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.

2. Tom Mitchell

Mitchell was drafted to the Swans under the father-son rule, where he spent 5 years in the Harbour City, learning his craft as a midfielder before requesting a trade to Hawthorn at the end of 2016.

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tom Mitchell of the Hawks runs with the ball from Dion Prestia of the Tigers during the AFL First Qualifying Final match between the Richmond Tigers and the Hawthorn Hawks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images)

The move down south immediately elevated his game to another level, something many saw coming after being the unlucky reserve to several Swans stars in midfield.

Mitchell became the league's best ball-magnet, a skill which saw him win the Brownlow in 2018 and break several records, some of which were already his own.

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