The Lions have secured West Australian midfielder Daniel Rich with their first selection (pick No.7 overall) in the 2008 NAB AFL National Draft.
The 2008 NAB AFL Draft kicked off this morning with Melbourne selecting Jack Watts from the Sandringham Dragons with the number one selection overall.
West Coast and Fremantle then proceeded to select local West Australian teenagers Nick Naitanui and Stephen Hill with picks two and three respectively.
Port Adelaide took Hamish Hartlett with pick four while Essendon opted for defender Michael Hurley with the following selection.
Once Carlton had read out Chris Yarran’s name at pick six, the Lions were quick to pounce on Rich.
Rich is a high possession winning in-and-under midfielder who possesses quality skills and is a penetrating left foot kick.
The Lions selected medium midfielder Jack Redden from Glenelg in South Australia with their second round selection (pick No.25 overall).
The Lions selected speedy West Australian midfielder Todd Banfield with their third round selection (pick No.41 overall).
The Lions went for tall marking forward Aaron Cornelius from Tasmania with their fourth selection (No.57 overall).
Tasmanian ruckman Bart McCulloch was drafted to the Lions with their fifth round selection (No.69 overall).
The Lions took 17 year-old attacking midfielder Kieran King with selection No.81 before passing on pick No.82.
Keep posted to www.lions.com.au for further news on the Lions' 2008 Draft selections.
2008 NAB AFL Draft First Round Selections
Pick 1 – Melbourne: Jack Watts
Pick 2 – West Coast: Nick Naitanui
Pick 3 – Fremantle: Stephen Hill
Pick 4 – Port Adelaide: Hamish Hartlett
Pick 5 – Essendon: Michael Hurley
Pick 6 – Carlton: Chris Yarran
Pick 7 – Brisbane Lions: Daniel Rich
Pick 8 – Richmond: Tyrone Vickery
Pick 9 – North Melbourne: Jack Ziebell
Pick 10 – Adelaide: Phil Davis
Pick 11 – Collingwood: Steele Sidebottom
Pick 12 – Sydney: Lewis Johnston
Pick 13 – St Kilda: Tom Lynch
Pick 14 – Western Bulldogs: Ayce Cordy
Pick 15 – Geelong: Mitchell Brown
Pick 16 – Hawthorn: Ryan Shoenmakers
Brisbane Lions Selections
Pick 7: Daniel Rich (Subiaco)
Pick 25: Jack Redden (Glenelg)
Pick 41: Todd Banfield (Swan Districts)
Pick 57: Aaron Cornelius (Tasmanian Devils)
Pick 69: Bart McCulloch (Tassie Mariners)
Pick 81: Kieran King (East Fremantle)
Pick 82: PASS
