The club says "Our destiny was set out a bit with picks 1 and 4 and it fell the way we thought. We’ve got two exciting players and our last pick (Iszac Thompson) was speculative. He’s a 185-centimetre flanker-type who was an All-Australian under-16 and had glandular fever this year, but he’s got some terrific athletic attributes and we’ll be very patient with him."
Scott Clayton, recruiting manager

The club says "It was good, the three boys were rated in our top 20 and hopefully we’re right. We’ll know in a couple of years. Beau Waters, we rate him pretty high, he’s a skilled leftfooter. We’re looking for him to step into the fore reasonably quickly, but there’s no pressure on him to play next year."
Trevor Woodhouse, recruiting manager

The club says "Our whole line is continuing with the youth and shooting for the future. I’m not going to say we’re unhappy — we would’ve like to get the better picks — but that’s the legacy of coming third. When you pick where we do, you just wait for them to come through."
Ricky Barham, recruiting manager

The club says "We’re very pleased to get young Raphael Clarke, he’s a very promising player. Most clubs would have rated him in their top group of players, he’s a lovely, graceful player. He’s played almost continuous footy for the past couple of years. Sam Fisher, he’s a good marking forward. You worry at 55 that you get to pick someone who you’re not too keen about, so this is good."
John Beveridge, recruiting manager

The club says "This was a kids draft and we had to get as many kids as we could, and a number won’t be ready to play for a couple of years. But there was a need for Danny (Frawley) to have enough senior blokes who could play straight away, that’s why Morrison and Fletcher were picked, and even Shane Tuck to a lesser degree (because) he has played senior football for West Adelaide. And obviously we had to get a couple of talls through the door."
Greg Beck, Richmond recruiting manager

The club says "I’m very happy. I think that we’ve been able to bring a couple of young people in that can play in our defence in the future, in particular Troy Chaplin, and also were pleased that we’ve been able to add to the playing experience of our defence by drafting Rob Forster-Knight."
Alan Stewart, recruiting manager.

Aisake's demotion was part disciplinary. He had been dropped to the VFL twos following an on-field spat with Matthew Lappin, the veteran ex-Blue who has a joint coaching and playing role with Carlton's VFL affiliate.

Having invested heavily in the pair, Carlton is willing to continue the wait. "From our view point, we think that whilst the boys are still making progress, we still think it's an important project," said Carlton's football operations manager Stephen Icke. "Once they stop making progress, obviously we need to, we need to start asking some questions. But at the moment, they are still making progress, and that's why they're still on our list."

The club says "We’re very happy with (Colin Sylvia and Brock McLean). They can come into our team and strengthen our midfield. They’re both tough, inside midfielders, two talented midfielders who can be strong leaders at our club in the near future."
Neale Daniher, senior coach

The club says "We’re very happy with the quality of this draft and with the players we’ve picked up. Le Cras is a key back man who has worked very hard after missing out on earlier drafts. Sansbury kicked five goals, four on Adam Conney, in the SANFL grand final. They’ve all got a long-term future at the club."
Neville Stibbard, recruiting manager

The club says "The objective was to select at least two younger, developing players, preferably at least one ruck or key-position prospect, which we’ve got with Zac Dawson, and an older more mature player who has come through Box Hill Hawks (Matthew Ball)."
John Turnbull, recruiting manager

The club says "Overall, we’re happy to get a combination of height and pace. We were happy to take Tenace because he adds something to our midfield that we haven’t got, which is electric pace. We’ve got more of a workman-like midfield. Cameron Thurley has played for Tasmania against AFLlisted players, is quick and a dangerous goalsneak, an Akermanis type. Matthew Spencer can play centre-half forward/centre-half back at 195 centimetres."
Mark Thompson, senior coach

The club says "We took the best players available. As it turned out, they were all Vic Country kids. Ryley Dunn is an aggressive, good running player we expect to play midfield and up forward. Ryan Murphy has good speed and good stamina for a player his size; he has to improve his concentration but we expect him to come along. David Mundy is your third tall defender. Adam Campbell, with his rugby background in New Zealand, is hard at the ball and a good mark, especially on the lead. Brett Peake (father-son rule) is slighter than his father (former All-Australian captain, Brian) but we expect him to play in the midfield."
Phil Smart, recruiting manager