Danger: what draftees must not do today
The thing about first impressions is you only get one chance at them. Patrick Dangerfield has some advice for young draftees arriving at their new clubs for the first time today.
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Buckenara: Draft gems still available
Twenty of recruiter Gary Buckenara’s top 25 players were selected in the first round of the national draft last night but there are still some gems to be unearthed when the draft continues today. Who has slipped through? See Bucky’s top 50 prospects.
Embarrassing confessions of a No.1 draft pick
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Has there been a better draft haul than this?
We all know the 2001 super draft is still the best in history but one club profited more than any other from the incredible group of players picked up that year. Four players drafted by Geelong that year all became triple premiership stars.
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