Hugh Davies was barely paying consideration when Fremantle known as out his identify early on day two, anticipating to go a lot later within the draft.
The Claremont key defender and Christ Church Grammar School graduate solely realising he was a Docker when he heard his household screaming on the TV at their Peppermint Grove home.
Davies had been linked with Fremantle’s back-to-back alternatives within the 40s, however they ended up pulling the set off at choose 33 to bolster their again shares.
“I had no idea, I wasn’t really paying attention to be honest and then I just heard my family screaming and I said ‘what’s happened?’,” Davies informed The West Australian.
“I just had my family around but now my friends have come over.”
Davies mentioned his father Stephen was visibly emotional when realising he could be staying residence, moderately than having to pack his baggage and head interstate after curiosity from Port Adelaide and Essendon.
“My dad was so happy, the last couple of weeks he was almost crying thinking about me going away but when he saw my name he was over the moon,” he mentioned.
Davies was excited to select the mind of fellow defender Brennan Cox after his career-best 12 months.
“Brennan Cox has come off almost an All-Australian year so he’s the obvious one, especially being a big key defender,” he mentioned.
The Eric Mackenzie-like defender sustained stress fractures in his decrease again coaching within the lead as much as the nationwide draft mix final month.
But he’s hoping to be near full health for day one among pre-season at Cockburn on Monday.
“I should be, I’d say 90 per cent good to go,” Davies mentioned.
Coach Justin Longmuir was the primary individual at Fremantle to contact him and welcome him to the membership.
