19-year-old Noah Mraz had his AFL dreams realized when Hawthorn selected him in the draft. He received a congratulatory text from Hawks skipper James Sicily, who quickly corrected him from calling him 'James' to 'Sis'.
The Endeavour Hills teenager, out of the Dandenong Stingrays and Narre North Foxes, realised his AFL dream on Thursday night when theMraz’s friends, family and some teammates swamped him on his couch before he even heard the AFL ’s general manager of football, Laura Kane, complete his surname – and “Sam from Hawthorn ”, who he did not instantly recognise as coach Sam Mitchell, rang him soon after.
There were greater challenges to come, with Mraz undergoing a scan on his left foot after representing the AFL academy against VFL team Coburg in April. The news was not good:Mraz instantly feared his AFL ambitions were dashed, at least until some recruiters assured him he would still get picked. He even thought this masthead would dump him from the series. But the goal was to give readers an insight, from various perspectives, into how a draft season can go.
“The Brisbane Lions are just such a great club to be a part of – it’s a very team-oriented culture,” Ashcroft said.“Everyone has so much fun being together as a group and enjoys each other’s company, which I really love about the club. I’ve been so included when training at the club, even before being drafted. I still felt such a part of what the team is doing and building, so that was a driving force.
fame – kept him informed of Gold Coast’s failed attempt to trade for Hawthorn’s second-round pick to select him.“When it said, ‘pick is in’ , I was disappointed because I was like, ‘Oh, I’ve got to wait some more’,” Mraz said.“But it was my name, anyway, so I was like, ‘What the hell?’ and everyone went crazy. It was the biggest surprise ever. I didn’t even hear my last name, and didn’t even know it was me.
“We had to write each other questions , and the idiot asked me, ‘Can you sing a Jason Mraz song?’” Mraz said. “I did one little line. I just sangMraz joins Hawthorn during an off-season where they recruited tall defenders Tom Barrass and Josh Battle, on top of already having Sam Frost and James Blanck on the list, so he knows he will have to bide his time.
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