Draft expert Emma Quayle has provided a club-by-club assessment of the 2015 National Draft.
Here is The Age journalist’s review of Adelaide’s approach to the national meet …
Pick 11 Wayne Milera, 17 Tom Doedee
Milera was an obvious choice for the Crows, a player who will add some spark and skill to their forward line and midfield. The club then pulled two of the draft's big surprises. First, they bid for GWS Academy player Harrison Himmelberg, at an early enough point for them to have a genuine chance of getting the tall forward. Instead, the Giants matched.
The Crows' next choice, Doedee, came in reasonably high, but Adelaide took only two picks and the second-rounder they gave up as part of the Troy Menzel deal might not have been enough to get him. When you consider the Crows brought in some "outside" types during the trade period, there is some logic in them complementing that with a competitive, one-on-one type. Doedee is reasonably new to football having played a lot of basketball, and plenty of kids this year found him a really tough opponent.