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Collingwood picks.

1st Round - Pick 11 - Steele Sidebottom - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=521442
2nd Round - Pick 29 - Dayne Beams - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=521444
3rd Round - Pick 45 - Jarrad Blight - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=521445
3rd Round - Pick 46 - Luke Rounds - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=521446
5th Round - Pick 73 - Leigh Brown - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=521447

Full draft list

2008 National Draft:

Round One:

1 - Melbourne - Jack Watts (Sandringham U18s)
2 - West Coast - Nick Natanui (Swan Districts)
3 - Fremantle - Stephen Hill (West Perth)
4 - Port Adelaide - Hamish Hartlett (West Adelaide)
5 - Essendon - Michael Hurley (Northern Knights U18)
6 - Carlton - Chris Yarran (Swan Districts)
7 - Brisbane - Daniel Rich (Subiaco)
8 - Richmond - Tyrone Vickery (Sandringham U18)
9 - North Melbourne - Jack Ziebell (Murray U18)
10 - Adelaide - Phil Davis (North Adelaide)
11 - Collingwood - Steele Sidebottom (Murray U18)
12 - Sydney - Lewis Johnstone (North Adelaide)
13 - St Kilda - Tom Lynch (Sandringham U18) - knee reconstruction this year
14 - Western Bulldogs - Ayce Cordy (F/S)
15 - Geelong - Mitchell Brown (Sandringham U18)
16 - Hawthorn - Ryan Schoenmakers (Norwood)

Priority Selections:

17 - Melbourne - Sam Blease (Eastern U18)
18 - West Coast - Luke Shuey (Oakleigh U18)

Round Two:

19 - Melbourne - James Strauss (Oakleigh U18)
20 - West Coast - Tom Swift (Claremont)
21 - Fremantle - Hayden Ballentyne (Peel Thunder) - Sandover Medallist, overage (21-year-old), small forward
22 - Port Adelaide - Jackson Trengrove (Calder Cannons)
23 - Essendon - David Zaharkis (Northern Knights)
24 - Fremantle - Nick Suban (North Ballarat Rebels)
25 - Brisbane - Jack Redden (Glenelg)
26 - Richmond - Jayden Post (Western Jets)
27 - North Melbourne - Sam Wright (Murray Bushrangers)
28 - Adelaide - Shaun McKernan (Calder Cannons)
29 - Collingwood - Dayne Beames (Southport)
30 - Sydney - Daniel Hannebury (Oakleigh Chargers)
31 - Western Bulldogs - Jordan Roughead (North Ballarat Rebels)
32 - Western Bulldogs - Liam Jones (Tassie Mariners)
33 - Geelong - Tom Gillies (Dandenong Stingrays)
34 - Hawthorn - Liam Shields (Eastern Rangers)

Round Three:

35 - Melbourne - Jamie Benell (Swan Districts)
36 - West Coast - Ashley Smith (Dandenong Stingrays)
37 - Fremantle - Zach Clarke (Oakleigh Chargers) - ruckman
38 - Port Adelaide - Matthew Broadbent (Woodville West Torrens)
39 - Geelong - Steven Motlop (Wanderers) - brother of Daniel
40 - Carlton - Mitchell Robinson (Tassie Mariners)
41 - Brisbane - Todd Banfield (Swan Districts)
42 - Port Adelaide - Mitchell Banner (Western Jets)
43 - North Melbourne - Liam Anthony (East Fremantle)
44 - Adelaide - Rory Sloane (Eastern Rangers) - defender, medium, won B&F,
45 - Collingwood Jarrad Blight (Swan Districts)
46 - Collingwood - Luke Rounds (Geelong Falcons)
47 - St Kilda - Rhys Stanley (West Adelaide)
48 - St Kilda - Nicholas Heyne (Gippsland Power)
49 - Geelong - Taylor Hunt (Sandringham Dragons)
50 - Hawthorn - Jordan Lisle (Oakleigh Chargers) - tall utility, has spent time in defence but has form as a key forward. Strong hands, good leader

Round Four:

