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BEING the last player selected in the NAB AFL Draft on Friday doesn't mean expectations will be lowered in West Coast recruit Jake Waterman's eyes.
Waterman continues a family tradition at the Eagles after his father Chris was part of the 1992 and 1994 premiership teams.
The club delisted his brother Alec in September after he was struck down with glandular fever.
Jake Waterman was selected at No.77 as a father-son pick but the 191cm forward told reporters in Perth on Saturday he would try to outperform his lowly draft status.
"I'll hold high expectations of myself, just like any other player. The tag of 77, I'll try to make myself more valuable than that. All I can do is the best I can and see how I go," Waterman said.
The third tall forward-type, who rated his marking and endurances as strengths, expected his name to be read out sooner than it was.
"I probably was thinking I was going to go a bit earlier but I'm just happy with the result," he said.
He shared a humorous moment with his brother while watching the coverage on Friday.
Alec was selected at No.76 in 2014, so when that pick went by, the two shared a look, knowing older brother had trumped the younger.
When Jake was drafted at the next selection though, the playful sibling rivalry was set aside.
"He's really proud of me. Unfortunately he can't be here with me," he said.
The pressure of the famous name no longer fazes Waterman.
"It has been thrown around a fair bit but I've sort of brushed that off as I've got older and learned to deal with it. As a young kid, it plagued me a little bit but now I think I'm past that and I'm just trying to make a name for myself," he said.
Familiar faces are everywhere for Waterman, not only because of the connection through his father.
Waterman and fellow draftee Josh Rotham spent two weeks at West Coast earlier this year through the NAB AFL Academy program.
Rotham, a 192cm defender who grew up in Perth, said he grew up idolising the midfielders that led the Eagles to the 2006 premiership, such as Chris Judd and Ben Cousins.
"It's a dream come true coming here and landing at the club," he said.
After being selected at No. 37, Rotham envisages he needs to add about 6-8kg to his 80kg frame to fulfill what will likely be a role as a rebounding third defender.
West Coast also picked up Daniel Venables (No. 13) and Willie Rioli (No. 52).
