AFL Draft 2022 Day 1: Cadman a Giant with pick 1, Lions match bids for TWO father-son guns

AFL Draft 2022
Pick	Club	Player
1	GWS	Aaron Cadman
2	Brisbane	Will Ashcroft
3	North Melbourne	Harry Sheezel
4	North Melbourne	George Wardlaw
5	Essendon	Elijah Tsatas
6	Gold Coast	Bailey Humphrey
7	Hawthorn	Cameron McKenzie
8	Geelong	Jhye Clark
9	West Coast	Reuben Ginbey
10	St Kilda	Mattaes Phillipou
11	Carlton	Oliver Hollands
12	Brisbane	Jaspa Fletcher
13	Western Bulldogs	Jedd Busslinger
14	West Coast	Elijah Hewett
15	Melbourne	Matthew Jefferson
16	GWS	Harry Rowston
17	Adelaide	Max Michalanney
18	Hawthorn	Joshua Weddle
19	Collingwood	Ed Allan
20	Sydney	Jacob Konstanty
21	GWS	Darcy Jones

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The next generation of AFL talent will begin their journey to the big time tonight, with the first night of the 2022 AFL Draft upon us. Join The Roar for a live blog of Day 1 from 7pm (AEDT).

The AFL has decided to once again split the AFL draft across two nights; the first will feature the first round only, while Thursday night will see every other pick lodged. Wednesday night will also see the pre-season and Rookie drafts completed.

The event will be held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne for the first time since the 2019 AFL draft, with all clubs able to attend once again after the last two drafts were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Some of the top selections are already just about foregone conclusions – Will Ashcroft’s homecoming to Brisbane as a father-son selection is only a matter of whether GWS bid on him with their prized pick one; Aaron Cadman is all but locked in to become a Giant with that very same pick; while George Wardlaw recently let slip in an interview that he is expecting to become a North Melbourne player tonight.

13 of the top prospects have been invited to Marvel Stadium for the event, while the rest will be watching on at home hoping to hear their name called.

There has also been some late drama over pick trading, with Essendon’s pick four receiving plentiful interest across the board.

It’s set to be a memorable night for nearly two dozen of the AFL’s best and brightest up and coming talents, so stay tuned to The Roar for every pick as it happens, with the first pick to be made at 7:10pm (AEDT).

Where: Marvel Stadium (Melbourne)
First pick: 7:10pm (AEDT); Monday, November 28
Watch: Fox Footy, Kayo Sports

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