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Essendon has promised Jobe Watson, the 17-year-old son of club great Tim, its third-round selection at this year's draft, while Geelong, which last year secured Gary Ablett junior, will draft Terry Callan's son, Tim.
But Richmond has told Lucas McGhie, the son of former Tiger and Footscray defender Robert McGhie, that it won't draft him as a father-son selection this year. The Tigers passed over Collingwood defender Jason Cloke, who they could have taken as a second-round pick, in 2000.
Lucas McGhie, a 191-centimetre Western Jet, was almost eligible to be chosen by the Bulldogs, but despite believing he had played 57 games for Footscray, the records say Robert turned out for them only 49 times, one game less than the 50-game cut-off for father-son eligibility this year.
From next season, the minimum number of games will rise to 100.
The official screening of this year's draftees yesterday finished at the Western Australian Institute of Sport, where more than 20 AFL hopefuls were tested in front of club recruiters.
It was the last of five state-based sessions in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide, following the draft camp at the Australian Institute of Sport, meaning almost 190 potential league players have been screened before the draft.
Pick 36 will be used on someone else...
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Essendon has promised Jobe Watson, the 17-year-old son of club great Tim, its third-round selection at this year's draft, while Geelong, which last year secured Gary Ablett junior, will draft Terry Callan's son, Tim.
But Richmond has told Lucas McGhie, the son of former Tiger and Footscray defender Robert McGhie, that it won't draft him as a father-son selection this year. The Tigers passed over Collingwood defender Jason Cloke, who they could have taken as a second-round pick, in 2000.
Lucas McGhie, a 191-centimetre Western Jet, was almost eligible to be chosen by the Bulldogs, but despite believing he had played 57 games for Footscray, the records say Robert turned out for them only 49 times, one game less than the 50-game cut-off for father-son eligibility this year.
From next season, the minimum number of games will rise to 100.
The official screening of this year's draftees yesterday finished at the Western Australian Institute of Sport, where more than 20 AFL hopefuls were tested in front of club recruiters.
It was the last of five state-based sessions in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide, following the draft camp at the Australian Institute of Sport, meaning almost 190 potential league players have been screened before the draft.
Pick 36 will be used on someone else...
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