Pick swaps and trades from the AFL Trade Period included. At 183cm, he makes clever leads and can provide a marking target, but also showcases terrific evasive skills to create space and get shots away inside 50. The draft is held each year at the end of November, to allow the draftees to finish their school examinations before being drafted. New to Kayo? A more unassuming player than others on this list, Busslinger strung together a terrifically consistent season which ended with a state Under 19s berth. The draft was introduced as an equalisation strategy in response to the increasing transfer fees and player salaries at the time, which in combination with declining attendances threatened to derail the league. There were 21 players who found their new AFL club on the first night while the remainder of the Draft will playout on Tuesday night. Harry Barnett29. Disgraceful: AFL slammed for Voice memo. Jakob Ryan48. This year's crop is heavier on midfielders and smaller players, and a little lighter on taller talents. ROUND ONE 1. It's the most important and toughest selection in your AFL Supercoach 2022 team: the rookies and cash cows. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. 2022 Jedd Busslinger11/03/2004 | 195cm | Key DefenderEast Perth/Western Australia. Billy Dowling50. Wardlaw is up there with Ashcroft as the most talented player in this year's crop, however has been stunted by injuries. That's because Will is the son of three-time Lions premiership player Marcus Ashcroft, and is available to the club under the father-son rule. This year, its tight end, a position that rarely produces early-round selections. Dont support the AFLW? draft Likened to Jason Horne-Francis, Wardlaw has proven his ability in the big games and doesn't shy away from any contest. The 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner and unanimous All-American tallied 67 catches for 1,267 yards and a school-record 15 touchdowns last fall. Connor Blakely (Fremantle)23. In 2016, the first draft pick was awarded to the GWS Giants by lot, though this selection would be taken after 16 selections were made for marquee players: Nicola Barr was the first player to be drafted in AFLW history. Aaron Cadman16. We were just really impressed with Cam, obviously with his playing performances, but as a character we think he's a great fit for our footy club." In 2018, the first pick was awarded to Geelong as one of the expansion clubs for the 2019 season, and in 2022, the first pick awarded to Sydney as one of the expansion clubs for Season 7: in both years, this was determined by lot from the four expansion clubs. He is a tough and consistent competitor. Ashcroft might not be able to break the formidable Lions midfield from day 1, but shapes as likely to get games in his first season. Andrew McPherson (re-listed)21. Will Verrall (South Adelaide SANFL)28. 2021 AFL draft first round selections By Dean Bilton Pinned 1. Western Bulldogs (bid matched) - Sam Darcy 3. His history is really interesting - at the start of the year he wasn't even on the radar of the Murray Bushrangers but he went to his coach and said 'I want to try and play AFL footy'. The choice for the first pick seems to be coalescing around two options Gold Coast born and raised midfielder Will Ashcroft and Aaron Cadman, the big man from Darley, Victoria. A predecessor of his at that position, Kellen Winslow, was #13 back in 1979. Charlie Clarke39. AFL draft Hawthorn - Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers) 3. NATIONAL DRAFT Swans' moves, Dons' easy path, Corey's chanceROOKIE DRAFT Roos bolster midfield depth, second chances galoreCATEGORY B ROOKIES Bombers, Saints land NGA talents among 15 players, Cal Twomey, Riley Beveridge and Nat Edwards dissect all the big news and selections from the 2022 NAB AFL Draft, AFL Draft17. Cadman even said he would take Ashcroft pick one. George Wardlaw18/06/2004 | 181cm | MidfielderOakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro. - Collingwood national recruiting manager Derek Hine, The moment Ed Allan became part of the Magpie Army. - North Melbourne list and recruiting manager Brady Rawlings, AFL Draft36. Sex offender Francis Wark fails to get his conviction quashed for killing 17yo Hayley Dodd in 1999, Adelaide man in his 20s in hospital with meningococcal disease, Two charged after death of man outside NSW hospital. Luke Parker replacement secured. Hes a smaller midfielder at 182cm but is growing quickly, and has some of the flair of his elder sibling with great balance, versatility, and drive on the uptake. Players from West Australian Football League and the new West Coast Eagles were excluded from the 1986 draft, with the Eagles able to recruit up to 35 West Australian players with no more than 6 players from any single WAFL club. Mattaes Phillipou31. Scored 52 in the Community Series and looks comfortable at senior level. How long will we wait to see these guys in action? As of 2022, five of the eight seasons have seen the first pick go to the club who finished last, or an expansion club in its first draft: in 2017, GWS traded the first pick to the Western Bulldogs; in 2019, expansion club Richmond traded the first pick to the Western Bulldogs; and in 2023 Sydney traded the first pick to Geelong in a once-off overage draft. Tennessee's 10 picks over the last two drafts are the most over a two-year span since they had 11 from 2006-07. Lachlan Cowan32. But first and foremost, Ollie is a competitor. WITH the 2022 AFL Draft now behind us, it is time for clubs and fans alike to turn their attention to the 2023 crop. 1. OVER the next four days, Rookie Me Central will take a look at all the Victorian Country and Metro players who were named in the 2022 Victorian Ranking college football teams with most NFL Draft picks