AFL premiers Melbourne have proven their sentimental aspect through the use of the ultimate decide of the nationwide draft to recruit Taj Woewodin as a father-son choice.
Unlike top-end father-son prospects Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs) and Nick Daicos (Collingwood), Woewodin didn’t appeal to a bid from a rival membership.
It allowed the Demons to attend till decide 65 to snap up the East Fremantle midfielder.
Woewodin is the son of 2000 Brownlow Medal winner Shane Woewodin, who performed 138 video games for Melbourne over six seasons earlier than ending his AFL profession at Collingwood.
Taj Woewodin was in tears when the Demons notified him of their intention to pick out him.
“It’s magnificent going through that process of letting him and the family know,” Demons recruiting boss Jason Taylor advised Fox Footy.
“They had been fairly emotional, but it surely’s well deserved for Taj.
“He really works hard on his footy, he’s a sensational kid and he improves every day.”
Woewodin was the fifth father-son recruit of the 2021 draft class, in proof that the competitors’s most romantic – and considerably controversial – rule is alive and well.
Darcy and Daicos had been all the time going to finish up on the Bulldogs and Collingwood respectively, however these golf equipment had been compelled to match rivals’ early bids to safe their key targets on Wednesday night time.
There was a flurry of late father-son alternatives because the draft wrapped up on Thursday, with North Melbourne in a position to take Jackson Archer at decide 59 earlier than Port Adelaide recruited Jase Burgoyne with decide 60.
Archer, the son of Kangaroos legend Glenn Archer, has related traits to the “Shinboner of the Century”.
“When you see him play, you know straight away whose son he is,” North Melbourne soccer boss Brady Rawlings stated
“He’s aggressive and extremely aggressive. It’s a superb basis to construct on in in the present day’s footy.
“He is one of the aggressive and brave gamers on this yr’s draft.
“He has a never-say-die attitude towards his footy which we can’t wait to see in North Melbourne colours.”
Burgoyne, the son of Port Adelaide premiership participant Peter Burgoyne, arrives on the Power simply weeks after older brother Trent was delisted by the membership.
“Jase has shown over a period of time he has the football IQ and game sense to be able to accumulate large amounts of the ball and the skills to execute going forward,” Port expertise supervisor Geoff Parker stated.
Carlton chosen dynamic ahead Jesse Motlop, son of former North Melbourne and Port Adelaide livewire Daniel Motlop, with decide 27.
Motlop was not eligible to be a father-son choice for both the Power or Kangaroos, as a result of Daniel didn’t play sufficient video games for both membership.
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