With three years of development under their belt, we look back at who your club should have recruited in the first round of the 2016 AFL national draft.

Here is Zero Hanger’s re-drafted first round of the 2016 AFL national draft:

15.
Jy Simpkin (Adelaide)

Simpkin is slowly developing into the player North Melbourne hoped he would be when they selected him with pick 12 in the 2016 national draft. A shoulder injury curtailed him to 13 games in his debut season.

Simpkin showed star potential in his third year without consistently delivering, averaging 18.6 disposals, 3.6 tackles and 3.7 clearances per game. He looks set to take major strides forward in 2020 as a full time midfielder.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 03: Jy Simpkin of the Kangaroos celebrates a goal during the 2018 AFL round 11 match between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on June 03, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

 

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