Re-selecting the first round of the 2015 AFL Draft

Plenty of stars of the game have emerged from this crop. Who do the Blues take at Pick 1?

STAFF WRITER | October 20, 2022 - 2:57pm

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The 2015 draft was a bumper draft, with many of the players who went in these proceedings going on to be stars of the competition.

Whilst there have been some who haven't exactly lit up the competition that were drafted highly, there have also been some massive movers who have come from later picks to achieve big things.

Here is the original first 18 of the draft for context:

For context, in this draft, several teams bid for Academy players and shuffled up the draft order (i.e. Sydney with Callum Mills). However, to avoid hypotheticals, the draft order will stay the same, so Sydney for example still will slide in at Pick 3 regardless of the player they draft. Teams will also be drafting for need, and not necessarily the best player.

Without further ado, here is the 2015 draft, re-done.

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16. Harry Himmelberg - GWS (Original position - Pick 16)

Harry Himmelberg's ability to play in defence as well as be a threat down forward solidifies his integral status to the Giants, meaning that nothing will change in his re-draft position from his real-life pick.

The imposing figure is able to shift around where he is needed and has appeared 127 times for GWS in his seven-year career, rarely missing a game for them.

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There isn't really anyone else in this current crop to follow that would be a better choice in hindsight than Himmelberg, emphasising the Giants' recruitment staff's excellent foresight.

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