Robin Nahas’ time at Richmond had come to an end, but the Roos picked him up as a delisted free agent. GM of List and Player Personnel, Cameron Joyce was delighted at his arrival.
"We feel there's a very specific role for someone of Robin's talent and he'll be a great addition to the club,” he said.
"He'll bring some more speed to our forward-line and just as important, some more defensive pressure in our forward half complementing the likes of Lindsay Thomas."
Once Nahas arrived, he was almost immediately on a plane with the rest of the playing list to the club’s fourth annual Utah camp.
Meanwhile, back home there was the National Draft to keep an eye on. In addition to Luke McDonald, North had two further picks at numbers 30 and 47.
Trent Dumont and Ben Brown were the two lucky selections.
“We see him (Dumont) as a versatile midfielder – very strong over the ball, distributes it well, makes very good decisions and is super competitive. An impressive young man who prepares well and gives himself the best possible chance.”
Both Dumont and Brown travelled to Utah to meet the rest of the list, including a very happy Luke McDonald.
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To finalise the playing list for 2014 there was the Rookie Draft just a few days later. North had two picks - Joel Tippett and Kayne Turner.
Turner qualified for the 2013 draft class by just six hours.
“He’s a slightly build lad. He’s unconditional in his attack on the ball. He’s got very good hands, he sees the game well, and he’s got a lot of speed as well. We think he can play small-back, small-forward and even wing.”
Tippett was given his third chance on an AFL list having improved enormously in his two seasons at West Adelaide in the SANFL.
"He hasn't been beaten by anyone at state level for a couple of years now,” Tippett’s former coach Andy Collins said.
"He's tall, strong and athletic and I think he could do a great job on many of the key-forwards in the AFL, particularly the low-post key forwards.”
The Utah camp continued as November drew to a close, with the scenery providing a picturesque backdrop for training at altitude.