51 - Melbourne - Neville Jetta (Swan Districts) - cousin of Leroy Jetta (Essendon), 179cm, 77kg, lots of clubs had expressed prior interest
52 - West Coast - Jordan Jones (Geelong Falcons)
53 - Fremantle - Michael Walters (Swan Districts)
54 - Port Adelaide - Jarrod Redden (Woodville West Torrens)
55 - Essendon - Michael Still (Northern Knights)
56 - Fremantle - Ben Buckabaz (Geelong Falcons)
57 - Brisbane - Aaron Cornellious (Tasmanian Devils) - medium/key forward, All-Australian key forward
58 - Richmond - Tom Hislop (Essendon)
59 - North Melbourne - Nathan O'Keefe (Eastern Rangers) - key position
60 - Adelaide - Thomas Lee (Claremont)
61 - Sydney - Campbell Heath (Gippsland Power)
62 - St Kilda - Alistair Smith (Perth)
63 - Hawthorn - Luke Loudan (Sandringham Dragons) - hasn't played any footy at TAC Cup level

Round Five:

64 - Melbourne - Rowan Bale (Mount Gravett) - medium midfielder, second Queensland boy to be drafted)
65 - Carlton - Rhys O'Keefe (North Adelaide)
66 - Port Adelaide - Glen Dawson (Woodville West Torrens)
67 - Essendon - Tyson Slattery (West Adelaide)
68 - Fremantle - Tim Ruffles (North Ballarat) - state screening, small forward from Nerandera (country NSW)
69 - Brisbane - Bart McCulloch (Tassie Mariners/South Launceston)
70 - Richmond - Pass
71 - North Melbourne - Warren Benjamin (Claremont), brother of Clinton (ex-Carlton - 2007/2008)
72 - Adelaide - William Young (North Ballarat)
73 - Collingwood - Leigh Brown (North Melbourne)
74 - St Kilda - Paul Cahill (Sturt) - tall forward, quick, lively
75 - Hawthorn - Shane Savage (Dandenong Stringrays)

Round Six:

76 - Melbourne - Pass
77 - Fremantle - Chris Hall (Woodville West Torrens)
78 - Port Adelaide - Jason Davenport (Geelong)
79 - Essendon - Pass
80 - Carlton - Calib Tiller (Murray Bushrangers)
81 - Brisbane - Kieron King (East Fremantle) - world champion ranked kid, 400m, gave up opportunity to represent Australia
82 - Brisbane - Pass
83 - St Kilda - Colm Begley (Brisbane Lions)

Round Seven:

84 - Port Adelaide - Pass
85 - Carlton - Pass

 

[Dave The Man]

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5 Minutes People

 

[The 10th Letter]

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Five minutes to go, it's time to shine Hine!

 

[Dave The Man]

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Said Swift might go to Lions

 

[Dave The Man]

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SEN Said we could get McKernan

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Rich a huge slider.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Come on Ziebell!

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Rusty it is!!!

 

[The 10th Letter]

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Sidebottom it is!

 

[Dave The Man]

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Video of 11 Pick:


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Welcome Rusty

 

[3066]

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Luvin' it. SIDEBOTTOM!!!!

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

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Ziebell, oh, close one there, but Rusty, welcome, thought when the Crows went Davis, we were destined for Trengove.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Fricken North

I thought we were a sneaky chance when Rich got as far as Brisbane, but I'm still happy with Rusty.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Hannebery, Hannebery, Hannebery... *fingers and toes crossed*

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

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With you TRS, him or Beams with 29 please Dez.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Swift gone but Beams still there.. Trengove too I think

Gone now, Trengove.

Hannebery still there by 25...

 

[The 10th Letter]

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Beams still available beyond Brisbane.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Beamer at 29!

As Ali G would say, very nice!

 

[Dave The Man]

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Video for Pick 29:

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[jimmy_clement#8]

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Beamsy! Didn't need him at 11 after all. Beauty!

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

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Hannez at 45 TRS?

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Hannebery gone the pick after, In Hine We Trust.

Liam Jones and Tom Gillies both gone too now.

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

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Hannez at 45 TRS?

F**k off SYdney, seriously.

 

[Dave The Man]

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Love The Inside Mids

 

[The Royal Sampler]

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Jarrad Blight is still there... so's Jordan Roughead IIRC.

My bad, Roughead's gone.