Norwood defender Dean Terlich, 22, was drafted by Melbourne. Picture: Regi Varghese Source: adelaidenow
MELBOURNE'S 'Moneyball' strategy continued at tonight's draft with a 25-year-old VFL midfielder and the best player in the SANFL grand final the latest Demon experiments.
Matt Jones, who has spent most of his football life winning premierships in the Eastern Football League, was taken at No.52 while 22-year-old Norwood defender Dean Terlich went with the Demons next pick at No.68.
Essendon also went mature-age with former Box Hill fringe player and now Frankston VFL player Dylan Van Unen going at No.51 and 22-year-old East Perth midfielder Nic Kommer at No.73.
Melbourne coach Mark Neeld said both Jones, who was originally from South Croydon and played his first season in the VFL this year, and Terlich would step straight into the senior ranks next year.
"Jones we rate him as being AFL-ready, he's a 188cm midfielder who won Box Hill's most consistent player this year, he can play inside mid and also outside run and carry," Neeld said.
"Terlich is a rebound defender and a proven finals performer who had 31 possessions in the grand final and was best on ground for Norwood."
Van Unen was struggling to get a game with Box Hill because of the alliance with Hawthorn and had considered walking away back to surburban footy but a move to stand-alone VFL club Frankston ended up getting him a crack at the AFL.
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Frankston coach Simon Goosey works as an Essendon scout and he appears to have got them another bargain with the 22-year-old defender.
"He's 191cm defender who can play tall and small and we thought he was really underrated with his form this year," Essendon recruiting manager Adrian Dodoro said."
"He didn't get a regular game at Box Hill because of the alliance and went to Frankston to get an opportunity."
Kommer has been training with the Bombers in recent weeks and impressed coach James Hird.
"We wanted to get two boys that we thought could play for us next year and Nic Kommer he has been training with us and he's really impressive the way he has gone about it," Dodoro said.
"He has a bubbly personality but is very very hard. His form in the WAFL was as good as anyone and in the last 14 games he was in the best players 10 times. We think we might have got a bit of a smoky there to be honest,"
Dean Towers. Pic supplied by North Ballarat FC. Please credit the club Source: Herald Sun
North Ballarat defender Dean Towers was the first VFL player selected, picked up by reigning premier Sydney with their first pick at No.22.
North Melbourne also gave a number of players second chances with ex Sydney ruckman Daniel Currie coming in as a replacement for Hamish McIntosh who was traded to Geelong.
The Roos also snared former Gold Coast defeder Taylor Hine who had impressed them after shutting down Leigh Adams in a recent clash between the two clubs while Port Adelaide's Ben Jacobs, who had unsuccessfully tried to get to Arden St in the trade period, got there at pick No.37.
Hawthorn re-drafted Michael Osborne, who seriously injured his knee this year, in the fourth round.
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