Adelaide’s second pick at this year’s draft, No. 13, has accounted for experienced Crows Tom Lynch (2008) and Daniel Talia (2009).
Lynch was originally selected by St Kilda in 2008, where he played six games before he was traded to Adelaide in 2011.
The 28-year-old has played 117 games in the
Talia was called by Adelaide the following year and has played all his 164 AFL games.
In his debut season, the key defender picked up the Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award, his first accolade of many.
He went on to win the 2012 Rising Star award, Adelaide’s
In 2015, the Crows headed into the draft with pick No. 13, but on the night the selection slid to No.17, which was used on 2018 rising star runner-up Tom Doedee.
DRAFT: The history of Pick No. 8
Across the League, many of today’s stars were chosen at pick No. 13, including three-time Coleman Medalist Jack Riewoldt (2006), Collingwood’s Taylor Adams (2011) and Carlton midfield star Patrick Cripps (2013).
The selection has also produced a number of AFL greats, including Hawthorn legend Shane Crawford (1991), former Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy (1999) and St Kilda great Nick Dal Santo (2001).
Over 16 seasons and 305 games at Hawthorn, Crawford was a four-time All-Australian (1996, 1998, 1999, 2002), a four-time best and fairest for the Hawks and an AFL premiership player in 2008.
He claimed the 1999 Brownlow Medal and in 2012 he was elected into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Murphy’s 18-season career at the Bulldogs saw a premiership victory in 2016, although the captain didn’t play in the decider after his season ended prematurely due to an ACL injury.
Despite that, the two-time All-Australian and 2015 AFLPA Captain of the Year was presented with a premiership medal by his coach, Luke Beveridge. He is one of six Bulldogs who have played 300+ games for the club.
Meantime, Dal Santo was a key figure for St Kilda, playing 260 games before he added another 62 games to his name with North Melbourne.
The midfielder was a three-time All-Australian, selected in 2005, 2009 and 2011.
Last 10 players selected with pick No. 13:
2008 – Tom Lynch (St Kilda, six games. Adelaide, 117 games)
2009 – Daniel Talia (Adelaide, 164 games)
2010 – Seb Tape (Gold Coast, 40 games)
2011 – Taylor Adams (GWS, 31 games. Collingwood, 89 games)
2012 – Jesse Lonergan (Gold Coast, 60 games)
2013 – Patrick Cripps (Carlton, 81 games)
2014 – Lachlan Weller (Fremantle, 47 games. Gold Coast, 22 games)
2015 – Matthew Kennedy (GWS, 19 games. Carlton, 12 games)
2016 – Daniel Venables (West Coast, 15 games)
2017 – Jarrod Brander (West Coast, one game)
