{"id":62066,"date":"2019-11-29T11:09:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=62066"},"modified":"2019-11-29T11:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T00:09:02","slug":"2019-rookie-draft-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2019\/11\/29\/2019-rookie-draft-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Rookie Draft selections"},"content":{"rendered":"

IN an event that took about the same time as one first night National Draft selection, the 2019 AFL Rookie Draft was held today with 33 selections made and nine passes. A total of 13 players will enter the AFL for the first time, while Williamstown’s Mitch Hibberd<\/strong> returns to the elite level after a sensational year with Williamstown earning him a place back on an AFL list. Among those players to find a home were Western Jets’ duo Josh Honey<\/strong> and Emerson Jeka<\/strong>, Gippsland Power excitement machine Fraser Phillips<\/strong>, West Australian talents Jarvis Pina<\/strong>, Anthony Treacy<\/strong> and Jake Pasini<\/strong>, Sandringham Dragons’ ruck Jack Bell<\/strong>, Bendigo Pioneers’ outside mover Brady Rowles<\/strong>, Port Adelaide father-son prospect Trent Burgoyne<\/strong>, South Australian bolter Brad Close<\/strong>, and arguably the most surprising omission from the AFL National Draft – dual All-Australian Mitch O’Neill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Clubs are still making Category B selections, with Matt McGuinness<\/strong> named as one by the Roos, which we will include in our club-by-club summaries to come later today.<\/p>\n

ROUND 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick 1 –\u00a0Gold Coast SUNS – Josh Schoenfeld (redrafted)
\nPick 2 – Melbourne – Pass
\nPick 3 – Carlton – Josh Honey<\/a> (Western Jets\/Vic Metro<\/span>) | 185cm | 82kg | Midfielder\/Forward
\nPick 4 – Sydney – Brady Rowles<\/a> (Bendigo Pioneers\/Vic Country) | 186cm | 75kg | Outside Midfielder
\nPick 5 – St Kilda – Jack Bell<\/a> (Sandringham Dragons\/Vic Metro) | 202cm | 81kg | Ruck\/Key Forward
\nPick 6 – Fremantle – Jarvis Pina<\/a> (Peel Thunder\/Western Australia) | 178cm | 72kg | Midfielder\/Forward
\nPick 7 – Adelaide – Ben Keays (Brisbane Lions\/AFL)
\nPick 8 – Port Adelaide – Jake Pasini<\/a> (Swan Districts\/Western Australia) | 192cm | 81kg | Tall Defender
\nPick 9 – Hawthorn – Emerson Jeka<\/a> (Western Jets\/Vic Metro) | 198cm | 91kg | Key Position Utility
\nPick 10 – Essendon – Mitchell Hibberd (Williamstown\/VFL) | 192cm | 87kg | Midfielder
\nPick 11 – West Coast – Anthony Treacy<\/a> (Claremont\/Western Australia) | 182cm | 69kg | Medium Forward
\nPick 12 – Brisbane – Sam Skinner (redrafted)
\nPick 13 – Collingwood – Pass
\nPick 14 – Geelong – Brad Close<\/a> (Glenelg\/South Australia) | 180cm | 68kg | Midfielder\/Forward
\nPick 15 – GWS GIANTS – Jake Stein (redrafted)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

ROUND 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick 16 – Gold Coast SUNS – Connor Budarick<\/a> (GC SUNS Academy\/Allies) | 177cm | 74kg | Small Utility
\nPick 17 – Melbourne – Pass
\nPick 18 – Carlton – Fraser Phillips<\/a> (Gippsland Power\/Vic Country) | 187cm | 72kg | Medium Forward
\nPick 19 – Sydney – Jack Maibaum (redrafted)
\nPick 20 – Fremantle – Thomas North (redrafted)
\nPick 21 – Adelaide – Ben Crocker (Collingwood AFL)
\nPick 22 – Port Adelaide – Trent Burgoyne<\/a> (WWT Eagles\/South Australia) | 177cm | 67kg | Outside Midfielder
\nPick 23 – Hawthorn – Pass
\nPick 24 – Essendon – Pass
\nPick 25 – West Coast – Mitch O’Neill<\/a> (Tasmania Devils\/Allies) | 176cm | 72kg | Balanced Midfielder
\nPick 26 – Brisbane – Corey Lyons (redrafted)
\nPick 27 – Geelong – Oscar Brownless (redrafted)
\nPick 28 – GWS GIANTS – Thomas Sheridan (redrafted)<\/p>\n

ROUND 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick 29 – Gold Coast SUNS – Matt Conroy<\/a> (GC SUNS Academy\/Allies) | 201cm | 97kg | Ruck\/ Key Forward
\nPick 30 – Fremantle – Hugh Dixon (redrafted)
\nPick 31 – Adelaide – Pass
\nPick 32 – Port Adelaide – Boyd Woodcock (redrafted)
\nPick 33 – West Coast – Brendon Ah Chee (redrafted)
\nPick 34 – Brisbane – Archie Smith (redrafted)
\nPick 35 – Geelong – Lachlan Henderson (redrafted)
\nPick 36 – GWS GIANTS – Zachary Sproule (redrafted)<\/p>\n

ROUND 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick 37 – Gold Coast SUNS – Malcolm Rosas<\/a> (NT Thunder\/Allies) | 178cm | 69kg | Outside Midfielder
\nPick 38 – Port Adelaide – Riley Grundy (redrafted)
\nPick 39 – West Coast – Hamish Brayshaw (redrafted)
\nPick 40 – GWS GIANTS – Pass<\/p>\n

ROUND 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pick 41 – Gold Coast SUNS – Pass
\nPick 42 – West Coast – Pass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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