Share This Article Cam Rayner became the latest player to join that exclusive club of AFL No.1 draft picks on Friday night, as the Brisbane Lions chose him with the first selection of the 2017 AFL Draft.Fremantle’s selections in the top five then shaped a lot of the draft to follow – they made Andrew Brayshaw the second pick overall, and then picked up Adam Cerra at No.5.What they didn’t know at the time was that they may have kickstarted a western rivalry for the ages, as the West Coast Eagles snapped up his brother Hamish Brayshaw much later in the night at pick 68.Carlton took Paddy Dow and Lochie O’Brien with their two top-ten selections, while North Melbourne’s selection of Luke Davies-Uniacke rounded out the top five.Collingwood gave us the first real surprise of the night, drafting Jaidyn Stephenson at pick 6 despite talk about his heart condition threatening to see him slide down the order.Remarkably, Nathan Murphy, a player that Collingwood had been linked to at pick 6, slid to their next selection at 38, and they also acquired father-son player Tyler Brown.St Kilda as widely suggested picked up Hunter Clark and Nick Coffield with their back-to-back picks and Aaron Naughton to the Western Bulldogs was the other member of the top ten.Darcy Fogarty was the surprise slider out of the top ten and the Adelaide Crows would have been absolutely ecstatic to land the best South Australian prospect in the draft at pick 12.There were bolters aplenty – Matthew Ling to Sydney at pick 14, Brandon Starcevic to Brisbane at 18 and Wil Powell to Gold Coast at pick 19 all surprised.In terms of those who slid, Charlie Constable made it out to Geelong’s pick 36, and Sam Hayes remarkably was still available until pick 47 when Port Adelaide snapped him up.Tim Kelly and Liam Ryan were notable mature players to get their chance, both WAFL stars, with Kelly going to Geelong and Ryan to West Coast.Richmond successfully landed Patrick Naish as a father-son pick, while the likes of Connor Ballenden and Jack Payne (Brisbane Lions), Brayden Crossley and Connor Nutting (Gold Coast) and Nicholas Shipley (GWS) were all picked up as Academy selections.There were some familiar names late in the draft, too. With their three picks after 30, it seems likely two will be used on academy prospects The Blues have three picks in the first 30 selections, so list manager Stephen Silvagni will again do most of his work early on. Fogarty is no-nonsense, on and off the field. 08:02 Someone like After a stellar trade period that saw them net Jake Stringer, Devon Smith and Adam Saad without losing any of their own players, the Bombers won't have a big say on the draft for the first time in a couple of years. Elle a eu lieu le jeudi 22 juin 2017 au Barclays Center de Brooklyn et fut retransmise sur la chaîne de ESPN aux États-Unis et sur BeIN Sports en France. But he's assured clubs throughout the year he is serious about his footy and he wants to have a long and successful career. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? He's a beautiful left-foot kick (and good on his non-preferred right as well), and he can run all day, having had a top-end athletics background in recent years. Facebook Inside midfielder The Cats will have at least two – and maybe three – picks after the top-30, and if they don't grab local key forward The Suns' draft focus changed dramatically during the trade period, when they used their No.2 pick to land Lachie Weller from Fremantle. Adelaide Crows
Gold Coast Suns The Tigers still have to make a call at that point, but Stephenson is a unique prospect, with a different set of skills and if cleared by Richmond medicos would be a draft bonus for the premiers. Western Bulldogs He was a key player in the Falcons' premiership side at TAC Cup level in 2017.Geelong was one of the clubs linked to Devon Smith before the ex-Giant headed to Essendon, and they could get a mini version of him in Daniels. He is a powerful forward who, in time, is seen by some as becoming a strong-bodied inside midfielder. He uses the ball well and can set up the play, and he makes smart decisions.
Expert As a forward he can take marks and kick goals quickly, and in his stints in the midfield he has shown he can be a damaging force there as well. They traded next year's first-round pick out and got some more second-rounders in for this year's draft, and there should be some handy players around that mark.