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Who is eligible: The sons of Crows players with 100 or more games for the club are eligible as father-son selections. The Crows also have father-son rights over players with 200 or more games at SANFL clubs Norwood, Glenelg, Sturt and South Adelaide, provided those games were in a 20-year period between 1970 and 1990, before the Crows entered the AFL in 1991. A famous case involved No.1 overall draft pick Bryce Gibbs, who the Crows wanted as a father-son pick because his father Ross played 253 games for Glenelg. However, only 191 of those were between 1970 and 1990, meaning Gibbs was allowed to go into the draft and was picked up by Carlton.

On the horizon: Zac Hart could be the Crows' third father-son selection in as many years. Zac is the son of Crows assistant coach and AFL Hall of Famer Ben Hart, who played 311 games for the side, including their back-to-back premierships in 1997-98. Zac is a hard and tough defender who is playing with the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. Another coming through is Luke Edwards, the middle son of another Crows champion in Tyson Edwards. Luke plays for Glenelg, has been involved in South Australia under-age representative teams and is eligible for the draft in 2019.

Watch list: Fraser McDermott (son of Chris), Tyler Welsh (Scott), Luke and Brodie Edwards (Tyson), Caleb and Joseph Tregenza (Simon) and Noah Smart (Nigel) are part of the Next Generation Father-Son Academy. Champion goal-sneak Eddie Betts needs to play just two more games for five-year-old Lewis and one-year-old Billy Betts to be eligible as father-son selections, but it could be a tug of war with Betts' former club, Carlton. There could be another Sloane running out for the Crows in about 18 years, with Rory Sloane and wife Belinda expecting their first child later this year. Sam Jacobs, Tom Lynch and Josh Jenkins are also expecting children.

Past father-son successes: Darren and Ben Jarman, Tyson and Jackson Edwards. Ben was a rookie-draft selection in 2016, while Jackson was also selected in the rookie draft last year. Both players are currently on the Crows' list. - Lee Gaskin