Selections before academy and father/son bidding: 4, 6, 8, 10, 72
Selections after bidding: 4, 7, 9, 10, 67
Who they picked: Ben Ainsworth, Jack Scrimshaw, Will Brodie, Jack Bowes, Brad Scheer
Pre-draft priority: You can never have too many quality midfielders. A small, defensive forward could also be handy.
Callum Twomey's verdict: There was no way the SUNS could have gone wrong, really, considering they started the night with four top-10 picks. In the end all four of those picks – Ainsworth, Scrimshaw, Brodie and Bowes – will be contenders for their round-one side next year. Part of their strategy was to pick a group who are close friends, too, and the quartet were rapt to be joining the club together. Later on they matched a bid for Scheer, another member of the NAB AFL Academy, meaning the SUNS' midfield group got a huge boost on Friday night. The evening may be looked back upon as the second coming of the SUNS given the quality they added. Had to blitz and they did.