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Local clubs celebrate as draftees find a new home
02 JUN 2022 BY: AFL VICTORIA
New West Coast draftee, Jai Culley, kicks on the run in a game for Langwarrin. Photo by Paul Churcher.
Williamstown CYMS Premiership player, Kallan Dawson, was taken with pick 2 by North Melbourne
Local Victorian footy clubs are celebrating in the wake of the 2022 NAB AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft with eight lucky Victorian draftees amongst the 17 players on their way to a new home.
>>> scroll down for the full list of draftees.
The top three draftees all played their junior football in Victoria. Former Langwarrin star, Jai Culley, was selected with the first pick by West Coast with North Melbourne opting for mature-age Williamstown CYMS key defender Kallan Dawson at pick two, and Essendon taking classy half-back and former Point Cook junior, Massimo D'Ambrosio, at pick three.
Williamstown CYMS Premiership player, Kallan Dawson, was taken with pick 2 by North Melbourne
The draft serves as a great reward for all the hard work that these players have put in throughout their junior careers, but it also allows us to recognise and celebrate the community clubs that have paved the way for our young stars.
Box Hill defender and former Park Orchards player James Blanck, taken by the Hawks at pick 20, said he is thankful for the great memories and lessons that junior football gave him during his time at the Sharks.
2022 NAB AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft
Round One
1. West Coast Eagles
Jai Culley, (Dandenong Stingrays/Langwarrin)
2. North Melbourne
Kallan Dawson (Williamstown VFL/Williamstown CYMS)
3. Essendon
Massimo D'Ambrosio (Western Jets/Point Cook)
4. Adelaide Crows
Brett Turner (Glenelg/Flagstaff Hill)
5. GWS GIANTS
Wade Derksen (Peel Thunder/Nightcliff)
6. Hawthorn
Max Ramsden (Sandringham Dragons/South Melbourne Districts)
7. Gold Coast
Oscar Faulkhead (Bendigo Pioneers/Wentworth District)
8. Port Adelaide
Brynn Teakle (East Fremantle/Northampton)
9. Collingwood
Joshua Carmichael (West Adelaide/Imperial)
10. Richmond
Jacob Bauer (North Adelaide/Western Suburbs)
11. Sydney
Hugo Hall-Kahan (Sandringham Dragons/East Sandringham)
12. Geelong
Zane Williams (Woodville-West Torrens/Woodville South)
13. Carlton
Sam Durdin (Glenelg/West Adelaide)
14. St Kilda
PASS
15. Fremantle
Sebit Kuek (East Perth/Ellenbrook)
Round Two
16. West Coast Eagles
PASS
17. North Melbourne
PASS
18. Essendon
Jye Menzie (South Adelaide/North Hobart)
19. Adelaide Crows PASS
20. Hawthorn
James Blanck (Box Hill Hawks/Park Orchards)
21. Collingwood
PASS
22. Carlton
William Hayes (Carlton VFL/Euroa)
23. Fremantle
PASS
For more information about the draft and the draftees, click here.
