National Draft and others

Here is the selections for the National and Rookie and Pre-season drafts. There were some surprises and ones in which we knew were going to happen.

1. Melbourne- Tom Scully (Dandenong Stingrays). He was always going to go to Melbourne just a matter of which pick.
2. Melbourne- Jack Trengrove (Sturt). Same as above.
3. Richmond- Dustin Martin (Bendigo Pioneers).
4. Fremantle- Anthony Morabito (Peel). Big wraps on this kid should be good with the experience that they have now.
5. North Melbourne- Ben Cunnington (Geelong Falcons).
6. Sydney- Gary Rohan (Geelong Falcons) Two Falcons in the top ten...quality.
7. West Coast- Brad Sheppard (East Fremantle) Local boy with their top pick.
8. Port Adelaide- John Butcher (Gippsland Power).
9. Port Adelaide- Andrew Moore (Eastern Rangers). Was touted to go at 15 to the Bulldogs.
10. Essendon- Jake Melksham (Calder Cannons).
11. Melbourne- Jordan Gysberts (Eastern Rangers).
12. Carlton- Kane Lucas (East Fremantle). Thought that the blues were going to select a forward with this pick but they have gone for a midfield type player that maybe can push forward.
13. Adelaide- Daniel Talia (Calder Cannons). The Crows would have been wrapped that he slipped through to 13 as this kid has got some goods.
14. Sydney- Lewis Jetta (Swan Districts). Related to the other Jettas and was probably going to go earlier.
15. Western Bulldogs- Christian Howard (Glenelg). Christian was surprised to hear that he had been selected at 15 by the dogs because I heard that he wasn't expected to be picked up until later on.
16. Port Adelaide- Jasper McMillan- Pittard (Geelong Falcons). Good news story stoked that he got drafted!
17. Geelong- Daniel Menzell (Central District).
18. Melbourne- Luke Tapscott (North Adelaide).
19. Richmond- Benjamin Griffiths (Eastern Rangers)
20. Fremantle- Nathan Fyfe (Claremont Tigers).
21. North Melbourne- Ryan Bastinac (Dandenong Stingrays).
22. West Coast- Gerrick Weedon (Claremont)
23. West Coast- Koby Stevens (Gippsland Power).
24. Essendon- Jake Carlistle (Calder Cannons)
25. North Melbourne- Aaron Black (Peel). I honestly thought that he would get picked up by Carlton at around the tenth pick.
26. Essendon- Travis Colyer (Claremont).
27. Brisbane- Callum Bartlett (Geelong Falcons). Heard good things about this player.
28. Geelong- Mitchell Duncan (East Perth).
29. Adelaide- Jack Gunston (Sandringham Dragons).
30. Collingwood- Luke Ball (St Kilda). After a deal couldn't be done on draft week, Ball finally got his wish by heading to the Lexus Centre.
31. Western Bulldogs- Jason Tutt (Ainsle).
32. St Kilda- Nicholas Winmar (Claremont). No that isn't a typo, that is Nicky (champion from St Kilda)'s newphew.
33. Essendon- Anthony Long (Calder Cannons). That is another Long playing for the Dons.
34. Melbourne- Max Gawn (Sandringham Dragons).
35. Richmond- David Astbury (North Ballarat Rebels).
36. Fremantle- Joel Houghton (Perth). A few WA boys been drafted so far.
37. North Melbourne- Jamie MacMillan (Oakleigh Chargers).
38. Sydney- Sam Reid (Murray Bushrangers).
39. Hawthorn- Sam Grimley (Northern Knights).
40. Geelong- Allen Christensen (Geelong Falcons). Good to see Geelong getting one of the local lads.
41. North Melbourne- Ayden Kennedy (Eastern Rangers).
42. Geelong- Nathan Vardy (Gippsland Power). I heard that Nathan was the pick of the ruckman and at number 42 he should be a steal.
43. Carlton- Marcus Davies (North Hobart).
44. Richmond- Matthew Dea (North Ballarat Rebels).
45. Adelaide- Sam Shaw (Oakleigh Chargers)
46. Hawthorn- Benjamin Stratton (East Perth)
47. Brisbane- Ryan Harwood (Glenorchy).
48. Fremantle- Jesse Crichton (North Launceston).
49. Fremantle- Dylan Roberton (Dandenong Stingrays)
