best games of the season came against North Adelaide when he had 21 disposals and kicked three goals, and he performed well for SA at the carnival.

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