Eerie Goodes footage dug up in dream draft moment

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When Adam Goodes climbed connected the dais to person his premiership medal aft Sydney's 2012 AFL expansive last triumph, the Swans champion was handed his silverware by an eight-year-old Jedd Busslinger.

Ten years aft that magical moment, a reward for being named 2012 Auskicker of the Year, Busslinger followed successful the footsteps of the Swans fable by realising his AFL draft dream.

The Western Bulldogs snapped up the cardinal defender from Western Australia with prime 13 connected Monday night.

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"It's unreal however it's turned out," Busslinger said connected the Fox Footy broadcast of the draft.

"Ten years agone conscionable arsenic an Auskicker connected expansive last time and present yet surviving retired my AFL imagination ... to beryllium an AFL subordinate — it's unreal."

Busslinger's underage twelvemonth was hijacked by a enarthrosis injury, but helium inactive earned All-Australian enactment connected the backmost of 2 scintillating games for Western Australia.

He averaged 22 disposals (75 per cent efficiency), 7 marks and 5 rebound 50s against Victoria Metro and the Allies.

He's present an AFL draftee with shades of superb Collingwood defender Darcy Moore.

"This is the future," St Kilda large Leigh Montagna said of Busslinger.

"An intercept defender that loves to spell for his marks. I mean, ideate him and possibly Sam Darcy forming a one-two punch astatine centre-half backmost and fullback for the Dogs for the adjacent 15 years ... I similar what the Dogs person done present ... he's the champion cardinal defender successful the draft."

AFL endowment ambassador Kevin Sheehan besides had precocious praise for Busslinger.

"He'll make physically into a big, almighty boy," Sheehan said.

"He conscionable reads it brilliantly and he's conscionable truthful overmuch one-touch, doesn't fumble, doesn't panic. He's got each the attributes to beryllium a prima down back."

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