Former Hawthorn utility Emerson Jeka is now a Cat, Melbourne have one other father-son choice and former Port Adelaide defender Riley Bonner additionally discovered a brand new membership on the AFL rookie and pre-season drafts on Wednesday.
Jeka fell out of favour at Waverley after 4 seasons with the Hawks the place he managed solely seven senior video games – none this season. The Cats, who made some intriguing choices after the primary spherical of the nationwide draft, made the shock resolution to take Jeka within the rookie draft, including depth to their large man division.
Down the freeway: Former Hawk Emerson Jeka has discovered a brand new AFL membership residence at Geelong.Credit score: Getty Photos
Whereas the Hawks had been unwilling to throw Jeka a lifeline, they re-listed Chad Wingard by means of the pre-season draft. Wingard is on the mend after rupturing his Achilles tendon, however hopes to be again on the sector late subsequent season.
Bonner, a rebounding defender who can play on the ball, was taken by St Kilda within the pre-season draft. Bonner managed 17 senior video games in 2022 and 11 this 12 months.
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Former Kangaroo Jack Mahony was taken by the Gold Coast Suns within the rookie draft.
VFL star Sam Clohesy joined his Werribee teammate Shaun Mannagh within the large league, Clohesy heading to the Gold Coast with decide No.4 within the rookie draft. The Suns had earlier re-listed Sam Day by means of the pre-season draft.
North Melbourne took ruck-forward Finnbar Maley, the 19-year-old impressing with the Northern Bullants within the VFL. Maley’s sister Anneli is a basketball participant for Australia’s nationwide ladies’s group and likewise performs within the WNBL. Their father Paul was an import participant within the NBL within the ’90s.
Melbourne chosen Oakleigh Chargers and Vic Metro midfielder Kynan Brown – his father Nathan performed 146 video games for the Demons – as a pre-selected rookie beneath the father-son guidelines. Brown educated with the Demons this season, and performed two video games with Casey within the VFL.