The Greater Western Sydney GIANTS have secured five of the first 13 selections at this year’s NAB AFL Draft following the second day of the Gillette AFL Trade Period.
The GIANTS will have the first three selections in November’s Draft followed by picks 12 and 13.
In a deal with the Melbourne Football Club, the GIANTS have exchanged the second pick in the mini-draft (Jess Hogan) along with selection 20 in the NAB AFL Draft and Dominic Barry (NT Zone selection) in return for selections three and 13 at the NAB AFL Draft. The GIANTS have now traded all available picks in the mini draft.
Yesterday the GIANTS secured selections two and 12 at the Draft as part of trades with the Gold Coast and St Kilda. The GIANTS have now traded all available picks in the mini draft.
GIANTS List Manager Stephen Silvagni said the club was pleased with the outcome of all mini draft trades and was thrilled to have again secured the first three selections in the upcoming NAB AFL Draft.
“We are focused on securing the best young talent available to ensure the long term success of the GIANTS. To have five of the first 13 selections, on top of the 11 first round picks we had last year, puts us in the position to build on an already exciting young list,” he said.
“We have a number of young players who have already shown exciting potential, with a record eight NAB AFL Rising Star nominees in 2012. We have already re-signed seven of them to long term contracts as well as a number of other players and the addition of more talented young players will take us another step closer to ultimate premiership success.”
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GWS GIANTS Gillette AFL Trade Period activity to date:
· Exchanged first pick in the mini-draft (Jack Martin) to Gold Coast in return for selections two and 63 at NAB AFL Draft.
· Exchanged Tom Lee (previously listed player) and selections 24 and 43 in NAB AFL Draft to St Kilda in return for selection 12.
· Exchanged second pick in the mini-draft (Jess Hogan) to Melbourne along with selection 20 in NAB AFL Draft and Dominic Barry (NT Zone selection) in return for selections three and 13 at the NAB AFL Draft
