The 2018 AFL NAB National Draft kicks off its two-day affair this year with the first round selected on Thursday November 22nd and the rest of the draft completed on Friday November 23rd.
In the lead up to the draft, Sporting News will bring you the history of each pick - including who got it right (or wrong) through the years.
Pick 14: FREMANTLE DOCKERS
(from GWS in Rory Lobb trade)
Who will the Dockers be likely to draft?
Fremantle has never had a selection at pick 14 in the history of the NAB AFL national draft, although the Dockers' first-ever captain, Ben Allan, was taken with the pick by Hawthorn in 1989.
Ian Hill (WA): 175cm, 76kg
Highly skilled, very quick midfielder and the cousin of Stephen and Bradley – very likely to be the Dockers’ first choice.
Jordan Clark (WA): 182cm, 78kg
Plays mainly as a defender but is creative and makes things happen further down the ground.
History of AFL draft pick 14
Most games played:
306 Adam Simpson (north Melbourne, 1993)
Least games played:
0 Scott Adams (Brisbane 1986)
0 Steven Byers (Hawthorn 1988)
0 Andrew Hamer (Collingwood 1990)
0 Luke Trew (West Coast 1995)
0* Matthew Ling (Sydney 2017)
Games by players selected with pick 14
Average: 83.75
Games played in completed careers
0-49: 11
50-99: 3
100-149: 3
150-199: 3
200+: 2
The best pick 14s
Adam Simpson (North Melbourne 1993): 306 games, best and fairest winner (2002), two-time premiership player (1996, 1999), All Australian (2002), North Melbourne captain (2004-08)
Grant Birchall (Hawthorn 2005): 245+ games, four-time premiership player (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015), All Australian (2012)
Ben Allan (Hawthorn 1989): 145 games (98 at Hawthorn, 47 at Fremantle), Hawthorn premiership player (1991), Hawthorn best and fairest (1991), Fremantle captain (1995-96)
Angus Monfries (Essendon 2004): 211 games (150 at Essendon, 61 at Port Adelaide)
Something to tell the boys at the pub (on a very quiet day)
Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Adelaide have each had four picks at 14 but with mixed results. The Kangaroos have been rewarded with 617 games and the Hawks with 522, while the Crows have only managed 227 from their selections (Fergus Watts 2003 for five games, James Sellar 2006 for 21 and Jake Lever 2014 for 56 at Adelaide), although Brodie Smith (145) is still running around.
