North Melbourne has selected Mason Wood with its third pick in the 2012 National Draft.

Mason Wood

Club: Geelong Falcons
Date of Birth: 13/09/1993
Position: Forward
Height: 192cm
Weight: 79kg

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AFL.com.au: Left footed tall forward who presents well on the lead and is strong overhead. Averaged 13 disposals for Vic Country this year in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships with his best game against their arch rival, Vic Metro. Has elite endurance and work rate and is capable of playing as a wingman as well. Has clean hands, good vision and excellent awareness.

Bryce Lewis: Mason is a kid who played as a key forward this year. He's very athletic, covers the ground really well and is a really smooth mover. He's a left-footer who can really take a good overhead mark.

The Falcons didn't have a lot of marking targets inside 50 this year, so perhaps he was required to play as that target. But he showed during the national championships that he can get up on a wing and really be a creative ball user, bring the ball back inside 50.

We think with his running capability, game sense and decision-making he can play up the ground and perform other roles.