A total of 94 players were tonight added to AFL club lists at the 2012 NAB AFL Draft, held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland.
Dandenong Stingrays' midfielder Lachie Whitfield was taken at selection number one by the GWS Giants, with the Giants adding Jonathan O'Rourke (Calder Cannons) and Lachie Plowman (Calder Cannons) at selections two and three respectively.
Jimmy Toumpas (Melbourne), Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs), Jackson Macrae (Western Bulldogs), Oliver Wines (Port Adelaide), Sam Mayes (Brisbane Lions), Nick Vlastuin (Richmond) and Joe Daniher (Essendon) rounded out the top 10 selections, while three players with previous AFL experience were re-drafted onto club lists - former Port Adelaide player Ben Jacobs and former Gold Coast player Taylor Hine both selected by North Melbourne while Hawthorn re-drafted premiership player Michael Osborne.
The Draft, broadcast live by the Fox Footy Channel, saw 66 live selections made on the night, along with 24 players elevated to their club's primary list from the rookie list, three father-son selections (Essendon's Joe Daniher, Melbourne's Jack Viney and the Western Bulldogs Lachlan Hunter) and one Local Talent Selection (Clay Cameron).
The AFL/AIS Academy program, headed by coaches Michael O'Loughlin and Chris Johnson, had a total of 26 current or former scholars drafted to senior lists, including 10 of the first 11 selections made on the night and 15 players in all in the first round.
The Calder Cannons led all clubs nationally in the 2012 Draft with a total of seven players drafted tonight, while East Fremantle, North Ballarat and the Dandenong Stingrays each had four players selected.
The Draft Tracker Address to access biographies and video highlights on all new players chosen in the Draft tonight is accessible as follows: http://drafttracker.afl.com.au
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Patrick Keane
AFL Media Manager
