2021 AFL Preseason/Rookie Draft: All the picks
FRIDAY afternoon’s AFL preseason and rookie drafts rounded out the 2021 intake, with the upcoming supplemental selection period (SPP) the only other chance for clubs to bolster their lists ahead of season 2022. 11 fresh faces entered the elite level as rookie selections among a bunch of re-listings, while one of two preseason draft picks rounded out a formidable crop for talent region, Sandringham Dragons. Category B selections are still filtering through, though some nominees have officially joined their new clubs.
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ALL THE PICKS
2021 AFL Preseason Draft:
1. Gold Coast – Rory Thompson (relisted)
2. Adelaide – Luke Nankervis (Sandringham Dragons)
3. Essendon – PASS
2021 AFL Rookie Draft:
Round 1
1. North Melbourne – Jared Polec (relisted)
2. Collingwood – Charlie Dean (Williamstown VFL)
3. Gold Coast – Levi Casboult (Carlton)
4. Adelaide – Ben Davis (relisted)
5. Hawthorn – Ned Long (Northern Knights)
6. Carlton – Lochie O’Brien (relisted)
7. Richmond – Bigoa Nyuon (relisted)
8. Fremantle – Karl Worner (Oakleigh Chargers)
9. St Kilda – PASS
10. West Coast – PASS
11. Essendon – Patrick Voss (Oakleigh Chargers/Giants Academy)
12. Sydney – Lewis Taylor (relisted)
13. GWS – Cooper Hamilton (Bendigo Pioneers)
14. Brisbane – Cam Ellis-Yolmen (relisted)
15. Geelong – Oliver Dempsey (Old Carey Grammarians/Carey Grammar)
16. Port Adelaide – Trent Dumont (North Melbourne)
17. Western Bulldogs – Charlie Parker (Sturt)
18. Melbourne – Judd McVee (East Fremantle)
Round 2
19. North Melbourne – PASS
20. Collingwood – Isaac Chugg (relisted)
21. Gold Coast – Jez McLennan (relisted)
22. Adelaide – PASS
23. Hawthorn – PASS
24. Carlton – Matthew Cottrell (relisted)
25. Fremantle – Mitch Crowden (relisted)
26. St Kilda – PASS
27. Essendon – PASS
28. Sydney – PASS
29. GWS – Jacob Wehr (relisted)
30. Geelong – PASS
31. Port Adelaide – Sam Mayes (relisted)
32. Western Bulldogs – Robbie McComb (Footscray VFL)
Round 3
33. Gold Coast – PASS
34. Fremantle – Connor Blakely (relisted)
35. Essendon – PASS
35. Gold Coast – Sandy Brock (Peel Thunder/Suns Academy)
36. Gold Coast – Bodhi Uwland (Suns Academy)
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Carlton – Dom Akuei (Northern Knights)
Melbourne – Andy Moniz Wakefield (NT Thunder Academy/Nightcliff)
St Kilda – Jack Peris (Sandringham Dragons)
St Kilda – Josiah Kyle (Dandenong Stingrays)
Western Bulldogs – Cody Raak (Western Jets)
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