Rayner goes No.1 as Lions pounce

JASON PHELAN to fill. I’m just really looking froward to getting up there and getting to work.”

Fremantle snapped up Sandringham Dragons midfielder Andrew Brayshaw with the second overall selection, while Carlton claimed Bendigo Pioneers onballer Paddy Dow with the third overall selection.

Dandenong Stingrays midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke went to North Melbourne fourth overall, while the Dockers rounded out the top five by taking Eastern Ranges onballer Adam Cerra.

Some clubs were unsure how a minor heart condition would affect Eastern Ranges forward-midfielder Jaidyn Stephenson at AFL level but Collingwood were confident enough to use pick six on him.

The Magpies used their No.6 selection on the 188cm star after receiving clearance from the club’s medical staff.

Multiple clubs scrubbed Stephenson from their talent boards after investigating last month’s shock diagnosis.

Stephenson was touted as a No.1 contender when he kicked five goals from 28 disposals against South Australia at Etihad Stadium mid-year.

The All-Australian was then best-afield in the under-18 All-Stars game at the MCG on AFL grand final day.

It was a bold call from the Magpies after their 2013 top-10 selections – Matthew Scharenberg and Nathan Freeman – were cruelled by injury in their first two seasons.

If Stephenson has no complications he could lift coach Nathan Buckley’s team as the Magpies hunt a return to September for the first time since 2013.

St Kilda had back-to-back picks at seven and eight and they snapped up midfielder Hunter Clark (Dandenong Stingrays) and defender Nicholas Coffield (Northern Knights).

Thunder key defender Aaron Naughton went to the Western Bulldogs at nine and Bendigo Pioneers midfielder Lochie O’Brien went to Carlton at pick No.10.