The Sydney Swans have added two fresh faces to the club on the first night of the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft with Victorian Jesse Dattoli and South Australian Ned Bowman joining the red and white.

With the club's first selection, pick 22, Jesse Dattoli arrives at the Swans from the Northern Knights and Vic Metro representation.

A proven performer, whether in the midfield or up forward, Dattoli has good skills on both sides of his body and is strong overhead for his size.

He joined the Northern Knights as a 16-year old in 2022 after solid form for junior club Ivanhoe, where he managed 28 goals from 12 games. A highlight of his season the following year in 2023 was a four-goal haul against Murray Bushrangers and his strong form for the Knights resulted in a call-up to the Vic Metro Squad.

In season 2024 he went on to average 23 disposals per game with the Knights and appeared in all four games for the championship winning Vic Metro side.

Sydney Swans Head of List Strategy & Player Personnel Chris Keane said he and the team were thrilled to have landed his services.

"We really rated him highly and we are excited that he got through to our first pick," Keane said.

"He's a forward half player who we think over time can develop into a really good midfielder. His footy fundamentals are really, really strong, and we think he can offer some great flexibility in time."

Joining Dattoli at the Swans at pick 26 is the high-flying Norwood forward Ned Bowman.

Bowman caught the eyes of the AFL world in the Under 18 SANFL season with an incredible grab in Round 3 against the Woodville West-Torrens Eagles. The Norwood junior with plenty of x-factor produced a number of mark of the year contenders throughout the season and was the club’s leading goalkicker.

A South Australian representative at the National Championships, Bowman's notable performance was against Western Australia where he was named in the team's best with a three-goal second half.

While some suggested Bowman was a 'bolter' for the Swans second pick of the night, Keane said the young South Australian impressed the Sydney recruiters throughout the year and he was high on their radar.

"It's always an interesting one, I am not sure where they get their rankings from, for us, we go off our order for all the work we have done across the year so that's all we can go off.

"We really love his attributes. He is a really good athlete who is going to add some speed and power to the front half of our game.

"We wanted to address that part of the ground if we could but also align with the talent that we had in order, I think that ticked both boxes which is really pleasing. 

"Both Jesse and Ned are really good kids. We do a power of work on a lot of these kids and we are confident in the types of characters we are bringing into the footy club."

The 2024 Telstra AFL Draft continues with Round 2 onwards on Thursday evening from 7pm with the Swans holding picks 44 and 59.