The 2012 National Draft saw the Giants receive a number of concessions in what was their second draft as an AFL football club.ย 

GWS held five picks inside the first round, however just one of them (Pick 1, Lachie Whitfield) remains at the club.ย 

Original top 10 of the 2012 National Draft:

  1. Lachie Whitfield (GWS Giants)
  2. Jonathan Oโ€™Rourke (GWS Giants)
  3. Lachie Plowman (GWS Giants)
  4. Jimmy Toumpas (Melbourne)
  5. Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs)
  6. Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs)
  7. Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide)
  8. Sam Mayes (Brisbane Lions)
  9. Nick Vlastuin (Richmond)
  10. Joe Daniher (Essendon)

We take a look at that draft nine years on and re-select what we feel is the top 10 from 2012.ย 

8. Lachie Hunter

(Originally: Pick 49, Western Bulldogs)

Hunter is the biggest mover in our re-draft, originally selected with Pick 49 by the Dogs.ย 

The crafty left-footer is - and continues to be - a very valuable commodity for the Bulldogs on the wing, with his best season coming in 2018 (29.8 possessions, 5.6 marks and 2.8 tackles per game).ย 

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 28: Lachie Hunter of the Bulldogs celebrates a goal during the round 19 AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and the Fremantle Dockers at Marvel Stadium on July 28, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

The 26-year-old managed just 21.8 disposals per game in 2021 (his lowest per-game average since his second season in 2014), but his worth to Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs isnโ€™t measured merely by touches.