The 2011 draft saw the GWS Giants receive a number of draft concessions with their impending arrival into the AFL in 2012.

The Giants received the first selection of each round and had 11 of the first 15 selections to start the night, including each of the top 5 picks, which saw them draft talents such as Jonathon Patton and Stephen Coniglio.

Original top 10 of the 2011 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)

We take a look at that draft nine years on and re-select what we feel is the top 10 from 2011.

3. Taylor Adams

Adams was originally taken at pick 13 by the Giants, where he spent two seasons before being traded to Collingwood in 2013.

Adams has since developed into one of the top midfielders in the game, which saw him earn his first All-Australian nod in 2020 after several consistent seasons in the black and white.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 03: Taylor Adams of the Magpies runs with the ball from Lachie Neale of the Dockers during the round 11 AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Fremantle Dockers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 3, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

The Magpies gun often goes unnoticed at time, but is sure to have his name in the best on ground discussions each and every week.

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