Some of the best talent in today's competition came from the 2014 AFL Draft, many of which were selected outside of the first round.

In this re-draft of the first round of picks, 11 of the 20 players find themselves premiership players, including one premiership captain, whilst many others have earned individual success such as All-Australian blazers and first place finishes in club best and fairest counts.

11 players from the original top 20 selected didn't earn a spot in our re-draft in what was a hit-and-miss opening round of selections.

Here is the original first round of picks:

  1. Paddy McCartin (St Kilda)
  2. Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
  3. Angus Brayshaw (Melbourne)
  4. Jarrod Pickett (GWS)
  5. Jordan De Goey (Collingwood)
  6. Caleb Marchbank (GWS)
  7. Paul Ahern (GWS)
  8. Peter Wright (Gold Coast)
  9. Darcy Moore (Collingwood)ย f/s
  10. Nakia Cockatoo (Geelong)
  11. Liam Duggan (West Coast)
  12. Corey Ellis (Richmond)
  13. Lachie Weller (Fremantle)
  14. Jake Lever (Adelaide)
  15. Jarrod Garlett (Gold Coast)
  16. Sam Durdin (North Melbourne)
  17. Kyle Langford (Essendon)
  18. Isaac Heeney (Sydney)
  19. Blaine Boekhorst (Carlton)
  20. Jayden Laverde (Essendon)

Note: All matched bids for Academy and Next Generation Academy prospects and Father-Son prospects in this re-draft are based on what we know about how those players' careers have panned out, to date. Those picks won't be permitted in this re-draft, however clubs that acquired Academy or father-son selections will hold their place in the order.ย 

8. Jack Steele - Gold Coast Suns (Originally: Pick 24, GWS)

Originally drafted by GWS, Steele now finds himself the captain of St Kilda, spending only two seasons at GWS. Since crossing in 2016 Steele has been a crucial player for the Saints with 2020 marking his breakout year as Steele was selected for the All-Australian team and won the Saints' best and fairest, replicating the same feat in 2021.

Steele may have had a similar early career experience had he been selected at Pick 8, as he would've joined the other expansion club in the Gold Coast Suns.