Sydney have struck once more and proved themselves the antagonists on this 12 months’s AFL draft by snatching Cooper Vickery from Hawthorn.
The Swans used choose 27, which they picked up in a commerce with the Hawks on Monday evening, to recruit Vickery on Tuesday within the second spherical of the draft.
Vickery was a Hawthorn subsequent technology academy participant, however beneath AFL guidelines he might be recruited by rival golf equipment till choose 40.
The well-organised Swans had struck once more, the evening after ruffling the feathers of cross-town rivals GWS.
Giants recruiting supervisor Adrian Caruso didn’t cover his frustration when the Swans known as out Harry Rowston’s identify at choose No.16.
He was a Giants academy prospect and the Giants wished to make use of their No.17 choose on one other participant, saving Rowston till later within the draft.
But Sydney’s bid meant GWS had no alternative however to match them.
It additionally later emerged the Swans rang the Giants within the minutes earlier than choose 16 and tried to strike a deal that may have meant they didn’t name out Rowston.
Sydney recruiter Simon Dalrymple stated they have been genuinely dedicated to recruiting Rowston if attainable.
“We rated him and we were disappointed we didn’t get him,” Dalrymple stated.
“Really, the club is pretty irrelevant, it’s the player and where we rate him.”
Caruso laughed off the media curiosity in his apparent response in the course of the dwell TV draft broadcast to the Sydney bid for Rowston.
He stated earlier on Monday that they had determined already to not settle for any affords for Rowston.
“I’m glad I could give everyone a story on the back of last night’s events,” he stated.
“Ultimately, it played out the way it did … that’s the draft, it doesn’t pan out the way you want.
“I do know when my head hit the pillow final evening, I do know I used to be completely happy we did the appropriate factor.
“They wanted to try and get something out of us … that we’d bite. We just weren’t prepared to do it.”
Having stymied GWS, the Swans weren’t but achieved.
Sydney then bid on Adelaide prospect Max Michalanney, the son of Norwood nice Jim Michalanney, with the Crows rapidly matching the bid for the defender at choose No.17.
Dalrymple stated they rated Rowston among the many prime 12 skills on this 12 months’s draft pool.
They additionally recruited Jacob Konstanty on Monday evening at choose 20.
“It was busy because we were organised,” Dalrymple stated.
“We’re very thrilled to get three boys that we had rated in the top 20 with our picks.”
