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) 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. 

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1. Christian Petracca - St Kilda (Originally: Pick 2, Melbourne)

Petracca has barely missed a game since debuting for Melbourne in 2016, having been nominated for the Rising Star and making the AFLPA 22Under22 Team in that year.

He has now won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy in 2020, 2022, and 2023 to cap off a stellar run of seasons, alongside a Norm Smith Medal, Premiership medallion and All-Australian selection in 2021.

St Kilda would've loved a player like Petracca in a time where they'd just come off the back of the wooden spoon. Even now, Petracca is the star midfielder St Kilda require to pair with captain Jack Steele

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