Pick-by-pick: 2021 AFL mid-season draft
News June 2, 2021
Image Credit: Steve Tanner/News Corp
THE 2021 AFL mid-season draft has been run and done, with the half-hour long virtual event seeing 22 of a possible 27 selections made and plenty of fresh faces enter the elite level. As expected, Sandringham Dragons ruck/forward Jacob Edwards was selected with pick one, among seven top-age players taken straight out of the NAB League system.
Find the full draft order below, and stay tuned to Draft Central for our review of each selection – dropping tomorrow (Thursday) morning.
ROUND 1:
- North Melbourne – Jacob Edwards (Sandringham Dragons) | Key Forward/Ruck
- Hawthorn – Jai Newcombe (Box Hill Hawks) | Inside Midfielder
- Collingwood – Ash Johnson (Sturt) | Forward |
- Adelaide – Patrick Parnell (Murray Bushrangers) | Small Defender
- Gold Coast – Ned Moyle (Oakleigh Chargers) | Ruck
- Carlton – Alex Mirkov (Carlton VFL) | Ruck
- St Kilda – Max Heath (Sandringham Dragons) | Ruck/Key Forward
- Greater Western Sydney – James Peatling (GIANTS Academy) | Defender
- Essendon – Sam Durham (Richmond VFL) | Midfielder
- Richmond – Matthew Parker (South Fremantle) | Forward
- West Coast – Will Collins (Swan Districts) | Defender
- Sydney – Lachlan McAndrew (Sydney VFL) | Ruck
- Port Adelaide – Jed McEntee (Sturt) | Forward
- Brisbane – Kalin Lane (Claremont) | Ruck
- Melbourne – Kye Declase (Werribee) | Wing/Defender
Gold Coast get a ripper in @OakleighCharger Ned Moyle. The 205cm ruck has excelled this year in the NAB League and VFL in 2021.https://t.co/J5wW59eXnX
— Michael Alvaro (@MichaelTAlvaro) June 2, 2021
ROUND 2:
- North Melbourne – Charlie Ham (Geelong Falcons) | Defender/Midfielder
- Hawthorn – Jackson Callow (Norwood) | Key Forward
- Collingwood – Aiden Begg (Eastern Ranges) | Key Forward/Ruck
- Gold Coast – Pass
- Carlton – Jordan Boyd (Footscray VFL) | Small Forward
- St Kilda – Cooper Sharman (WWT Eagles) | Forward
- Essendon – Pass
- West Coast – Connor West (West Perth) | Midfielder
- Melbourne – Daniel Turner (Murray Bushrangers) | Defender
Jackson Callow finds an AFL home at the Hawks – one pick ahead of Collingwood!
— Draft Central (@DraftCentralAus) June 2, 2021
The contested marking beast is readymade.https://t.co/Nq8cYtoewB
ROUND 3:
- Carlton – Pass
- St Kilda – Pass
- St Kilda – Pass
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