The 2011 AFL draft saw GWS receive 11 of the top 14 picks in preparation for their first season in the AFL in 2012.

While there has proven to be some top-end talent to come out of that draft, most of the great players came outside of the top 10 and have since gone on to establish careers as some of the best players in the game.

Original top 10 of the 2011 AFL Draft:

  1. Jonathon Patton (GWS)
  2. Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
  3. Dom Tyson (GWS)
  4. Will Hoskin-Elliot (GWS)
  5. Matt Buntine (GWS)
  6. Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
  7. Nick Haynes (GWS)
  8. Billy Longer (Brisbane)
  9. Adam Tomlinson (GWS)
  10. Liam Sumner (GWS)

Check out what the top 10 would possibly look like ten years on if teams were to re-draft from 2011.

3. Tom Mitchellย 

(Originally: Pick 21, Sydney)

Mitchell was picked up by the Swans with pick 21 as a father-son selection and has turned into one of the best ball-winning midfielders of the modern era.

With his ability to win the ball almost unmatched across the league, Mitchell took out the 2018 Brownlow medal averaging a whopping 35.3 disposals per game whilst also averaging four marks and 6.3 tackles.

The current Hawk averaged even more disposals the year before with 35.8 disposals and collected 25 Brownlow votes in both 2017 and 2021.

Mitchell is a seriously talented midfielder whose highlights include the Brownlow Medal, an AFL MVP award, two All Australians and three best-and-fairests.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: Tom Mitchell of the Hawks celebrates the win on the final siren during the round 20 AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Essendon Bombers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 4, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)