As we edge closer to the first of this year's pair of anticipated draft nights, AFL fans are hoping their club gets its hands on some of the talent this year's draft class has to offer.
Whilst numerous clubs have never historically had a selection with some of the picks they currently hold, many have had great luck with certain selections, whilst others have not fared well.
We take a look back at who your club has selected in past years with their current selections and whether or not it presents as a good omen come November 20.
Richmond
Picks: 29, 41, 65, and 68.
Pick 29 has been promising for Richmond in previous years, with Wayne Campbell representing the biggest name to come of that selection. Campbell played 297 games for the Tigers, captaining the Punt Road stalwart from 2001-2004. A four-time Jack Dyer Medallist and two-time All-Australian, Campbell was inducted into the Richmond Hall of Fame in 2013.
Electric midfielder-forward Shai Bolton has already tasted premiership success since being drafted by Richmond in 2016, taking part in the Tigers' 2019 and 2020 premierships. 2022 saw Bolton stage a breakout season, earning a maiden All-Australian blazer off the back of a 43-goal season.
29: Wayne Campbell, Jason Torney, Shai Bolton, Sam Banks
41: Chris Waterworth, Matthew Manfield, Andrew Krakouer, Tim Fleming
65: Mark Graham
68: Matthew Grieg, Chris Hyde
“Judging by their past choices at these spots, Adelaide fans can be excited about the potential talent their side may gain from No. 10 and 14.”
…. Dangerfield Davis and lever all left, Davis can be “excused” as the system allowed him to get an “offer that cannot be refused” – but Dangerfield was – in the end a bad pick (a great player – for Geelong – but a wasted pick for Adelaide)… the less said about the dog the better……
Watts was an abject failure – a wasted pick if ever there was one, Sellar did not work out.
Brodie Smith is the only successful pick for Adelaide – that”s one out of 6.
Let’s hope it’s a better result this time round….