The AFL draft has come and gone for another year - this time it unfolded in December due to the delayed season - and it will take years to digest the meaning of Wednesday night's drawn-out televised event where 59 young players from around the country found AFL homes.

As always, there was intense interest in the No.1 pick - Indigenous player and Western Bulldogs academy prospect Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, who is heading to Whitten Oval.

But there was somewhat greater interest than normal in 2020's top selection because, for the first and last time, a player who a club had priority access to via their academy was picked. Adelaide forced the Bulldogs' hand, in some ways upholding the integrity of the draft.

In this special edition of The Real Footy AFL podcast, our scribes Jake Niall, Michael Gleeson and Daniel Cherny assess all the big moves from the draft. There's much discussion as a "rare window opened in footy" - meaning the Bulldogs were able to easily secure the stand-out player in this year's draft.