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WITH A twist of fate, Luke Hodge and Marc Murphy could have been premiership teammates.
Murphy's grandfather Leo was the first Hawk to win successive best and fairests. Had Murphy's father John joined Hawthorn under the father-son rule (instead of going to Fitzroy), Marc could have done the same.
Instead, the pair became foes on the footy field, and it's as foes they meet in the second round of our tournament to decide footy's ultimate top draft pick.
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Round one results
Over 140,000 votes were cast on an opening day that produced results as predictable as a Luke Breust shot at goal.
Richard 'the human tree' Lounder delivered a reprise of his short career, hauling in over 3000 votes in an opening burst before hitting the wall, in this case portrayed by Anthony Banik.
No.1 draftees Alex McDonald, Stephen Hooper and John Hutton were other early draft stars poleaxed at the first contest.
Current players with limited CVs generally suffered, though much-hyped Bulldogs recruit Tom Boyd, on the strength of nine AFL games, somehow managed to deliver a scare to Richmond's one-time All Australian backman Darren Gaspar.
Five players swept over 90 per cent of the vote in their head-to-heads. Three were big favourites: Hodge, Nick Riewoldt and Brendon Goddard. The others were teammates David Swallow and Jaeger O'Meara, who downed Jack Martin and Lachie Whitfield in the sort of four-quarter slaughter routinely experienced by all four players in their expansion clubs' early seasons.
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Round of 16 voting
And so we emerge from the huddle, fired up for the second quarter (of, erm, five), with the destiny of the quarter finals now in your hands.
Besides Murphy-Hodge, the standout second-rounder is between St Kilda/Essendon star Brendon Goddard and Richmond counterpart Brett Deledio.
Goddard is the favourite on paper given his performances in the two grand finals against Collingwood in 2010 and the service he has provided to two clubs. But might Deledio have the edge thanks to form and his legion of fans among the Tiger faithful?
Old pros Gaspar and Michael Gardiner do battle, while in a tasty stoush in the 'Young ones' corner of the draw, O'Meara faces Tom Scully, who took out former Melbourne teammate Jack Watts in perhaps the most surprising of the first-round match-ups.
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They were drafted just three years apart, but the broadest of career comparisons highlight a yawning gap in this battle of the 'Bans'. Banfield played 265 games for the Eagles and won two premierships 12 years apart, while Banik managed just 49 appearances for struggling Richmond, the last at just 21. Enough said, or can Banik spring the shock of the tournament?
The duel between these two free spirits looms as a tight one, much as it might have been had they matched up on each other. Waterhouse's best was brilliant in attack, while backman Leslie was a consistent performer in an ordinary team.
They were both athletic No.1 picks from Western Australia – but that's where the similarities end. (However, their vote tallies might well be similar here.) It's a clash between dependable defender Gaspar and unpredictable ruckman Gardiner. One could be a matchwinner while the other could save them.
Riewoldt started his footy career on the Gold Coast while Fraser finished there (and remains on the Suns' coaching panel). Barring a tidal wave of support from the army of fans at Fraser's old club, the ex-Magpie's run in our tournament of No.1s may finish this round, given he has drawn perhaps the competition's top seed.
These ex-Caulfield Grammar boys (Deledio attended for one day) are among the game's most watchable players. Both are also talented at other sports (Goddard in golf, and Deledio in cricket), so it will be fascinating to see how they match up in a new contest: No.1 pick popularity.
Perhaps anticipating this round-of-16 duel, the hard-hitting Hodge landed the first blow last year, cracking Murphy's cheekbone when the two skippers attacked a disputed ball at Etihad Stadium. Murphy will front up with courage but could again meet a brick wall in the form of the Hawks' dual premiership captain.
Scully would love to boast O'Meara's all-round game, while we assume O'Meara wouldn't mind having Scully's pay-packet (though that will surely come in time). Both have endured knee issues, but the biggest problem Scully faces here is how to beat an opponent who doesn't possess an obvious flaw.
It's a question of taste. Who would you prefer: the ball-magnet midfielder and potential Gold Coast captain from Perth, or the Giants key forward from country Victoria who can win games off his own boot?.
