AFL Draft 2020: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan gets to Western Bulldogs as first pick

Tom Naghten

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It wasn't conventional, but Jamarra Ugle-Hagan eventually became the first pick in the 2020 AFL Draft.

The talented left-footer, considered the consensus best player in the pool, got to the Western Bulldogs after they chose to match Adelaide's bid on the youngster.

Ugle-Hagan, attached to the Dogs' through their Next Generation Academy, has been touted as a generational key forward prospect.

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The AFL's current academy bidding system meant the Bulldogs were able to pool the points from their later picks to match the 3,000 point - less a 20 per cent discount - value of pick one.


That saw them cash in the points for picks 29, 33, 41, 42, 52 and 54 to get Ugle-Hagan to the Whitten Oval.

Adelaide's bid on Ugle-Hagan was largely expected, as was the Bulldogs choosing to match it.

That bumped the Crows down to pick two, which they used to select local ruck-forward option Riley Thilthorpe.

Thilthorpe impressed for West Adelaide in the SANFL and has plenty of versatility to go with his size and athleticism.


 

2020 AFL Draft first round

  1. Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Western Bulldogs)
  2. Riley Thilthorpe (Adelaide)
  3. Will Phillips (North Melbourne)
  4. Logan McDonald (Sydney)
  5. Braeden Cmpbell (Sydney)
  6. Denver Grainger-Barras (Hawthorn)
  7. Elijah Hollands (Gold Coast)
  8. Nik Cox (Essendon)
  9. Archie Perkins (Essendon)
  10. Zach Reid (Essendon)
  11. Luke Pedlar (Adelaide)
  12. Tanner Bruhn  (GWS)
  13. Tom Powell (North Melbourne)
  14. Heath Chapman  (Fremantle)
  15. Conor Stone (GWS)
  16. Lachie Jones (Port Adelaide)
  17. Oliver Henry (Collingwood)
  18. Ryan Angwin (GWS)
  19. Finlay Macrae (Collingwood)
  20. Max Holmes (Geelong)
  21. Jake Bowey (Melbourne)
  22. Bailey Laurie (Melbourne)
  23. Reef McInnes (Collingwood)
  24. Blake Coleman (Brisbane)
  25. Brayden Cook (Adelaide)
  26. Matthew McLeod-Allison (St Kilda)
  27. Nathan O'Driscoll (Fremantle)
  28. Sam Berry (Adelaide)
  29. Seamus Mitchell (Hawthorn)
  30. Caleb Poulter (Collingwood)
  31. Liam McMahon (Collingwood)
  32. Errol Gulden (Sydney Swans)
  33. Shannon Neale (Geelong)
  34. Fraser Rosman (Melbourne)
  35. Connor Downie (Hawthorn)
  36. Charlie Lazarro (North Melbourne)
  37. Corey Durdin (Carlton)
  38. James Rowe (Adelaide)
  39. Josh Eyre (Essendon)
  40. Samson Ryan (Richmond)
  41. Jack Carroll (Carlton)
  42. Phoenix Spicer (North Melbourne)
  43. Harry Sharp (Brisbane)
  44. Beau McCreery (Collingwood)
  45. Tom Highmore (St Kilda)
  46. Tyler Brockman (Hawthorn)
  47. Nick Stevens (Geelong)
  48. Henry Smith (Brisbane)
  49. Ollie Lord (Port Adelaide)
  50. Brandon Walker (Fremantle)
  51. Maurice Rioli (Richmond)
  52. Luke Edwards (West Coast)
  53. Cody Brand (Essendon)
  54. Joel Western (Fremantle)
  55. Dominic Bedendo (Western Bulldogs)
  56. Eddie Ford (North Melbourne)
  57. Isiah Winder (West Coast)
  58. Cameron Fleeton (Geelong Falcons)
  59. Jacob Wehr (GWS)

 

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.