Ahead of tomorrow night’s historic AFL Draft in Sydney, SwansTV caught up with members of the Swans playing group to take us through some of their memories of being drafted into the AFL system.

There is a stark contrast between the stories of Jude Bolton who went through all the fanfare of being at the draft and Heath Grundy who received a message from his manager while at work.

Craig Bird, who was already training full time and playing reserves at the Swans, and Trent Dennis-Lane, who had been overlooked in four previous drafts, both had different journeys to the Swans, but both expressed an overriding feeling of relief at being on a senior list.

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