The 2013 National Draft saw the Giants hold the opening selections of the count for the third-straight season, with Tom Boyd headlining the crop of prospects after joining the league's youngest side.
While Boyd only played the one season in the orange and charcoal, the Giants' draft class was bolstered by selections later on the board, with their Pick 2 selection in Josh Kelly looking to be as fruitful as any.
While they'll be happy to still have Kelly calling the Harbour City home, an extensive list of eventual AFL superstars were also on offer.
We take a look at that draft eight years on and re-select what we feel is the top 10 from 2013.Â
Original top 10 of the 2013 National Draft:
- Tom Boyd (GWS)
- Josh Kelly (GWS)
- Jack Billings (St Kilda)
- Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
- Kade Kolodjashnij (Gold Coast Suns)
- Matthew Scharenberg (Collingwood)
- James Aish (Brisbane Lions)
- Luke McDonald (North Melbourne)
- Christian Salem (Melbourne)
- Nathan Freeman (Collingwood)
1. Marcus Bontempelli (Originally: Pick 4, Western Bulldogs)
It's impossible to go past ‘The Bont' at No. 1, with other Bulldogs skipper climbing three spots to the prized first overall selection in our re-draft.Â
Despite his Bulldogs falling one win short in 2021, Bontempelli took his already-dominant game to another level, finishing runner-up to Ollie Wines in this year's Brownlow Medal.Â
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The 25-year-old managed 26.7 disposals and 1.2 goals per game in 2021 (both career-highs), and there's no doubt the Doggies will be banging down the premiership door again in 2022 led by the heroic Bontempelli.Â
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