The AFL mid-season draft kicks off tonight, which will see state league players realise their AFL dream by being drafted to an AFL club half-way through the season.
AFL clubs need to have an open list spot in order to draft a player, meaning clubs need to move long-term injured or recently retired players to the inactive list in order to free up list spots for the mid-season draft.
Initially introduced in 1990, the mid-season draft has been a thing of the past for the AFL, who scrapped the draft in 1993.
It wasn't until 2019 where the AFL reintroduced the draft, before going into hiatus again in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and coming back in 2021.
There have been some great players to come out of the two mid-season drafts so far, with players showing great promise at the top level.
Before the third edition of the AFL mid-season draft kicks off tonight, check out the 10 best players who have come through the draft since 2019 down below.
3. John Noble (Collingwood)
The crafty Collingwood winger was taken by the Pies with pick 14 in the 2019 mid-season draft and has become a mainstay in the Collingwood line-up on the wing, playing 55 games since he was drafted, the most by any mid-season draftee from 2019 onwards.
Noble has averaged 17.7 disposals per game during his career, and has good speed and endurance that in recent times has suited Craig McRae's style of fast play.
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The son of current North Melbourne head coach David Noble is as consistent as they come and plays his role very well on the wing.
Hailing from West Adelaide in the SANFL, Noble continues to be a key piece of a dangerous Collingwood outfit that could do some damage in 2022, and look for Noble to keep improving as his career progresses.
