LISTS come together in different ways, and that's obvious when looking at this weekend's Grand Finalists.
It takes some luck to get there, but recruiters at clubs work many years in advance to piece together a list they believe capable of challenging for a premiership.
RICHMOND
1st round picks
Trent Cotchin (No.2)
Dustin Martin (No.3)
Nick Vlastuin (No.9)
Corey Ellis (No.12)
Jack Riewoldt (No.13)
Daniel Rioli (No.15)
Brandon Ellis (No.15)
Alex Rance (No.18)
The Tigers have struck gold here, with their four champions and key pillars – Cotchin, Martin, Riewoldt and Rance – all first-round picks.
Cotchin and Martin have been key players since they started at the club, Riewoldt has won two Coleman Medals, and Rance was selected with an end-of-first-round priority pick Richmond had in 2007.
Rioli was also an inspired choice two years ago, and not all clubs would have taken him when the Tigers did in the first round.
2nd round
Shane Edwards (No.26)
Kamdyn McIntosh (No.31)
McIntosh has been a good find for the Tigers since coming to the club at the 2012 draft, playing 52 games and becoming a consistent member of the side in the past three years.
Edwards is an underrated player who has been a barometer at times for the Tigers in recent years.
3rd round
David Astbury (No.35)
Jack Graham (No.53)
It's been a while coming given a rough run with injury, but Astbury has developed into the key tall Richmond hoped he would become when they picked him in 2009.
He started as a forward and kicked three goals on debut, but his form in defence this year has allowed Rance to roam more and be more attacking.
Graham was selected with the view that he could play senior footy this year, and he has delivered on that.
4th round or later/rookie
Dan Butler (No.67)
Nathan Broad (No.67)
Jason Castagna (Rookie, No.29)
Kane Lambert (Rookie, Pick 46)
Dylan Grimes (Pre-season draft, No.2)
Bachar Houli (Pre-season draft, No.3)
Richmond hasn't unearthed any A-graders out of its later picks or rookies, but there are certainly some important members of its Grand Final side who have been overlooked in the early parts of drafts.
Grimes sits at the top of the list having been a pre-season draft pick, while the ascension of Lambert and Broad as mature-age picks shows the Tigers have always had an eye on the players who could come in and provide something early on.
Houli was handed to them as a pre-season pick after Essendon and Tigers failed to come to a deal on the half-back flanker.
Trade/free agency
Toby Nankervis (traded from Sydney for pick 46)
Dion Prestia (traded from Gold Coast, plus pick 24, for pick 6 and a future second-round pick)
Josh Caddy (traded from Geelong, plus pick 56, for pick 24 and 64)
Jacob Townsend (traded from GWS, plus pick 120, for pick 70)
Shaun Grigg (traded from Carlton for Andrew Collins)
Shaun Hampson (traded from Carlton for pick 28)
Richmond needs real credit for its approach to the trade period last year, which has had a significant say in its fortunes this year.
The Tigers targeted Prestia from a long way out and landed him, they went after a ruckman and picked up Nankervis, and were nimble enough to grab Caddy when his name popped up.
All have been integral contributors at different stages this year.
Townsend was also identified as a low-cost option, while the Tigers won the Grigg trade a long time ago.
