We've taken a look back at the 2010 AFL draft with the joy of hindsight!
It was a draft where Gold Coast had the first three overall selections and a further four picks in the top 11.
But all Suns will be thinking is 'what could've been,' given just two of those seven players remain on their list. And three of them are now premiership Tigers.
Here isย Zero Hanger'sย re-drafted first 15 picks of the 2010 AFL national draft:
7. Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
The Rising Star winner from the 2010 draft class, it was quickly questioned how Dyson Heppell slid to the eighth overall pick and into the Bombers' hands.
Averaging over 21 disposals in his debut year with Essendon and never dropping below that count since, Heppell has flourished into a dynamic midfielder, also boasting double-digit numbers for contested possessions per game his last six seasons.
2014 was his breakout season, collecting a Best and Fairest and All-Australian selection after averaging over 28 touches, four tackles and five clearances a game while polling 14 Brownlow votes for the year.
Heppell was immediately seen as the clubs next captain, after being selected in the 22 under 22 side in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and was named as the captain for the latter two. Heppell eventually took over as skipper for the Bombers in 2017 and has held the rank since.
A dream for Heppell will be to lead the Bombers to a finals victory, as he hopes to lead his side deep into September.
