There was a sizeable bump in activity in Emmanuel College’s staff WhatsApp group across the past few days. The Warrnambool Catholic school was abuzz in anticipation ahead of the AFL draft.
Former Hawthorn utility Emerson Jeka is now a Cat,Melbourne have another father-son selection and former Port Adelaide defender Riley Bonner also found a new club at the AFL rookie and pre-season drafts on Wednesday.
All the picks from the first round of the 2023 AFL national draft,updated as each pick is named across Monday and Tuesday nights. Plus,check out who your club picked up in the pre-season and rookie drafts.
There were bolters and sliders,pick swaps,and fairytale stories across the two nights of the 2023 AFL draft. Here are each club’s selections and how they fit into your club’s plans.
Two things defined this year’s AFL draft,but the key factor was never more evident than when looking at the selections made by the Blues,Collingwood,St Kilda and the Demons.
Werribee VFL standout Shaun Mannagh has his AFL chance at age 26,while a 21-year-old playing local footy was also snapped up on the second night of the draft.
Follow along for the remaining rounds of the AFL draft from Marvel Stadium.
Clubs get few chances to change. Essendon have swooped on theirs,rounding out an attempt to be transformative with their list in one off-season by trading up to secure a dynamic power forward with Jake Stringer attributes.
The draft went to script until pick eight as seven bids were made and matched on academy and father-son prospects and some youngsters were shocked to get their chance so early.
Follow along for all the picks as the first round of the AFL draft plays out at Marvel Stadium.
This is how we expect the first round of AFL draft to play out tonight.