North Melbourne has selected Taylor Garner with its first pick in the 2012 National Draft.
Taylor Garner
Club: Dandenong Stingrays
Date of Birth: 08/01/1994
Position: Forward
Height: 186cm
Weight: 76kg
AFL.com.au: Medium forward who was a real surprise packet in the NAB AFL U18 Champs with his mobility and overhead marking features. Showed good footy nous as a forward averaging 3.5 tackles and 14.8 disposals. 2012 All Australian.
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Bryce Lewis: Very strong overhead but equally capable at ground level. Had a really big impact for Vic Country in their national championship game against WA at Subiaco.
He was very impressive that day, kicked three and set up a number of others. He played out the Nationals but had a crook shoulder and shortly after went in for surgery so he only played half the season.
He puts on good pressure in the forward half, but we think he can develop into a midfielder and have an influence at stoppages.
We were very happy with what we saw and quite pleased to pick him at that selection.
Donald McDonald: We went in there (to the Draft) with a real clear strategy, seeing if we could get some elite talent early. For Taylor Garner to be there was a great result.
North Melbourne selects Taylor Garner with Pick 15
North Melbourne has selected Taylor Garner with its first pick in the 2012 National Draft.
