The 2011 AFL draft saw GWS receive 11 of the top 14 picks in preparation for their first season in the AFL in 2012.

While there has proven to be some top-end talent to come out of that draft, most of the great players came outside of the top 10 and have since gone on to establish careers as some of the best players in the game.

Original top 10 of the 2011 AFL Draft:

  1. Jonathon Patton (GWS)
  2. Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
  3. Dom Tyson (GWS)
  4. Will Hoskin-Elliot (GWS)
  5. Matt Buntine (GWS)
  6. Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
  7. Nick Haynes (GWS)
  8. Billy Longer (Brisbane)
  9. Adam Tomlinson (GWS)
  10. Liam Sumner (GWS)

Check out what the top 10 would possibly look like ten years on if teams were to re-draft from 2011.

8. Nick Haynes

(Originally: Pick 7, GWS)

Haynes was taken with pick 7 by the GWS Giants and has become a leader for the club with his excellent intercept marking ability and defensive skills.

Since draft night a decade ago, the Dandenong Stingray has gone on to become a consistent and high-class player who is now seen as one of the best defenders in the game.

Haynes had a career-best year in 2020, averaging 16 disposals and 7.1 marks per game which saw him claim his first All-Australian jumper as well as a best-and-fairest at the club.

As he is still in the prime of his career, the man-bunned Giant could quite easily move up this list if he continues his stellar form in defence.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Nick Haynes of the Giants looks upfield during the round 22 AFL match between the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium on August 18, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)