The 2015 draft was a bumper draft, with many of the players who went in these proceedings going on to be stars of the competition.

Whilst there have been some who haven't exactly lit up the competition that were drafted highly, there have also been some massive movers who have come from later picks to achieve big things.

Here is the original first 18 of the draft for context:

  1. Jacob Weitering (Carlton)
  2. Josh Schache (Brisbane)
  3. Callum Mills (Sydney)
  4. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
  5. Darcy Parish (Essendon)
  6. Aaron Francis (Essendon)
  7. Jacob Hopper (GWS)
  8. Callum Ah Chee (Gold Coast)
  9. Sam Weideman (Melbourne)
  10. Harry McKay (Carlton)
  11. Wayne Milera (Adelaide)
  12. Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
  13. Matthew Kennedy (GWS)
  14. Eric Hipwood (Brisbane)
  15. Daniel Rioli (Richmond)
  16. Harrison Himmelberg (GWS)
  17. Tom Doedee (Adelaide)
  18. Jade Gresham (St Kilda)

For context, in this draft, several teams bid for Academy players and shuffled up the draft order (i.e. Sydney with Callum Mills). However, to avoid hypotheticals, the draft order will stay the same, so Sydney for example still will slide in at Pick 3 regardless of the player they draft. Teams will also be drafting for need, and not necessarily the best player.

Without further ado, here is the 2015 draft, re-done.

11. Ben McKay - Adelaide (Original position - Pick 21) 

Another mover is Ben McKay whose performances in a beleaguered North Melbourne defence have earned him plenty of plaudits over the years.

In this universe, the tall defender will make his way to West Lakes instead of Wayne Milera to take up a spot in Adelaide's back six, alongside the likes of Daniel Talia, Jake Lever and Jake Kelly to further shore up their rearguard.

Could he have been the difference-maker in the 2017 Grand Final? Maybe, maybe not, but featuring in a solid defence might have done wonders for his development as opposed to toiling as of current in North's back six.

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