Recruiter's overview
National Recruiting Manager Rohan O'Brien's analysis of our 2013 draft selections
To go through the process of draft day, through the eyes of National Recruiting Manager Rohan O'Brien, click here.
What the club says
"We were looking at replenishing the midfield, certainly in terms of numbers after Kerr-y (Daniel Kerr) retired, and also to bring in a tall defender. A developing tall player can take a couple of years, so we'll look to bring one in now and give them a little bit of time to mature. Fortunately we were able to achieve that (Tom Barrass, pick 43)." –Rohan O'Brien, West Coast National Recruiting Manager
Pick 11 – Dominic Sheed
"He's been a pretty well performed player for a few years now. He's had two years of AIS/AFL Academy and has played league football for Subiaco for two years now. We think he's been up among the higher echelon of talent for a couple of years now and it was interesting to see that we were aligned with Dom. To have him available at pick 11 was really pleasing." – Rohan O'Brien
Pick 31 – Malcolm Karpany
"He had a bit of an interrupted season (injury), but he's a very talented and skilful player. He'll take a little bit of time to mature but we think he offers a fair bit for us." – Rohan O'Brien
Pick 43 – Tom Barrass
"Tom can come in and take his time to find his form. He's one of those guys who does like to go for his marks, which is a little ironic because he's quite a good spoiler. He does like to take the game on a bit and they'll be all things we try to develop in his game." – Rohan O'Brien
Pick 49 – Dylan Main
"Dylan is from South Fremantle. He plays wing or half-back. He played colts for a lot of the year and then moved in to the (WAFL) reserves for some of it. He's a good runner, he's got good skills and he can play a few different roles. He could quite well move in to the midfield at some stage." Rohan O'Brien
61 – Jamie Bennell (promoted rookie)
74 – Jeremy McGovern (promoted rookie)
85 - Simon Tunbridge (promoted rookie)