Northern Knights’ Nick Driscoll is headed down the freeway after being taken by Geelong in the AFL rookie draft on Friday.
The Knights had to wait until the final pick of the drafts for a player from the program to take that next step into AFL level.
The Cats took Driscoll with pick 28 in the rookie draft, which would end up being the last pick of all three drafts.
Driscoll, is described as a speedy midfielder-forward from Eltham and the Northern Knights.
He played his junior football at Yarrambat, playing 38 games before heading to Eltham where he played nearly 100 games.
Driscoll earned a state draft combine invite after a brilliant stretch of football through the middle of the season, resulting in him making his Victorian Football League debut with the Northern Bullants in round 17.
“Capable of breaking lines with his elite speed, Driscoll is also able to have an impact around stoppages with a high IQ around the contest and a clean set of hands to extract the ball,” the Cats said on its website.
“Driscoll also possesses elite endurance and can work hard into space.”
Cats’ head of list and recruitment strategy and TPP Simon Murphy said Driscoll deserved his opportunity at AFL level.
“He is a player we have tracked across the year for the Northern Knights and we love Nick’s running power and ability to win the ball inside and outside,” he said.
“His power running he has played both inside and outside for the Northern Knights.
“He managed to play a couple of VFL games at the Northern Bullants as well, he was super impressive at that level.
“We think he has a lot of development and he will compliment those other young midfielders we’ve got.”