50. Melbourne- Jack Fitzpatrick (Western Jets).
51. Richmond- Troy Taylor (South Alice Springs).
52. Fremantle- Justin Bollenhagen (South Adelaide).
53. North Melbourne- Brayden Norris (Murray Bushrangers)
54. Sydney- Byron Sumner (Woodville-West Torrens)
55. Sydney- Trent Dennis-Lane (Subiaco)
56. Geelong- Josh Cowan (North Ballarat Rebels).
57. Hawthorn- Jordan Willams (Bendigo Pioneers)
58. Hawthorn- Rhan Hooper (Brisbane). One of the few recycled players to be picked up. This one was a bit of a surprise but I thought that he would get picked up either in the National Draft or in the Pre-Season Draft.
59. Carlton- Rohan Kerr (Dandenong Stingrays).
60. St Kilda- Jesse W Smith (North Melbourne). He had been linked to a few clubs including Geelong and Melbourne but just like they have done in the past the Saints have taken a punt on unwanted players or players that want to leave.
61. Adelaide- James Craig (North Adelaide).
62. Collingwood- Ben Sinclair (Oakleigh Chargers).
63. Western Bulldogs- Lukas Markovic (Eastern Rangers)
64. St Kilda- Adam Pattison (Richmond). I reckon he would be a better player at St Kilda.
65. Geelong- Jeremy Laidler (Promoted Rookie). Showed promise in the Nab Cup and a couple of games this year will be handy in the backline.
66. Melbourne- Pass
67. Richmond- Jeromey Webberley (Clarence)
68. Fremantle- pass
69. Hawthorn- Taylor Duryea (Murray Bushrangers).
70. Hawthorn- Matthew Suckling (Promoted Rookie).
71. Richmond- Ben Nason (Central District).
72. Carlton- Samuel Jacobs (Promoted Rookie). Good to see that Carlton has promoted this guy. Saw massive potential in him in 09.
73. Brisbane- Jesse O'Brien (North Adelaide).
74. Adelaide- Brodie Martin (Promoted Rookie).
75. Collingwood- Josh Thomas (Redlands)
76. Western Bulldogs- Shane Thorne (Wanderers)
77. St Kilda- Will Johnson (Sandringham Dragons)
78. Richmond- Pass
79. Fremantle- Greg Broughton (Promoted Rookie). Liked the look of this boy. Is going to be the future in the Fremantle backline.
80. North Melbourne- Cruize Gartlett (Promoted Rookie). Good to see him promoted. North and Fremantle have a good batch of youngsters it would be interesting to see how they go in 2010.
81. Sydney- Pass
82. Port Adelaide- Daniel Stewart (Promoted Rookie).
83. Carlton- Aaron Joseph (Promoted Rookie). Very talented this boy. Given him the name of Slim Shady.
84. Brisbane- Bryce Retzlaff (Labrador)
85. Collingwood- Simon Buckley (Melbourne). Still can't understand why Melbourne got rid of him, he would be of benefit to Collingwood. Maybe they can edge out Shane O'Bree.
86. Western Bulldogs- Liam Picken (Promoted Rookie). Is so much like is old man Billy who played for Collingwood. Showed some great things and deserves to be a permanent in the Bulldogs lineup.
87. St Kilda- Zac Dawson (Promoted Rookie). Does deserve to be elevated. Had a great year in 09 and will only get better.
88. Port Adelaide- Wade Thompson (Promoted Rookie). Now with Rodan having a knee op, he will be a handy person in the Power outfit.
89. Richmond- Robin Nahas (Promoted Rookie). So glad to see this guy elevated. I saw him shine for Port Melbourne and it wasn't a surprise that he would be playing AFL one day.
90. Sydney- Kristin Thornton (Promoted Rookie).
91. Brisbane- Matt McGuire (St Kilda). Was a bit of a surprise but Brisbane are now going for the kill so they might as well pick up another recyclable player.
92. Western Bulldogs- James Mulligan (Promoted Rookie)
93. St Kilda- Luke Miles (Promoted Rookie)
94. Richmond- Andrew Browne (Promoted Rookie)
95. Brisbane- Pearce Handley (Promoted Rookie)

This is the National Draft that was held on November 26. The next post will have the Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts....