Three VFL Players Drafted
Three Peter Jackson VFL players tonight find themselves on AFL lists after being selected in the 2012 NAB AFL Draft.
Victoria’s state league competition continues to be seen as a breeding ground for readymade AFL players with all three players in their early to mid twenties.
North Ballarat player and 2012 Fothergill-Round Medallist Dean Towers was a first round selection going to the Sydney Swans, with Frankston’s Dylan Van Unen and Box Hill Hawks Matt Jones going to Essendon and Melbourne respectively.
Dean Towers
Club: North Ballarat
Recruited to: Sydney Swans pick 22
Junior Club: Otway Districts / Colac
Age: 22
Height: 189
Weight: 82
Dylan Van Unen
Club: Frankston
Recruited to: Essendon pick 51
Junior Club: North Ringwood
Age: 22
Height: 189
Weight: 88
Matt Jones
Club: Box Hill Hawks
Recruited to: Melbourne pick 52
Junior Club: South Croydon
Age: 25
Height: 188
Weight: 81
Full stories on each of these players next week.
| 22 | Dean Towers | North Ballarat | Sydney Swans |
| 51 | Dylan Van Unen | Frankston | Essendon |
| 52 | Matt Jones | Box Hill Hawks | Melbourne |
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