Learn more about the Club's latest crop of draftees
The trio became the newest members of the Club’s senior list, along with Jack Crisp (Pick No.86) and Niall McKeever (Pick No.99) who were elevated from the rookie list.
For the next few days, discussions will inevitably turn to which club is believed to have performed best at the Draft.
Naturally every club is pleased with their final outcome, although the general public will no doubt formulate their own opinions.
According to the Herald Sun, the “Lions look big winners” having secured the highly rated Mayes with their first selection.
But truth be told, the real ‘winners’ from the Draft probably won’t be known for another 3-4 years.
National Talent Manager Rob Kerr assured fans that the Club ended up getting the players they had originally wanted.
“We came here tonight with those three players in mind,” Kerr said.
“We obviously had back-ups, but they were the three we wanted to walk away with.”
“There was another player we were quite keen on, but there’s only so many picks you can take.”
But as Kerr told lions.com.au before the Draft , it could take time for these players to reach their potential.
"At the end of the day, it will be up to the player to take control of his career and it will most likely be a few years before we get a good read on how that is going to turn out," he said.
Some of the Lions players have flocked to Twitter to welcome their new teammates, who will fly to Brisbane on Sunday in readiness for pre-season training.
Aaron Cornelius (?@AceCornelius)
Congratulations to Brisbane's new draftees. Looking forward to meeting them Monday #AFLDraft
Elliot Yeo ?(@eyeo26)
Good to see another east freo boy at the club
Rob Kerr will provide Lions fans with a comprehensive wrap of the Club's draft selections next week - exclusive to lions.com.au.
