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Brad Scheer and Jack Bowes (pictured here at Metricon Stadium) look to be the favourites to become the first academy players ever taken by the Gold Coast Suns at this year's draft and are both very highly rated around Australia. Picture Glenn Hampson

AFL draft system open to manipulation

THE complicated points system at the draft is open to manipulation and if Brisbane doesn’t bid pick three on academy stars Jack Bowes or Will Setterfield there is something wrong.

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2011 Grand Final. Geelong v Collingwood. MCG. Joel Selwood

Selwood No.1 in revised 2006 draft

VOTE: A KNEE injury saw Joel Selwood slide on draft night 2006 but 10 years on he is the clear No.1 as several rookies have gone on to make recruiters look silly.

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