West Coast have given their rebuild a kick-start by snaring big-bodied midfielder Jai Culley with the No.1 pick at the AFL's mid-season draft.
The 193cm Culley was in the frame to be a first or second-round selection in the national draft later this year after being overlooked in 2021.
But the last-placed Eagles got the early jump on the 19-year-old courtesy of their season from hell in which they have lost their past seven games by an average of 79.7 points.
Culley, who is working part-time at a takeaway chicken shop, admitted this week he didn't know anything about the playing career of Eagles coach Adam Simpson, who notched 306 games for North Melbourne and also captained the club.
North Melbourne chose 23-year-old defender Kallan Dawson with their No.2 pick, while Essendon took defender Massimo D'Ambrosio with pick No.3.
Adelaide selected 25-year-old midfielder Brett Turner with pick No.4, while GWS rounded out the top five with the selection of Wade Derksen.
